[Interest Check] Phantom PCB Round 3

[quochung1989]

Hello everyone. How are you?

I hope that there is group buy for Phantom PCB Round 3. Who can design and do it?
I think about information same round 1 vs round 2
PCB can support:
- 1.5x and 1.25x modifiers
- Center stemmed and off-center caps lock
- 7x Cherry spacebars
- ISO and ANSI layouts
- 5 extra keys above the arrow key cluster
- Costar and Cherry stabilizers
- 6KRO over USB
- In-switch LED at caps/scroll lock and Filco style LEDs or Full led if you can
LED brightness control
Firmware source code can be used to remap keys.

Now please give your idea about this IC

[photekq]

Why would we run another GB when the PCBs can be bought easily from mechanicalkeyboards.com?

[bazh]

It would make sense if we do another version this time, full led support and onboard controller maybe but that will require a lot of works

[quochung1989]

It would make sense if we do another version this time, full led support and onboard controller maybe but that will require a lot of works

And add reason about color, white pcb can make more people don't like phantom

[pasph]

It would make sense if we do another version this time, full led support and onboard controller maybe but that will require a lot of works

And add reason about color, white pcb can make more people don't like phantom

+1
I'll take 2!

[Findecanor]

- 6KRO over USB

You can get NKRO over USB with Hasu's tmk_firmware. It already supports the Phantom.

I don't really see the point of making a new run of the regular Phantom PCB as they are already available
from another source.

Some users have wished for new features, though.
Some of them have been:
- Backlight. Not everyone's cup of tea, but some people are very interested. Not straightforward to do, though.
- Compatibility with CM Storm Quickfire Rapid cases without having to modify the case
- Controller on motherboard, no Teensy. Would make it fit inside more cases, and also be more flush.
- Cross-compatibility with some other switch, such as Alps or SMK. (A modern keyboard with SMK "Montereys" would be awesome, and would use the same plate as Cherry MX if I am not mistaken. )

You could also do some maintenance when you're at it:
- The additional four holes around each switch could be removed.
- Turn the Teensy's LED off!

[quochung1989]

- 6KRO over USB

You can get NKRO over USB with Hasu's tmk_firmware. It already supports the Phantom.

I don't really see the point of making a new run of the regular Phantom PCB as they are already available
from another source.

Some users have wished for new features, though.
Some of them have been:
- Backlight. Not everyone's cup of tea, but some people are very interested. Not straightforward to do, though.
- Compatibility with CM Storm Quickfire Rapid cases without having to modify the case
- Controller on motherboard, no Teensy. Would make it fit inside more cases, and also be more flush.
- Cross-compatibility with some other switch, such as Alps or SMK. (A modern keyboard with SMK "Montereys" would be awesome, and would use the same plate as Cherry MX if I am not mistaken. )

You could also do some maintenance when you're at it:
- The additional four holes around each switch could be removed.
- Turn the Teensy's LED off!

Ok. Thanks your idea. I hope it can support ALPS & MX. In additional there are controller on motherboard