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Quill
Samuel Stephenson shared the files of Quill, a nice hotswap macropad with encoders.
Published January 3, 2024
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Samuel Stephenson aka shadowfoil shared his Quill, a nice open-source macropad.
The "Quill" is a 3 key, 2 encoder hot-swappable macropad shield utilizing an RP2040-Zero MCU board as a controller.
I wanted to take my first steps into designing a mechanical keyboard from scratch so I threw this build together over the last few weeks. I was inspired by the RP2040-Zero used by Timception in his Majin Drift which I just picked up but wanted to start simpler and work out how all the parts came together from PCB design through firmware compilation and 3D design for a case – shadowfoil.
Specs
- 3 keys, 2 encoders
- hotswap, MX
- Waveshare RP2040-Zero controller (surface mount)
All PCB/Schematic and 3D CAD drawings are available for the PCB as well as two cases that can be printed, machined, or laser cut from various materials.
Quill render by shadowfoil
Resources
Published on Wed 3rd Jan 2024. Featured in KBD #149 (source).
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