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Kolossus
A sub-40% monoblock split with trackball and encoder: Kolossus by Protieusz.
Published October 29, 2024
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The Kolossus, shared by Protieusz, is a monoblock angled keyboard with a trackball and a roller encoder. Remixed from the Clops PCB, designed by calvin-mcd. Based on the contributions by Noelle and ha ha ha.
Here is my latest custom keeb design, created in collaboration with 3 other people, called the Kolossus. Everything is open source except for the Zaku custom case – Protieusz.
In contrast to the hotswap Clops with on-board RP2040, the Kolossus is a solder-only PCB and features an RP2040-Zero Super Mini devboard. In addition, there's the trackball of course, and also the case, designed from scratch.
Specs
- 34-35 keys (3x5+2)
- MX, soldered
- RP2040-Zero Super Mini
- 25mm trackball (PMW3360 sensor)
- Panasonic roller encoder or an extra key
- case with 4 RGB cutouts
Resources
Published on Tue 29th Oct 2024. Featured in KBD #178.
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