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ToadsTempest
The ToadsTempest by tikinson is a pocket monoblock, another runner-up in sporewoh's keyboard contest.
Published November 13, 2024
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Tikinson's ToadsTempest is probably my favorite entry to sporewoh's pocket keyboard design contest, and not just because crediting kbd.news in the repo. ;) This small 42-keys ergo keyboard project is full of great ideas: featuring acrylic keycaps, reversible half-PCBs while being a unibody split, powered by a CH552T microcontroller, running FAK, etc.
I want to be savage, I like Jiraiya a lot, I want to participate in a challenge. This project is in intersection of those three ideas – tikinson.
Specs
- 42 keys (6x3+3)
- BZCN TSC003B0810A tactile switches
- CH552T MCU
- FAK firmware
Resources
Published on Wed 13th Nov 2024. Featured in KBD #179.
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