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There didn't seem to be a good way to get vector graphics into Pcbnew, so I wrote a small utility that uses an existing SVG library to read files, and then writes them out as KiCad modules. It seemed generally useful so I put it on github . It should let you make something like this: svg2mod-dt.png ...

If using a mcu on a break-out board, the size, shape, and how it can be mounted are also important. Some of these other features may be more or less standard items: Hardware support for TWI/SPI are important for talking to other devices (or the other half of a split keyboard). A UART suitable for ta...

Awesome. Just one 4u wire for a Cherry stabilizer would be great, thanks. :D I think those are simpler than Costar wires, right? I could attempt to bend 50-100 wires but I have no experience with it. Under what conditions do Cherry stabilizers require the indent in the middle? It seems like the shor...

Is there a source for stabilizer wire for the 4u/4.5u space bars? How difficult are they to make?

Added updated renders to the first post, including a possible wide version to support Cherry stabilizers (and move the mount points further out to support Costar stabilizers). Does anything need to be done special for Alps stabilizers? I think the wiki said some Alps boards use Cherry stabilizers. I...

Greystoke.. The bot sent me an extra black Q. It's yours if you want it.

It seems like the base PCB is nearing completion. I'll probably do one more small order to verify the final design. Meanwhile, I've shared the design on OSH Park , and the latest kicad files are on github . I'm planning to make a variant PCB for switches that require stabilizers, and maybe the MX lo...

It's probably best to produce a variant of the PCB specifically for MX lock switches, if you want LED support. Enabling support for LEDs on both MX lock and non-lock using the same PCB would, I believe, require the addition of two solder bridge jumpers. There are issues with through-hole diode, beca...

Hmm not that I know of. There is a keyboard currently in development I believe that lets you plug in whole switches and LEDs without soldering. So maybe a single key PCB version of that would be a start and then use a system of jumper wires to connect the matrix?

Prototypes are in! Actually I've had 'em for a while but have been super busy. Only had a small run of 6 made, but you can start to see how they would wire together as a matrix: amoeba-2.jpeg amoeba-1.jpeg Note you only need one set of connecting wires for the switch matrix. The double wires going b...

What if you spaced everything out more instead of bringing the T in?

50% looks good. Where's the poll?

Do we want to do AL T while we're at it? It's a little less egregious but once you notice it..

Melissa can send you a PDF that shows how the legend will look on the key. Not sure how accurate it is but seemed close enough:

How about Futura?

The Commando and CalmDepths GBs on GH user row 1-2-3-3-3-4, probably to circumvent the shift problem, and that was a bad idea in the end. To me, Round 5 is much better. If memory serves, they also liked the notion that having all the alpha keys the same profile would allow a single set of keys to b...

Muirium wrote: ↑Needs M8:

Also needs 01APBSW..

Has anyone looked into the micro python pyboard ? It's big and relatively expensive. It would be great to be able to hack on the keyboard logic in python, however. After briefly looking at the micro python source code, it looks like some C coding would still be in order to support things like n -key...

Alps compatability is a big one for me. I have a TKL set worth of the Enabler PCBs, but there is already an abundance of Cherry PCBs out there and I don't really care much for Cherry. Alps Enablers would be really useful! I've taken a crack at adding Alps support. :) It's a little iffy because OSH ...

Muirium wrote: ↑Attaboy. Boobs are of course fully damped.

You mean they're not supposed to ping??

Maybe I don't quite get it, but I have to wire all of those single switch PCBs together, right? So this is the same amount work anyways, no matter if I use those single unit PCBs or not. The main reason for this PCB is to make the task of hand wiring a matrix much, much easier. Stripping wire to co...

Melvang came up with the original idea for the Enabler , a single-switch PCB that supports Cherry MX and Alps switches. The idea was... ...for people who want a custom layout but: Don't want to pay for a single PCB or 3 from OshPark Don't want to or don't have the ability to solder the rows and col...

Great idea. :) Here's the TP from the IBM SpaceSaver II: http://deskthority.net/w/images/8/89/IBM-SpaceSaver-II.jpeg http://deskthority.net/w/images/0/03/SSII-TrackPoint.jpeg http://deskthority.net/w/images/7/7b/Ssii-controller.jpeg I believe there's a picture posted on DT by webwit with some intere...

Whoa.

One package per key cap?

Bram, any plans for a MX Clear variant? I'd love dampened blue/green/white switches but it doesn't look like their current design would support it.

Hypersphere, thanks for all the thought and work you put into this, and for breaking it all down.

Is there anything that can be done to get the cost down? Different suppliers, materials, manufacturers, etc.? I noticed you already mentioned that production volume is not a factor.

Supergeek wrote: ↑Most of the photographs don't do the red justice. It's more like blood red than fire engine red.

Yes, it's really a nice shade and comes across much better in person. Muirium, great job with the color selection! I like the monochrome HyperMicro a couple pages back, too.

How much work was that TrackPoint with SA? The TrackPoint has screws that interfere with the key skirts on the downstroke.. bare-trackpoint.jpeg The G, H, V, B, and N keys all need notches cut in them to clear the screws. Here's the B key in the up position: b-up.jpeg And down: b-down.jpeg The G an...