My first custom keyboard
- matt3o
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- Location: Italy
- Main keyboard: WhiteFox
- Main mouse: Anywhere MX
- Favorite switch: Anything, really
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it's a "blip" more than a "click". interesting. thanks for the info.
- sordna
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage LF / Dvorak layout
- Main mouse: Logitech M500
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Red
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Yup, but when it comes from a little buzzer instead of computer speakers, it sounds much more tinny, closer to a click. It's actually the buzzer generating the sine wave in the keyboard case; all you provide to the buzzer from the controller is DC voltage whenever you want it to sound.
- gmjhowe
- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Poker 3, Devlin Caps
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere
- Favorite switch: Alps
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Excellent, I have been doing exactly the same thing recently.
The board on the left is a Leonardo I got at EMF Camp in the UK.
Once I have developed a PCB, I intend to use the Micro as you are.
The main problem I can see, is there is code for using Matrixes on Arduino, and code using the USB functions of the leonardo, but no examples of merging the two together yet.
I will keep an eye on your updates, and will post any updates/code I come up with as I get to those points.
nb. the Uno to the right is not being used, its just attached to my breadboard.
The board on the left is a Leonardo I got at EMF Camp in the UK.
Once I have developed a PCB, I intend to use the Micro as you are.
The main problem I can see, is there is code for using Matrixes on Arduino, and code using the USB functions of the leonardo, but no examples of merging the two together yet.
I will keep an eye on your updates, and will post any updates/code I come up with as I get to those points.
nb. the Uno to the right is not being used, its just attached to my breadboard.
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- Location: Norway
- Favorite switch: Hall Effect
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This gave me a great(stupid?) idea.
Why not make a 2-key keyboard, and make a binary > text software.
There is 2 keys on the board, 1 and 0. you type in binary, and the output gets translated into normal readable text.
Man, i'm bored.
Why not make a 2-key keyboard, and make a binary > text software.
There is 2 keys on the board, 1 and 0. you type in binary, and the output gets translated into normal readable text.
Man, i'm bored.
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- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: KBC Poker MX Red
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Revolution
- Favorite switch: MX Red
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Hehe. Would be a great gag gift for programmers. Or up it to three...
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- matt3o
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I'm still waiting for my bluetooth module to arrive. Darn! it is taking forever.
In the meantime I'm going to have the plate cut. I'll do with a pre-holed PBC and lot's of wires I believe, at least for the first prototype.
In the meantime I'm going to have the plate cut. I'll do with a pre-holed PBC and lot's of wires I believe, at least for the first prototype.
- gmjhowe
- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Poker 3, Devlin Caps
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere
- Favorite switch: Alps
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I plan to work on a laser cut see through acrylic plate for mine. Won't be as strong, but it should look pretty slick.matt3o wrote:I'm still waiting for my bluetooth module to arrive. Darn! it is taking forever.
In the meantime I'm going to have the plate cut. I'll do with a pre-holed PBC and lot's of wires I believe, at least for the first prototype.
Plus I can make/prototype it myself easily.
- matt3o
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FINALLY!
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/EZZsOnT.jpg)
The BT module! Now to the soldering!
Where do you guys buy electronics components in EU? Mouser and the like are from US right?
![Image](http://i.imgur.com/EZZsOnT.jpg)
The BT module! Now to the soldering!
Where do you guys buy electronics components in EU? Mouser and the like are from US right?
- CeeSA
- Location: Westerwald, Germany
- Main keyboard: Deck 82 modded
- Main mouse: MM711
- Favorite switch: Cherry MX Blue
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I often buy things from ebay.de, conrad.de or amazon.de.
Which BT module is that? Where did you get it?
Which BT module is that? Where did you get it?
- gmjhowe
- Location: UK
- Main keyboard: Poker 3, Devlin Caps
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere
- Favorite switch: Alps
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Phenoptix is a great reseller in the UK of many of the hobby electonics /micro controllersmatt3o wrote:FINALLY!
The BT module! Now to the soldering!Spoiler:
Where do you guys buy electronics components in EU? Mouser and the like are from US right?
http://www.phenoptix.com/
Otherwise http://uk.rs-online.com/web/ has a good selection.
Aware they are both UK based, but obviously thats closer than america.
- matt3o
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http://www.inmojo.com/store/jeff-rowber ... out-board/CeeSA wrote:Which BT module is that? Where did you get it?
it's not the cheapest, but very well documented and it has a pretty good quality BT module
edit: thanks for the shops suggestions!
- matt3o
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does farnell ship from Italy (or at least EU)?
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"I prodotti provenienti dagli USA verranno spediti in 3 giorni lavorativi e chiaramente identificati nei risultati della ricerca"
http://it.farnell.com/jsp/support/suppo ... /stock.jsp
http://it.farnell.com/jsp/support/suppo ... /stock.jsp
- agor
- Location: Münster, Germany
- Main keyboard: G80-5000, Realforce 88UB
- Main mouse: Sensei
- Favorite switch: Topre, Ergo Clears
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http://hbe-shop.de/
As Farnell is business only (I think, could not order) I used this Farnell retailer. Ended up being cheaper, too
As Farnell is business only (I think, could not order) I used this Farnell retailer. Ended up being cheaper, too