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Issue 137 / Week 39 / 2023

This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.

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There are 7+5 entries in this issue:

Editorial

Behind the scenes #137

Quick news, donation issues, in the mailbox, meetups, updates, RSS issues etc.


Projects

Noname ortho with X switches

This wireless split ortho keyboard by tdilshod supports X switches as well.


Super 16 V3

The Super 16 V3 is the latest version of this cute 4x4 macropad by 1Up Keyboards – now with open-source PCB.


Sho

The SHO by fmash16 is a XIAO based 36-key Choc split keyboard.


Yakamoz

Yakamoz is a 50-key ortholinear keyboard by Özkan Çelik – it comes with an OLED display, buzzer, optional trackball and RGB underglow.


Tips & Tricks

Svlinky

The Svlinky is a new open-source RP2040 controller that natively supports Sadek Baroudi's VIK standard proposal.


History

NMB Intergraph AQ6

This fancy Intergraph AQ6 is just a rubberdome keyboard, but definitely not your usual membrane one. And it's part of gamedev history.


Quick news

Two boards from fmash16: KORA and SHO – a new XIAO based 36-key Choc split keyboard.


Slightly related: Ariamelon's Honeydew with the Kiwano VIK module (ring encoder).


This bent metal sheet ortho by barbara_fries_hens will be open sourced in the future, just like wayduh's Orthofly – after fixing an issue with the PCB.


Sans – a splayed split by ThePsychedelicSeal.


Controllers: Other than the Svlinky, the Supermini nRF52840 was also discussed in the community this week: it's a cheaper alternative to the nice!nano 2.0, available on AliExpress. And the proXiao by aroum (referenced in the Enki42 post) belongs here too.


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