Keyboard Builders' Digest
Save 5% at Lume Keebs! Code: KBDNEWS
Keyboard Builders' Digest / Projects

Iyada

Gareth Gummow shared the files of his Iyada, a split with dual trackpad layout.

KBD.news
Published September 6, 2024
Creators! Feel free to tip me off about your keyboard related projects to bring them to 150,000 readers!

The project is still WIP, but there's a repo for the Iyada now. Already mentioned in previous issues, Gareth Gummow aka gargum/Outrageous-Half has been working on this split with a plethora of features for some time now:

Currently working on a split keyboard called the Iyada. The idea is that it's a split keyboard with two Cirque trackpads on each thumb cluster that can serve as a mouse, a 3D mouse for CAD, and as dual analogue sticks in video games – Outrageous-Half.

Specs

  • 50 keys
  • Choc/MX, hotswap option for both
  • RP2040
  • dual Cirque trackpad
  • roller and rotary encoders
  • joystick
  • display
  • RGB lighting
  • haptic feedback (DRV2605L)
  • audio feedback (piezo speaker)
  • QMK

Pic: PCB of a previous iteration

PCB of a previous iteration

Power boosting: The Iyada is equipped with a TP4056 and a lithium polymer battery on each side. This allows one to provide extra power, thereby ensuring features like RGB and Haptics are always working as expected, no matter the configuration.

Resources

Do you like this post? Share, donate, subscribe, tip me off!

Published on Fri 6th Sep 2024. Featured in KBD #174 (source).

Related

Smallcat

Smallcat is a 26-key split keyboard by Matt Petiteau, featuring the author's cat, Lila.

Cornball

The Cornball by Protieusz is a heavily modified Cornelius – with an integrated trackball and some LEDs.

Sephirette keyboard

Designed by u/smores56 and built by u/Bacowned, the Sephirette is a cute little split with 34 keys.

Torn v3 build log

AlphaDelete has thoroughly documented this Torn v3 build (Torn repo, source).

ffkb with led ring

Sadek Baroudi is having fun with led rings, this time on his ffkb.
×
top