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WOW....just wow. Thanks Icarium.

I finally finished this thing! I posted it in the Gallery for any interested parties.

Thanks to everyone who gave me valuable input along the way.

I've had a blast.

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Well, I Finally Did It! It’s been a journey, but I finally finished building the keypad of my dreams! Ladies and Gentlemen, The Keyster! (pun intended) https://i.ibb.co/4VWdqK1/Keyster-Red-Cable.jpg Four years ago I first started toying with the idea of a keypad with isolated arrow keys and basicall...

Geeze. I was so focused on detangling the row 10/11 wiring that it never even occurred to me to start with column 8 and make it 7. I changed all the remaining columns to what they should have been and all looks right now. https://i.ibb.co/pRGVMmb/KP3.png Thank you for your sage advice. Stick around....

Going back and looking at KFB again, when I click the keys, as you mentioned, the placement calls them by the corresponding rows as named (no column 7).

So again, would this mean that I would be OK by just assigning an unused Teensy pin to the column 7 designated in KFB?

So are you thinking that I should assign column 7 to an unused pin on the teensy, or should I leave column 12 unassigned?

I fooled around with setting the columns to 11 and trying to move the wiring manually, but in order to straighten the wiring out, I had to specify 12 columns again.

I am looking at Keyboard Firmware Builder. I have imported my layout info and the wiring tab looks right: https://i.ibb.co/FDN6sNr/KP1.png I notice it calls out 5 rows and 12 columns. I only have 11 columns, but I see that column 7 is omitted, so it actually is 11. But then when I go to the pins tab...

Thanks. I'll let you guys know how I make out.

Also, what are all the letters referencing on the outer columns of the pic (SS, SCLK, etc)?

@jsheradin...Thanks for the Info and link! @Mu...Always a fount of knowledge! If I am reading between the lines correctly, I can run my columns off PB0 - PC7 and rows off PF0 - PF6. It seems to me I may have seen somewhere that it doesn't matter where the connection is made on the rows/columns? I ca...

OK. Maybe I was too vague on my previous post about exactly what I needed help with. I am building a 49 key gaming pad. I have a Teensy 2.0 that I want to use to control it. The pad thus far: https://i.ibb.co/T11qHFW/Keypad.jpg At this point I don't know which pins I should be using for rows, which ...

@Findecanor...Thanks. I figured it was a different board. Of all the builders here, I thought someone would have the info I need!

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Muirium wrote: ↑

03 Apr 2022, 09:57

Mustard? Do these keyboards remind you of hot dogs? What other items trigger thoughts of frankfurters for you?

<Freud checks his calendar>

Mustard on hotdogs!!?? Blasphemy I say! What's next...sour kraut? Pickles?? Please say you don't use chili with beans....

I know...you're probably a mayo person, but I really want to know what style/type hardware (read 'fasteners') do you use to hold your case together. I'm thinking about low profile wafer head cap screws....like M2.5x18. But I can't find a supplier that doesn't want $4 usd EACH!!! So, being a complete...

Nice work. At this point I'm all in and going for broke. I'll either be very proud that I made my own design keypad from scratch or I'll rue the day I ever heard of mechanical keyboards, and I hope it's the former!

@Mal-2 Thanks for the info, but I'm way past outside alternatives at this point. I have my case & key layout designed and am in the spending...er part gathering portion of this build. I can't believe how spendy this stuff gets. :shock: Doesn't help that I'll actually be spending twice as much and do...

If you are conversant with SketchUp, there is a plugin called FaceSVG. It has some limitations though. You can check it out here:

https://support.shapertools.com/hc/en-g ... ia-FaceSVG

Thanks jsheradin, I'll check it out.

I am also wondering if anyone has had a graphic or some text engraved on their case? How did that go and what kind of cost is involved?

I'm looking at using a sandwich case for my build. I have been advised that a good thickness above the switch layer is around 7.5mm so that the top plate will cover the bottom of the keycaps. I know about the pluses of an "open" concept switch layer and of using standoffs to mount the top plate, but...

I'm not going to get real wordy here. What's the difference and how would a 3 pin be wired (not using a PCB)?

I'm attempting to muddle through my first KB build. I still in the planning phase, but I want to have my ducks in a row before I actually start building. I'm wondering about lights. I am planning to do a wired KB and I want to use pudding caps. Since the switch plate is going to be steel, no light s...

OK. I got the plate sizing thing straightened out (Thanks @Lanrefni) and I'm looking at lighting this thing up. I'm leaning towards using pudding keycaps but I am not really understanding the installation of the lights. Since the switch plate is steel, no light shines through it. I know if I want "u...

Geeze....What a maroon! I tried everything but this ^! Thanks Lanrefni!

I've been working on the keypad design a little and I think I'm happy with this: https://i.ibb.co/gD69GZD/KB-4.png I used the Plate And Case Builder online tool to configure the plate and this is what it comes up with: https://i.ibb.co/Jnd0SfT/KP3-Plate.png I obviously don't need all this plate mate...

...And another thing....Should I be thinking about moving the legends to an off center position to give them a better chance to be lit. I'm thinking of using a pudding type keycap.

LED under each switch. Easy because your keyboard is flat and you can use PCB and even surfrace mount LEDs. Although I said I don't want to wire switches with LEDs, I am planning to wire my switch setup. I know "what's the difference?" From what I've been able to sus out, there seems to be a whole ...

So, after looking around at keycaps, I found out that I'm asking for a large portion of "Nope" when deciding to use some of the keys I had previously wanted, like a 1 x 1 Enter or a 1 x 1 labeled Spce. So I dropped back and thought about what the keys really needed to be. A lot of the games I play h...

It would be simpler if they would just let you copy and paste an image in the post.

Mu...I promise you I'm not stupid :lol: But for the life of me I can't get an image to display here. I've not had any trouble doing this kind of thing on other forums, but noting I've tried works here. I tried clicking the little pic and adding my link to the pic and all I get is: https://ibb.co/F32...