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Shoedler54
A purely declarative split keyboard designed via ergogen: Shoedler54 by Simon Schödler.
Published February 5, 2026
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Simon Schödler's (aka shoedler) Shoedler54 is a wireless low-profile split keyboard inspired by predecessors like the ZSA Voyager and Silakka54.
This project came to life as I wanted to get up to speed with ergogen.xyz. The main goal of was to build a keyboard using solely the declarative ergogen paradigm - including making a case. As such, the only thing that was done outside of ergogen was to route the PCB and flip one case half in the slicer – Simon.
Features
- 54 keys (6x4+3)
- Choc switches (V1 or V2), hotswap
- Promicro NRF52840 controllers
- reversible PCB
- 3D-printed case
The repo comes with an easy-to-print 18 mm keycap.
Resources
Published on Thu 5th Feb 2026. Featured in KBD #206 (source).
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