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Liberty Pad
A custom Hall-effect macropad: the wireless Liberty Pad by Alexandre Moatty.
Published November 11, 2025
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The Liberty Pad, designed and shared by Alexandre Moatty aka heiso/ezotsu, is a handwired macropad using Hall-effect switches in a 3D-printed case inspired by Helldivers 2. Wireless based on an ESP32-C6 controller.
Introducing the Liberty Pad - a specialized macropad engineered by patriots, for patriots. This isn't just any ordinary input device; this is a precision instrument of democratic justice designed specifically for Helldivers who demand excellence in their stratagem deployment – heiso.
Features
- 4 keys (inverted T arrow cluster layout)
- Hall-effect keyboard switches
- Beetle ESP32 C6 Mini (DFR1117) devboard
- Hall-effect sensor (AH49E - T0-92S)
- on-off switch
- LiPo battery (from a disposable vape)
- 3D-printed case
Resources
Published on Tue 11th Nov 2025. Featured in KBD #201 (source).
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