Hyper 7 IRL...
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
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So after seeing the H7 kit of keycaps for sale last summer, I bought them off 7Bit with no intention other than to use them to look pretty, however, after a chat with some other friends from the UK, we actually decided to give making this a go....
Yiancar was our PCB man - and although we did cock up, not realising 3 rows should be on the daughterboard, we got through development. This is actually PCB 2 that you see here - no1 is going to get framed I think for my office wall.
The plate is steel, and custom made through Laser Master, the switches are MX Outemu ICE Greys, and the case was handmade from wood, but is only a prototype till I can work out a method of using my small CNC mill to create a multipart alu case. All switches are holtited as well as the number of times I'd need to take the board apart and back together was insane.
All in its taken probably 45 hours of time to get to this stage, with lots of periods of inactivity. One of the largest jobs was porting the PCB into QMK. The hex file now has 9 layers and nearly 8,000 different functions across the board... although I haven't committed them to memory as yet!
Special thanks to:
7Bit, Yiancar, Gimli, Calza, Louison, Harjoat, Duynguyenle, AndyTC, Glue415, Soft, & Xondat (noxary)
For all of their help and support getting this project working and running. There are now plans for a hardwood case and a revised PCB to ensure the correct rows are on each section...
More pictures - https://imgur.com/a/Z8pIW
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- Location: New Jersey
- Main keyboard: Ergodox
- Main mouse: Razer Naga
- Favorite switch: Box Jade
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Holly bologna! Mad respect. The inner Vim user in me may say that there are a few too many modifiers though.
- purdobol
- Location: Poland
- Main keyboard: Custom
- Main mouse: MS WMO 1.1A
- Favorite switch: Marquardt Butterfly
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What's the total length?
Very nice work.
Very nice work.
Emacs for life!codemonkeymike wrote: ↑Holly bologna! Mad respect. The inner Vim user in me may say that there are a few too many modifiers though.
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- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
- Main mouse: Logitech G700s
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
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I'll take two of those. Thank you.
- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
- Main mouse: Logitech G700s
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
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Jokes aside, fantastic work. Do be warned that everyone and their dog(s) will have differing ideas about the exact layout to use.
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
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scottc wrote: ↑Nice, needs more duck keycaps though.
Oh man I need more - I've only ever found 1 webwit...
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
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depletedvespene wrote: ↑Jokes aside, fantastic work. Do be warned that everyone and their dog(s) will have differing ideas about the exact layout to use.
9 layers should be enough for anyone lol
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
- DT Pro Member: -
thanks man Might have to get some piano parts...
- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
- Main mouse: Logitech G700s
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0224
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- just_add_coffee
- Location: United States
- Main keyboard: Model F AT, Batwing Ergodox
- Main mouse: Microsoft Trackball Explorer 1.0
- Favorite switch: Buckling Spring
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I'm sorry, but I don't see the link for the group buy.
- Menuhin
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB400BN lubed, has Hasu Bt Controller
- Main mouse: How to make scroll ring of Expert Mouse smoother?
- Favorite switch: Gateron ink lubed
- DT Pro Member: -
Coolest project of 2018! (and potentially much further back)
Of course we have to credit 7bit for the Hyper 7, but OP (jae-3soteric) is eventually the person who spent more time and effort and juice to put things and brains together to realize this one.
I would definitely contemplate what special functions to put on those dedicated keys with more obscure labels, e.g. functions / actions in photoshop / CAD / Linux shell / Emacs / Vim, in order to make this real cool and functional.
Of course we have to credit 7bit for the Hyper 7, but OP (jae-3soteric) is eventually the person who spent more time and effort and juice to put things and brains together to realize this one.
I would definitely contemplate what special functions to put on those dedicated keys with more obscure labels, e.g. functions / actions in photoshop / CAD / Linux shell / Emacs / Vim, in order to make this real cool and functional.
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
- DT Pro Member: -
If there is enough interest I might run a small one for the PCBs - although they wont be cheap...just_add_coffee wrote: ↑I'm sorry, but I don't see the link for the group buy.
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Main keyboard: J-01
- Main mouse: Logitech
- Favorite switch: Black Inks
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davkol wrote: ↑#dta2018
Thanks!! I really appreciate the support!
- Chyros
- Location: The Netherlands
- Main keyboard: whatever I'm reviewing next :p
- Main mouse: a cheap Logitech
- Favorite switch: Alps SKCM Blue
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Is it actually bigger than a Battleship? It obviously has more keys, but the Battleship is surprisingly big even for a 122-key keyboard.
Whatever it is, though, I want it, it's amazing xD .
Whatever it is, though, I want it, it's amazing xD .
- kbdfr
- The Tiproman
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: Tipro MID-QM-128A + two Tipro matrix modules
- Main mouse: Contour Rollermouse Pro
- Favorite switch: Cherry black
- DT Pro Member: 0010
- Menuhin
- Location: Germany
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB400BN lubed, has Hasu Bt Controller
- Main mouse: How to make scroll ring of Expert Mouse smoother?
- Favorite switch: Gateron ink lubed
- DT Pro Member: -
That is 3 units / modules combined together, the DIY people can also print or cut some hardware to bind keyboards together and solder their wire somewhat together, a little bit cheating. Who's a giant, and one tied himself up with his chubby brother and said that he is one.
Look at this not yet been unearthed single-unit keyboard: Mother-air-freaking-craft carrier battleship
- kbdfr
- The Tiproman
- Location: Berlin, Germany
- Main keyboard: Tipro MID-QM-128A + two Tipro matrix modules
- Main mouse: Contour Rollermouse Pro
- Favorite switch: Cherry black
- DT Pro Member: 0010
I concede defeatMenuhin wrote: ↑[…] Look at this not yet been unearthed single-unit keyboard: Mother-air-freaking-craft carrier battleship
- depletedvespene
- Location: Chile
- Main keyboard: IBM Model F122
- Main mouse: Logitech G700s
- Favorite switch: buckling spring
- DT Pro Member: 0224
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Given that it's rather long and not that heavy, but nevertheless packs a lot of keys, perhaps the name "monitor" would be more appropriate (after the monitor-class warships of the XIX century — see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_(warship)).
That the term “monitor keyboard” would confuse the uninitiated to no end is a big bonus, too.
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- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Filco ZERO green alps, Model F 122 Terminal
- Main mouse: Ducky Secret / Roller Mouse Pro 1
- Favorite switch: MX Mount Topre / Model F Buckling
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That is amazing. I want one , but i know i would not use it.
I also dont think hyper7 kits are avialble anymore
I will honour this by rocking round 4 on my tipro
I also dont think hyper7 kits are avialble anymore
I will honour this by rocking round 4 on my tipro