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Sweep is a family of Ferris-derivatives featuring daughterboards instead of onboard controllers.
Published October 4, 2021
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The Sweep by David Philip Barr is a version of the Ferris by Pierre Chevalier that uses a daughterboard like a Pro Micro, nice!nano etc. instead of using onboard components.
Variants
This family of splits consists of seven models at the time of writing this, with the Sweep 2 as the recommended variant.
- Sweep 2 – Recommended Choc v1 board with all the features.
- Sweep Half Swept – Same as Sweep 2, but with a reversible Pro Micro footprint.
- Sweep Bling MX – An MX only Sweep that features Kailh's hotswap sockets and a stacked case.
- Sweep Bling LP – A Choc v1 only Sweep that features Kailh's hotswap sockets.
- Sweep High – Same as the Sweep 2, but trades choc spacing for compatibility with more switches and keycaps.
- Sweep High M – A soldered MX only Sweep, with a reversible PCB design.
- Sweep Mini – The only version that supports Choc minis.
Features
As you can see, features and specs vary: Choc or MX spacing, Choc or MX footprint, soldered or hotswap, reversible or not, etc.
Video
Fellow redditor Kyek has a build video here:
Resources
Published on Mon 4th Oct 2021. Featured in KBD #46 (source).
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