The MX-Board

[aaron]

I've made a simple PCB to connect 3 MX switches to my RaspbeerryPi, so I can use it to trigger certain scripts without having a display. Some people liked it and so I made a little preassembled package.

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You can connect the PCB to any kind of device like an Arduino, BeagleBone, RaspberryPi, ...

I don't earn much money from this, it is simply a little toy project of mine. If you want one, see my tindie page:
https://www.tindie.com/products/f0086/mx-board/
If you want to build it yourself, see here: https://git.okoyono.de/aaron/mx-board

What do you think about the PCB and the idea in general?

[Findecanor]

First thing, Cherry is going to scream "Trademark Infringement!" if you start selling it. "MX-Board" is a keyboard line of theirs with three keyboard models. When I clicked this thread I thought it was going to be about them... because this thread is also outside the Workshop area.

Your tiny keyboard might go head-to-head against TechKeys' business-card keyboard with built-in controller.

[aaron]

Oh, the MX-Board coincidency was not indended. I shouuld rename my little project then ... :/

[Muirium]

Palm's not around any more. You could call it the MX Treo! Some play on the number 3 ought to work.

We're much more of a keyboard community than an arduino etc. hobbyist community here, mind. So I'm not sure if you'll find much traction for this here. As neat an idea as it may be.

[amospalla]

Are the keys hardcoded to anything or can be programmed?

[chzel]

There is no logic on-board, so the controller you use will determine the function.
It's a nice little board!

[aaron]

Palm's not around any more. You could call it the MX Treo! Some play on the number 3 ought to work.

MX Treo is nice, thanks!

@amospalla: As chzel mentioned, there is no "logic" on this board except the pull-down resistors. You need to hook up to some IO pins.

[amospalla]

Ok, I see, thank you

[sdieter]

This is awesome... ich dachte vor ner Woche noch: hmm, so zwei bis drei switches für den pie wären schon nice... Ich kauf gern eins!

[aaron]

This is awesome... ich dachte vor ner Woche noch: hmm, so zwei bis drei switches für den pie wären schon nice... Ich kauf gern eins!

Freut mich! Mir ging es genauso
Nutze einfach den tindie link: https://www.tindie.com/products/f0086/mx-board/
Versand in DE ist kostenlos.

[sdieter]

This is awesome... ich dachte vor ner Woche noch: hmm, so zwei bis drei switches für den pie wären schon nice... Ich kauf gern eins!

Freut mich! Mir ging es genauso
Nutze einfach den tindie link: https://www.tindie.com/products/f0086/mx-board/
Versand in DE ist kostenlos.

Bestellt! Gute Aktion!

Gruß,
Sascha

[aaron]

Und verschickt, danke