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- 08 Oct 2020, 23:34
- Forum: Keyboards
- Topic: ISO PBT double shot key caps?
- Replies: 7
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Re: ISO PBT double shot key caps?
I recently bought a couple of pretty extensive dye-subbed PBT sets off Aliexpress that includes all but the R4 keys in your picture. Maybe that's an acceptable compromise?
- 28 Apr 2020, 12:17
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33461
Re: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
Cool stuff. I'll definitely take a look and steal your ideas. ;)
I've done something similar: creating KLE and DXF output from a Python program (computed layout).
BTW, You haven't posted a license/copyright information.
Yeah, I've noticed that too. I think you should add a license/copyright ...
- 26 Apr 2020, 19:49
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33461
Re: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
Wasn't sure if you were replying to me. I tried it with python 3.8, did nothing. Error: invalid syntax
Oh, sorry about the incomplete info. I guess I should add a "prerequisites" section to the readme.
You need to install the jinja2 python module. This is most easily done using pip from the ...
- 23 Apr 2020, 13:07
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33461
Re: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
It's all based on Jinja templates, which I've come to like a lot. I'm still tinkering with it though, and right now I feel it's pretty fragile, in the sense that the code and the templates cannot change independent of each other. This is because of the way nets work in the kicad layout format. I'm ...
- 23 Apr 2020, 11:33
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33461
Re: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
Thanks, I indeed forgot to add the license. Fixed now.
What was the input of your program that you generate a KLE output from?
What was the input of your program that you generate a KLE output from?
- 23 Apr 2020, 09:28
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: KiCad keyboard PCB generator
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33461
KiCad keyboard PCB generator
Hi,
I've been wanting to create my own custom keyboard PCB's for a while, but was always put off by the prospect of having to manually position dozens of switch footprints correctly. Therefore, I did what every self-respecting software engineer would do and created a script that takes a layout from ...
I've been wanting to create my own custom keyboard PCB's for a while, but was always put off by the prospect of having to manually position dozens of switch footprints correctly. Therefore, I did what every self-respecting software engineer would do and created a script that takes a layout from ...