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Litl
Another through-hole keyboard project published by mohoyt: the 40% litle.
Published November 16, 2022
Would you like to contribute to this year's MK Advent Calendar? Here are the guidelines for authors, along with last year's edition for reference.
Litl is an easy to build 40% keyboard using only through-hole components.
Just like its big brother, the Lagom, it uses a separate daughterboard for microcontrollers with Pro Micro footprint.
Features
- Only through hole components for easy soldering
- Supports Pro Micro, Elite C, Nice!Nano or equivalent development boadrds with compatible footprint. (So micro USB, USB-C or Bluetooth are all options!)
- 1 or 2 rotary encoders
- OLED screen (though only 1 rotary encoder is possible if using OLED)
- Multiple layout options including split space (2.25u + 1u + 2.75u), split left shift (1.25u + 1u), split enter (1u + 1.25u) and stepped capslock
- Open and visible components (in the style of Plaid, Romac etc.)
- Simple and flexible case options
Resources
Published on Wed 16th Nov 2022. Featured in KBD #103 (source).
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