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by b1gtuna
27 Aug 2015, 06:06
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Need help with keyboard construction
Replies: 12
Views: 3133

I bought a nrf51822 board months ago but have not had enough time to play with and I don't know how well it performs yet. Some people in the community trying this BLE chip so I hope we will see great fruition before so long. Besides Bluetooth you can use proprietry wireless technologies and we alre...
by b1gtuna
27 Aug 2015, 05:49
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Purple/Clear Zealio Switches (closed, for sale at retail price now)
Replies: 44
Views: 11772

What is the expected price range? they're 75c US each -- considering the springs (and i suppose the clear tops, which do nothing for me particularly) the cost is at least on par with modding stock MX clears. this is one of the reasons i only use 60% - it costs less to build boards :lol: 75¢ each is...
by b1gtuna
17 Aug 2015, 06:13
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Teensy 2.0 schematic error?
Replies: 6
Views: 2353

Seems like this is something I did.. I probably just made the numbering up as I went. As long as the numbering is the same on the schematics symbol as on the component footprint, I think it's really up to the designer to choose =) It may be backwards to the norm with pins numbered counter clockwise...
by b1gtuna
23 Jul 2015, 05:19
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Teensy 2.0 schematic error?
Replies: 6
Views: 2353

@flabbergast, doh! that makes a lot of sense now. Thanks.
by b1gtuna
22 Jul 2015, 09:46
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Group Build prototyping phase
Replies: 1739
Views: 331287

awesome! I look forward. H/W is hard. Has to be 100% perfect. No such thing as rolling updates!
by b1gtuna
22 Jul 2015, 08:31
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Group Build prototyping phase
Replies: 1739
Views: 331287

Hm, sorry I haven't been able to follow on the status of this project. When can I place an order for it? Or is it too late?
by b1gtuna
22 Jul 2015, 08:20
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Teensy 2.0 schematic error?
Replies: 6
Views: 2353

Teensy 2.0 schematic error?

Hello, I was reading on the Kicad tutorial wiki page, and noticed something weird with the schamatic of the Teensy 2.0 dev board [1]. The i/o pins are in reverse order. Each label (PB0, PB1, etc) is associated with a pin number. And the schematic in the tutorial shows PB0 is associated with pin 28, ...
by b1gtuna
05 Jul 2015, 17:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: No resistors are used to limit the current in keyboards?
Replies: 4
Views: 1543

flabbergast wrote: To have some numbers: atmega internal pull-ups should be about 50k.
Yup and I also checked that the maximum input/output current is 40mA. Thanks!
by b1gtuna
04 Jul 2015, 18:08
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: No resistors are used to limit the current in keyboards?
Replies: 4
Views: 1543

Ray wrote:
b1gtuna wrote: Is this because the controller input has high impedance?
Exactly
gracias!
by b1gtuna
04 Jul 2015, 17:27
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: No resistors are used to limit the current in keyboards?
Replies: 4
Views: 1543

No resistors are used to limit the current in keyboards?

Hello everyone, I just designed a 35% keyboard PCB which uses Teensy 2.0 as the controller.
And I just realized there are no resistors used in the keyboards to limit the current flow between input and output pins.

Is this because the controller input has high impedance?
by b1gtuna
01 Jul 2015, 19:05
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

7bit will get them to you in six months. Maybe. Or at least an excuse. But he surely can't be beat for variety. I've bought switches from him before, he's a great fella, just don't trust his ETAs! Especially when he's distracted by something the scale of Round 5 right now. Ok I could wait 6 weeks.....
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 20:12
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

7bit will get them to you in six months. Maybe. Or at least an excuse. But he surely can't be beat for variety. I've bought switches from him before, he's a great fella, just don't trust his ETAs! Especially when he's distracted by something the scale of Round 5 right now. Ok I could wait 6 weeks.....
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 20:07
Forum: Group buys
Topic: Cherry MX and Matias switches
Replies: 4661
Views: 924505

Hi 7bit, how much would it be to get 50 or 100 Cherry MX PCB (of any color) mounted to Canada?
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 20:04
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

Has anyone used ZealPC? http://zealpc.net/collections/switches/products/cherry-mx-switches-100-pack Zeal is OK, last I heard he was away on business, not sure if he is back or not. You can also buy from here but not sure how quick they would arrive 7bit is a bit busy with R5 shipping. http://deskth...
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 19:59
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 19:58
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

Hi everyone, I just received a custom PCB I designed for my portable keyboard project. Now it's time to buy some switches, but wasn't sure eBay is the right way to go? I see individual keys for ~$4 USD, and thought it was steep. I am in Canada. Thanks! Yes, it's steep ... try here, Cherry MX about ...
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 19:57
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

ray4jc wrote: What exact switches are you looking for?
Switches for my design: https://644db4de3505c40a0444-327723bce2 ... IlhG/i.png

Genuine Cherry MX (pcb mounted) of any kinds.. whatever is the cheapest really.
by b1gtuna
30 Jun 2015, 19:46
Forum: Keyboards
Topic: Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?
Replies: 14
Views: 4721

Where to buy individual Cherry MX switches?

Hi everyone, I just received a custom PCB I designed for my portable keyboard project.
Now it's time to buy some switches, but wasn't sure eBay is the right way to go? I see individual keys for ~$4 USD, and thought it was steep. I am in Canada. Thanks!
by b1gtuna
05 Feb 2015, 06:02
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Cherry MX Kicad Modules
Replies: 9
Views: 8009

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