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<div>{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = Vortex Pok3r Front Top.png<br />
| pn = <br />
| model = VTG-6100<br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = none<br />
| manufacturer = [[Vortex]]<br />
| switch = [[Cherry MX| Various Cherry MX variants]]<br />
| layouts = 60% [[ANSI]], [[ISO]]<br />
| features = 3 programmable layers, (RGB) backlighting, DIP switch configuration, <br />
| interface = [[USB|Mini USB port]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| introduced = 2014<ref name="release" >[https://www.facebook.com/Vortexgear/posts/774126209321758 Facebook post announcing release of Pok3r], 11. November 2014</ref>, backlit, RGB 2015<ref name="releaseRGB" >[https://twitter.com/Vortexkb Tweet announcing release of Pok3r RGB], 7:10 AM - 29 Dec 2015</ref><br />
| price = 120$ - 150$ Retail<ref name="CorusKB">[https://www.coruskb.com/collections/pok3r Corus KB, Vortex International Distributor]</ref><br />
| supersedes = [[KBC Poker II]]<br />
| precedes = [[iKBC New Poker]]<br />
| switch mount = [[Switch mount#Plate mount|Plate mount]]<br />
| keycaps = [[Double-shot_molding|Doubleshot]] ABS (backlit), [[Keycap_printing#Colouring|Printed]] PBT (non-backlit)<br />
| rollover = [[Rollover,_blocking_and_ghosting#Interface-limited_NKRO|USB NKRO]]<br />
| stabiliser = [[Stabiliser#Cherry_MX|Cherry plate mount]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''KBT Pok3r''', '''KBC Poker 3''', '''Vortex Pok3r''', or simply '''Pok3r''' is a programmable 60% keyboard from [[KBT]]. It is the successor to the original [[KBC Poker II]]. Versions are available with single color or RGB [[backlit keyboard|back lighting]] (with [[Double-shot_molding|doubleshot]] ABS keycaps<ref name="Pok3rRGBManual">[http://www.vortexgear.tw/db/upload/webdata4/vortex_201610131464473052.pdf, Pok3r RGB Manual PDF]</ref>) and without back lighting (with [[Keycap_printing#Colouring|printed]] PBT keycaps<ref name="Pok3rManual">[http://www.vortexgear.tw/db/upload/webdata4/6vortex_20166523361966663.pdf, Pok3r Manual PDF]</ref>). Notable improvements over the [[KBC Poker II]] are a solid cast aluminium keyboard case and two additional programmable layers. The doubleshot PBT ANSI [[RGB modifiers]] keys are no longer included.<br />
<br />
==Box contents==<br />
*One Pok3r keyboard<ref name="Pok3rManual" /><br />
*Mini-USB cable<br />
<br />
==Programming==<br />
Programming is done using key combinations and is stored permanently in the keyboards micro controller. There is no programming software required or available for the Pok3r. It is impossible to backup/restore the configuration of a Pok3r.<br />
Step 1. Choose the layer (Fn+ <, > or ? key) which you want to program<br /><br />
Step 2. Press Fn + Right CTRL to enter the programming mode (Spacebar right LED steadily lit)<br /><br />
Step 3. Press the key you want to program (Spacebar right LED flashing)<br /><br />
Step 4. Key in the programming content and then press Pn (Spacebar right LED steadily lit again)<br /><br />
Step 5. Repeat step 2 and step 3 to program other keys<br /><br />
Step 6. Press Fn + Right CTRL to exit programming mode ( Spacebar right LED off)<br /><br />
<br />
Taken from the '''Pok3r''' manual<ref name="Pok3rManual" />. Please check the manual for further details regarding the default layer, programming and other features.<br />
<br />
===Known restraints===<br />
Unlike previous versions of Vortex-made 60% keyboards, the PN key does not act as a temporary layer switch key for the programmable layer. This is due to the increase of programmable layers from one to three and the extended usage of the PN key for backlight configuration.<br />
<br />
Early versions (Firmware < 1.1.4) did not include media control keys in the firmware<ref name="multimediaControls">[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/37j3sx/guide_modification_pok3r_media_volume_controls_hw/ Reddit]</ref>. Please upgrade the firmware to solve this.<br />
<br />
==DIP Switches==<br />
The '''Pok3r''' supports Dvorak and Colemak through DIP-switch configuration:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SW1 !! SW2 !! Layout<br />
|-<br />
| On || On || Colemak<br />
|-<br />
| On || Off || Dvorak<br />
|-<br />
| Off || On || Qwerty<br />
|-<br />
| Off || Off || Qwerty <br />
|}<br />
<br />
Functionality of DIP switches SW3 and SW4:<br />
* SW3 On: CapsLock = Fn, Off: CapsLock = CapsLock<br />
* SW4 On: Allow remapping of FN & PN, Off: FN & PN mapped to default keys<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
The '''Pok3r''' comes with a great variety of Cherry MX switches and in different case and keycap configurations. Backlit variants of the Pok3r are known to have double shot ABS keycaps. There are variants with white and black aluminium bottom cases. Not all variants are available in ISO layout.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Switch !! Case color !! Keycaps !! Backlight<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Blue]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Clear]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Green]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black]] || Black/White || lasered PBT || No<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Blue]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Clear]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Green]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black]] || Black/White || ABS Dual Coating || White<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX RGB Red]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX RGB Blue]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX RGB Brown]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX RGB Black]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Speed Silver | Cherry MX RGB Silver]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX RGB Nature White | Cherry MX RGB White]] || Black/White || ABS double shot || RGB<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=250px><br />
File:Vortex Pok3r Front Top.png | Front view of the Pok3r, ISO-DE<br />
File:Vortex Pok3r MX Red switches.png | Top down view on the Pok3r with MX Red switches, ISO layout<br />
File:Vortex Pok3r Bottom Case.png | Bottom case<br />
File:Vortex Pok3r Bottom Case Inside.JPG |Bottom case inside (with plastic inlet and screws)<br />
File:Vortex Pok3r PCB.png | Vortex Pok3r PCB (ISO build)<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
[http://www.vortexgear.tw/vortex3.asp Firmware & manual download]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Vortex OEM keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:60% keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Backlit keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Programmable keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=IKBC_New_Poker&diff=53452IKBC New Poker2024-03-16T19:46:54Z<p>Findecanor: Stub created</p>
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{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| model = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = iKBC<br />
| manufacturer = [[KBC]]<br />
| switch = [[Cherry MX Brown]], [[Cherry MX Blue]], [[Cherry MX Red]], [[Cherry MX Black]]<br />
| layouts = 60% [[ANSI]]<br />
| features = <br />
| interface = [[USB]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| introduced = 2016<br />
| price = <br />
| precedes = [[iKBC New Poker 2]]<br />
| supersedes = [[Vortex Pok3r]]<br />
| switch mount = [[Switch mount#Plate mount|Plate mount]]<br />
| keycaps = PBT<br />
| rollover = USB NKRO<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''iKBC New Poker'''.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:KBC keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Vortex OEM keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:60% keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Backlit keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Programmable keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kailh_PG1350_series&diff=52021Kailh PG1350 series2024-02-26T02:27:00Z<p>Findecanor: Added stats for a couple of the newer switches that I could find datasheets for on Kailh's messy web site</p>
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{{Infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = <br />
| name = Kailh Chocolate Switch<br />
| manufacturer = [[Kailh]]<br />
| inventor = <br />
| switch type = Clicky; tactile; linear<br />
| sense method = [[Metal leaf]]<br />
| product code = <br />
| family = <br />
| keycap mount = Proprietary<br />
| switch mount = [[Plate mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 50 M<br />
| force graph = <br />
| peak force = <br />
| pretravel = 1.5±0.5 mm<br />
| travel = 3.0±0.5 mm<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''PG1350''', also called '''Kailh Chocolate Switch''' or '''Kailh Choc Switch''' is a series of low-profile metal contact switches from [[Kailh]].<br />
They are also in gaming keyboards from Logitech, branded as '''Logitech GL'''.<br />
<br />
The keycap mount is inspired by [[Cherry ML]] but the two types are not compatible.<br />
<br />
Likely due to the size, the switch contacts are not the scaled-down Cherry-style contacts as found in [[SteelSeries QS1]]; the movable contact instead uses lateral movement. As the size prohibits the use of a [[click collar]], the clicky variant instead has a [[click bar]].<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
!Designation!!Type!!Product code!!Tactile force!!Actuation force<br />
|-<br />
|White||Clicky||CPG135001D03||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Brown||Tactile||CPG135001D02||60±10gf||45±15gf<br />
|-<br />
|Red||Linear||CPG135001D01||n/a||45±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Navy||Clicky||CPG135001D03-3||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Jade||Clicky||CPG135001D03-2||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Pale blue||Clicky||CPG135001D03-1||60±10gf||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Burnt Orange||Tactile||CPG135001D02-1||70±10gf||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Dark Yellow||Linear||CPG135001D01-1||n/a||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Pro Pink||Linear||CPG135001D01-16||n/a||20±5gf<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The Navy and Jade switches have a thicker [[click bar]] than the White and Pale Blue to provide more tactility.<br />
In official specs sheets, Navy, Jade, Pale Blue and Burnt Orange are listed as having the same "tactile force" as their counterparts with slimmer thick bar and/or stiffer spring.<br />
<br />
Logitech's "GL" switches are available in White, Brown and Red.<br />
Logitech all of them as having actuation force at 50 gf, and travel distance at 2.7 mm, but both are within previously published tolerances.<br />
<ref name="logitechswitches">Logitech G—[https://www.logitechg.com/en-roeu/innovation/mechanical-switches.html ADVANCED MECHANICAL GAMING SWITCHES]. Retrieved 2019-08-19</ref><br />
<br />
==Related==<br />
In March 2020, Kailh announced the [[Kailh Choc V2]]. The stem now instead has a [[Keycap mount#Cherry MX_mount|MX-compatible keycap mount]] similar to [[Cherry MX Low Profile]].<br />
The pinout is similar but the centre stem is wider and there are no fixing pins.<br />
<ref name="kailhtweet20200302">Kailh on Twitter:[https://twitter.com/kailhswitch/status/1234681541814407170【New】Kailh CHOC V2]. Posted 2020-03-02</ref>.<br />
<br />
In early 2024, Kailh in partnership with LowproKB launched [[Kailh Silent Choc|Silent Choc]] switches. These are compatible with Kailh Choc V1 but are internally different. The slider is slightly less wide to accommodate internal [[Damping#Vertical dampers|silicone dampers]] for the down- and up-stroke.<br />
<br />
==Keycaps==<br />
Although keycaps on commercial keyboards vary, Kailh's keycaps available separately are non-standard:<br />
[[File:PG1350 unique keycap stem design.jpg|thumb|232x232px|The unique keycap stem design of the PG1350 switches]]<br />
<br />
*A [[Unit|key unit]] is a smaller rectangular 18×17 mm (WxH), as opposed to standard 19.05×19.05 (3/4 inch).<br />
*Made for a 0.5u [[Staggering#Uniform stagger|uniform stagger]].<br /> Stabilised keys are 2u (Caps Lock, ANSI Enter) or 2.5u (Shift), with short Shift (ISO or right side) being 1.5u. The narrow section on vertical (ISO, JIS) Enter key is 1.0u wide.<br />
*Alt, Windows and Fn key are 1.5u, but the Ctrl keys are 1.25. Menu is 1u.<br />
<br />
Some keyboards have been made to fit these measurements, most often DIY kit-keyboards where keycaps have to be purchased separately.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
<br />
*Azio MK-C<br />
*Dacota Platinum Type Pro (Discontinued as of December 2020)<br />
*Sharkoon Purewriter, DAREU EK820, Havit HV-KB390L and HV-KB395L, in full-size and [[tenkeyless]], some with RGB backlighting and some only with blue. Probably the same OEM.<br />
*Hexgears Venture<br />
<br />
*Logitech G915, G913 and G815 gaming keyboards. The switch is branded as "Logitech GL"<br />
<br />
*MSI Vigor GK50. White switches.<br />
<br />
*Modecom Volcano Blade. Comes with 3 variants of Kailh PG1350 switches: Blue, Red, Brown.<br />
<br />
*A multitude of DIY kit keyboards. Most support only 1×1 keys, because stabilisers had not been available. As of December 2019, low-profile stabiliser are available.<br />
<br />
See also [[:Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches|Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches]]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Kailh PG1353 series]] (Kailh Choc V2) — with Cherry MX mount<br />
*[[Kailh PG1232 series]] (Kailh Mini Choc) — with the same keycap mount but even lower profile<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches|Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/product-news-f44/kailh-cherry-ml-inspired-low-profile-switches-t13734.html Kailh Cherry ML Inspired low profile switches]<br />
*Kailh — [http://www.kailh.com/en/Products/Ks/CS/ Choc Switch]<br />
*YouTube — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_ucdyi1ms Teardown - New Kailh Cherry ML-type keyboard switches!]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kailh switches]]<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Clicky switches]]<br />
[[Category:Tactile switches]]<br />
[[Category:Linear switches]]<br />
[[Category:Low travel switches]]<br />
[[Category:RGB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Production switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kailh_PG1350_series&diff=52007Kailh PG1350 series2024-02-21T16:36:06Z<p>Findecanor: Added mention of Silent Choc switches, with link to name to (future) article that does not exist.</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo}}<br />
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{{Infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = <br />
| name = Kailh Chocolate Switch<br />
| manufacturer = [[Kailh]]<br />
| inventor = <br />
| switch type = Clicky; tactile; linear<br />
| sense method = [[Metal leaf]]<br />
| product code = <br />
| family = <br />
| keycap mount = Proprietary<br />
| switch mount = [[Plate mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 50 M<br />
| force graph = <br />
| peak force = <br />
| pretravel = 1.5±0.5 mm<br />
| travel = 3.0±0.5 mm<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''PG1350''', also called '''Kailh Chocolate Switch''' or '''Kailh Choc Switch''' is a series of low-profile metal contact switches from [[Kailh]].<br />
They are also in gaming keyboards from Logitech, branded as '''Logitech GL'''.<br />
<br />
The keycap mount is inspired by [[Cherry ML]] but the two types are not compatible.<br />
<br />
Likely due to the size, the switch contacts are not the scaled-down Cherry-style contacts as found in [[SteelSeries QS1]]; the movable contact instead uses lateral movement. As the size prohibits the use of a [[click collar]], the clicky variant instead has a [[click bar]].<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
!Stem colour!!Type!!Product code!!Tactile force!!Actuation force<br />
|-<br />
|White||Clicky||CPG135001D03||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Brown||Tactile||CPG135001D02||60±10gf||45±15gf<br />
|-<br />
|Red||Linear||CPG135001D01||n/a||45±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Navy||Clicky||CPG135001D03-3||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Jade||Clicky||CPG135001D03-2||60±10gf||50±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Pale blue||Clicky||CPG135001D03-1||60±10gf||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Burnt Orange||Tactile||CPG135001D02-1||70±10gf||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|Yellow||Linear||CPG135001D01-1||n/a||70±10gf<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The Navy and Jade switches have a thicker [[click bar]] than the White and Pale Blue to provide more tactility.<br />
In official specs sheets, Navy, Jade, Pale Blue and Burnt Orange are listed as having the same "tactile force" as their counterparts with slimmer thick bar and/or stiffer spring.<br />
<br />
Logitech's "GL" switches are available in White, Brown and Red.<br />
Logitech all of them as having actuation force at 50 gf, and travel distance at 2.7 mm, but both are within previously published tolerances.<br />
<ref name="logitechswitches">Logitech G—[https://www.logitechg.com/en-roeu/innovation/mechanical-switches.html ADVANCED MECHANICAL GAMING SWITCHES]. Retrieved 2019-08-19</ref><br />
<br />
==Related==<br />
In March 2020, Kailh announced the [[Kailh Choc V2]]. The stem now instead has a [[Keycap mount#Cherry MX_mount|MX-compatible keycap mount]] similar to [[Cherry MX Low Profile]].<br />
The pinout is similar but the centre stem is wider and there are no fixing pins.<br />
<ref name="kailhtweet20200302">Kailh on Twitter:[https://twitter.com/kailhswitch/status/1234681541814407170【New】Kailh CHOC V2]. Posted 2020-03-02</ref>.<br />
<br />
In early 2024, Kailh in partnership with LowproKB launched [[Kailh Silent Choc|Silent Choc]] switches. These are compatible with Kailh Choc V1 but are internally different. The slider is slightly less wide to accommodate internal [[Damping#Vertical dampers|silicone dampers]] for the down- and up-stroke.<br />
<br />
==Keycaps==<br />
Although keycaps on commercial keyboards vary, Kailh's keycaps available separately are non-standard:<br />
[[File:PG1350 unique keycap stem design.jpg|thumb|232x232px|The unique keycap stem design of the PG1350 switches]]<br />
<br />
*A [[Unit|key unit]] is a smaller rectangular 18×17 mm (WxH), as opposed to standard 19.05×19.05 (3/4 inch).<br />
*Made for a 0.5u [[Staggering#Uniform stagger|uniform stagger]].<br /> Stabilised keys are 2u (Caps Lock, ANSI Enter) or 2.5u (Shift), with short Shift (ISO or right side) being 1.5u. The narrow section on vertical (ISO, JIS) Enter key is 1.0u wide.<br />
*Alt, Windows and Fn key are 1.5u, but the Ctrl keys are 1.25. Menu is 1u.<br />
<br />
Some keyboards have been made to fit these measurements, most often DIY kit-keyboards where keycaps have to be purchased separately.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br /><br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
<br />
*Azio MK-C<br />
*Dacota Platinum Type Pro (Discontinued as of December 2020)<br />
*Sharkoon Purewriter, DAREU EK820, Havit HV-KB390L and HV-KB395L, in full-size and [[tenkeyless]], some with RGB backlighting and some only with blue. Probably the same OEM.<br />
*Hexgears Venture<br />
<br />
*Logitech G915, G913 and G815 gaming keyboards. The switch is branded as "Logitech GL"<br />
<br />
*MSI Vigor GK50. White switches.<br />
<br />
*Modecom Volcano Blade. Comes with 3 variants of Kailh PG1350 switches: Blue, Red, Brown.<br />
<br />
*A multitude of DIY kit keyboards. Most support only 1×1 keys, because stabilisers had not been available. As of December 2019, low-profile stabiliser are available.<br />
<br />
See also [[:Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches|Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches]]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[Kailh PG1353 series]] (Kailh Choc V2) — with Cherry MX mount<br />
*[[Kailh PG1232 series]] (Kailh Mini Choc) — with the same keycap mount but even lower profile<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches|Category:Keyboards with Kailh low-profile switches]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/product-news-f44/kailh-cherry-ml-inspired-low-profile-switches-t13734.html Kailh Cherry ML Inspired low profile switches]<br />
*Kailh — [http://www.kailh.com/en/Products/Ks/CS/ Choc Switch]<br />
*YouTube — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_ucdyi1ms Teardown - New Kailh Cherry ML-type keyboard switches!]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kailh switches]]<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Clicky switches]]<br />
[[Category:Tactile switches]]<br />
[[Category:Linear switches]]<br />
[[Category:Low travel switches]]<br />
[[Category:RGB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Production switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=WhiteFox&diff=52005WhiteFox2024-02-06T22:36:36Z<p>Findecanor: Changed "Kono" to "Input Club" because Matt3o said that in his video.</p>
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<br />
{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = whitefox65.jpg<br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = <br />
| manufacturer = Input Club<br />
| features = [[65%]] Form Factor<br />
| switch = [[Cherry MX]] (and compatible)<br />
| layouts = One<br />
| interface = [[USB]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = ?<br />
| price = $170.00 <br />
| website = https://kono.store/products/whitefox-mechanical-keyboard<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''WhiteFox''' is a [[65%]] keyboard designed by Deskthority user '''Matt3o'''.<br />
<br />
It uses [[User:Haata|HaaTa]]'s Kiibohd firmware but it is also compatible with TMK firmware.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The project originally stemmed from a discussion on the forum about what should be Deskthority's next community keyboard project.<br />
Matt3o designed the WhiteFox with layout of one of his earlier [[65%]] DIY designs and had it made into a [[Input Club]] project.<br />
It was first sold through [[Massdrop]] in several layout variations including [[ISO]] and [[ANSI]] but is now (Nov '18) sold on the Kono store only in the [[Unix layout|Unix-inspired]] "TrueFox" layout.<br />
<br />
Now, there is also a dark-themed "NightFox" variant.<br />
<br />
In late 2023, [[Input Club]] designed the '''WhiteFox Eclipse''' ''70%'' keyboard, inspired by the original 65% WhiteFox, and had it manufactured and sold through Alpaca Keyboards.<br />
Matt3o allowed it, but had no part in the keyboard's design.<br />
It has modern features such as gasket mounting, flexible plate and PCB, [[Hot-swap|switch-swapping sockets]] and [[Bluetooth]], as well as [[Backlit keyboard|RGB backlight]] and [[underglow]].<br />
It is held together with magnets instead of screws.<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
<br />
*Group Buys: [https://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/more-whitefox-less-massdrop-t16839.html More WhiteFox (less Massdrop)]]. 2017-06-20.<br />
*Workshop: [https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/the-long-journey-of-the-whitefox-t12134.html The long journey of the WhiteFox]. 2015-11-27<br />
*Workshop: [https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/group-build-prototyping-phase-t7474.html Group Build prototyping phase] (Not original title). 2014-02-17 onwards.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*matt3o.com: [https://matt3o.com/the-new-whitefox-eclipse-is-not-my-whitefox/ The new Whitefox Eclipse is not my Whitefox]<br />
*Alphaca Keyboards: [https://alpacakeyboards.com/whitefox-eclipse/ The WhiteFox Eclipse - Magnetic Gasket Mechanical Keyboard]<br />
<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
[[Category:65%_keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=WhiteFox&diff=52004WhiteFox2024-02-06T22:26:10Z<p>Findecanor: Added WhiteFox Eclipse: (Could perhaps get its own page later?)</p>
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{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = whitefox65.jpg<br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = <br />
| manufacturer = Input Club<br />
| features = [[65%]] Form Factor<br />
| switch = [[Cherry MX]] (and compatible)<br />
| layouts = One<br />
| interface = [[USB]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = ?<br />
| price = $170.00 <br />
| website = https://kono.store/products/whitefox-mechanical-keyboard<br />
}}<br />
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The '''WhiteFox''' is a [[65%]] keyboard designed by Deskthority user '''Matt3o'''.<br />
<br />
It uses [[User:Haata|HaaTa]]'s Kiibohd firmware but it is also compatible with TMK firmware.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The project originally stemmed from a discussion on the forum about what should be Deskthority's next community keyboard project.<br />
Matt3o designed the WhiteFox with layout of one of his earlier [[65%]] DIY designs and had it made into a [[Input Club]] project.<br />
It was first sold through [[Massdrop]] in several layout variations including [[ISO]] and [[ANSI]] but is now (Nov '18) sold on the Kono store only in the [[Unix layout|Unix-inspired]] "TrueFox" layout.<br />
<br />
Now, there is also a dark-themed "NightFox" variant.<br />
<br />
In late 2023, Kono.store designed the '''WhiteFox Eclipse''' ''70%'' keyboard, inspired by the original WhiteFox, and had it manufactured and sold through Alpaca Keyboards.<br />
Matt3o allowed it, but had no part in the keyboard's design.<br />
It has modern features such as gasket mounting, flexible plate and PCB, [[Hot-swap|switch-swapping sockets]] and [[Bluetooth]]. It is held together with magnets instead of screws.<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
<br />
*Group Buys: [https://deskthority.net/group-buys-f50/more-whitefox-less-massdrop-t16839.html More WhiteFox (less Massdrop)]]. 2017-06-20.<br />
*Workshop: [https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/the-long-journey-of-the-whitefox-t12134.html The long journey of the WhiteFox]. 2015-11-27<br />
*Workshop: [https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/group-build-prototyping-phase-t7474.html Group Build prototyping phase] (Not original title). 2014-02-17 onwards.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*matt3o.com: [https://matt3o.com/the-new-whitefox-eclipse-is-not-my-whitefox/ The new Whitefox Eclipse is not my Whitefox]<br />
*Alphaca Keyboards: [https://alpacakeyboards.com/whitefox-eclipse/ The WhiteFox Eclipse - Magnetic Gasket Mechanical Keyboard]<br />
<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
[[Category:65%_keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_Natural_Keyboard_Elite&diff=51932Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite2024-01-14T23:14:25Z<p>Findecanor: Supersedes and precedes links, and category</p>
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| fcc = <br />
| branding = Microsoft<br />
| family = <br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| switch = <br />
| layouts = ISO, ANSI<br />
| features =<br />
| interface = [[PS/2]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = <br />
| price = <br />
| dimensions = <br />
| supersedes = [[Microsoft Natural Keyboard]]<br />
| precedes = [[Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite''' is an [[ergonomic keyboard]] produced by [[Microsoft]] in the late 1990s. It is a [[rubber dome]] keyboard, and features an unusual [[navigation cluster]] layout.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:Microsoft Natural Elite rear.jpg | Labels on rear<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
[[Category:Microsoft keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Ergonomic keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Navigation_cluster&diff=51931Navigation cluster2024-01-14T23:12:48Z<p>Findecanor: This existed all along, and did not lead right...</p>
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[[Category:Keyboard terms]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_Natural_Keyboard&diff=51930Microsoft Natural Keyboard2024-01-14T23:05:53Z<p>Findecanor: Added "Precedes"</p>
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{{Template:Infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = Microsoft Natural Keyboard Top.png<br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = CIGE03786<br />
| branding = Microsoft<br />
| family = <br />
| manufacturer = Keytronic <br />
| switch = [[Key Tronic dome with slider|Keytronic Dome with Slider]]<br />
| layouts = ISO, ANSI<br />
| features =<br />
| interface = [[PS/2]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = 1994-1998<br />
| price = $99 (1994)<br />
| dimensions = <br />
| precedes = [[Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The Microsoft Natural Keyboard is the first ergonomic keyboard produced by Microsoft, and manufactured by Keytronic.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The keyboard was created by Microsoft in order to prevent or alleviate the injuries and symptoms associated with typing for long periods of time, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. It uses a PS/2 connector, but also includes a PS/2 -> DIN-5 adapter as well. It is currently unknown what key rollover the keyboard supports.<br />
<br />
The layout is a fixed split 104 key layout with a standard numpad and navigation cluster, contrary to the [[Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite]] that succeeded it. The function keys are lumped into two groups with escape and F1-F5 on the left side, and F6-F12 on the right side of the split. The spacebar, however, is not split and instead is a single key. The bottom row is also taller and wider compared to a standard keyboard.<br />
<br />
There is a built-in foldable riser for a negative typing angle.<br />
<br />
The keycaps appear to be [[Pad printing|pad printed]].<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
Pictures of the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=167><br />
<gallery><br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Top.png|Top<br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Bottom.png|Bottom<br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keycap Removed.png|Keycap removed<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Alternatives==<br />
Many keyboards from other manufacturers have been more or less copies of this design.<br />
<br />
Modern mechanical keyboards:<br />
* CloudNine [https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomic-keyboard ErgoFS] and [https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-ergotkl-ergonomic-split-mechanical-keyboard ErgoTKL] ([[Kailh BOX]] switches)<br />
* Perixx [https://perixx.com/products/px-ergonomic-mechanical-keyboard Periboard 535 and 335] ([[Kailh Choc]] switches)<br />
<br />
Several mechanical recreations (of the full layout) have never escaped being vapourware or crowdfunding stage.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Microsoft keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Key Tronic OEM keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Ergonomic keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_Natural_Keyboard&diff=51929Microsoft Natural Keyboard2024-01-14T16:24:58Z<p>Findecanor: Added modern alternatives, and put in proper categories</p>
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{{Template:Infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = Microsoft Natural Keyboard Top.png<br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = CIGE03786<br />
| branding = Microsoft<br />
| family = <br />
| manufacturer = Keytronic <br />
| switch = [[Key Tronic dome with slider|Keytronic Dome with Slider]]<br />
| layouts = ISO, ANSI<br />
| features =<br />
| interface = [[PS/2]]<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = 1994-1998<br />
| price = $99 (1994)<br />
| dimensions = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
The Microsoft Natural Keyboard is the first ergonomic keyboard produced by Microsoft, and manufactured by Keytronic.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The keyboard was created by Microsoft in order to prevent or alleviate the injuries and symptoms associated with typing for long periods of time, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. It uses a PS/2 connector, but also includes a PS/2 -> DIN-5 adapter as well. It is currently unknown what key rollover the keyboard supports.<br />
<br />
The layout is a fixed split 104 key layout with a standard numpad and navigation cluster, contrary to the [[Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite]] that succeeded it. The function keys are lumped into two groups with escape and F1-F5 on the left side, and F6-F12 on the right side of the split. The spacebar, however, is not split and instead is a single key. The bottom row is also taller and wider compared to a standard keyboard.<br />
<br />
There is a built-in foldable riser for a negative typing angle.<br />
<br />
The keycaps appear to be [[Pad printing|pad printed]].<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
Pictures of the Microsoft Natural Keyboard.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=167><br />
<gallery><br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Top.png|Top<br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Bottom.png|Bottom<br />
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keycap Removed.png|Keycap removed<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Alternatives==<br />
Many keyboards from other manufacturers have been more or less copies of this design.<br />
<br />
Modern mechanical keyboards:<br />
* CloudNine [https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-c989m-ergonomic-keyboard ErgoFS] and [https://cloudnineergo.com/products/cloud-nine-ergotkl-ergonomic-split-mechanical-keyboard ErgoTKL] ([[Kailh BOX]] switches)<br />
* Perixx [https://perixx.com/products/px-ergonomic-mechanical-keyboard Periboard 535 and 335] ([[Kailh Choc]] switches)<br />
<br />
Several mechanical recreations (of the full layout) have never escaped being vapourware or crowdfunding stage.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Microsoft keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Key Tronic OEM keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Ergonomic keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Logitech&diff=51919Logitech2024-01-08T09:37:46Z<p>Findecanor: </p>
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{{Infobox Company<br />
| company_name = Logitech<br />
| company_logo = [[File:Logitech logo (2013).png|150px]]<br />
| vector_logo =<br />
| company_type = <br />
| foundation = 1981<br />
| founder = <br />
| location_city = Morges<br />
| location_country = Switzerland<br />
| key_people = Guerrino De Luca (Chairman)<br>Bracken Darrell (CEO)<br />
| industry = Electronics<br />
| revenue = <br />
| operating_income =<br />
| market cap = <br />
| net_income = <br />
| num_employees = 11,000 (2010)<br />
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.logitech.com/}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Logitech''' is a computer peripherals manufacturer known for its long history in the [[:Category:pointing devices|pointing devices]] industry. In the days of MS-DOS, Logitech were a rival to [[Microsoft]] for the creation of a standard for a PC mouse protocol; Microsoft preferred two-button mice, while Logitech opted for three button mice.<br />
<br />
Logitech were a popular OEM for mice for many computer brands. Logitech entered the [[mechanical keyboard]] arena with the [[Cherry MX]]-based [[Logitech G710]].<ref name="mech-enter" /><br />
<br />
==Brands==<br />
Logitech uses the brand "Logicool" in Japan because another "Logitech" already existed there.<br />
Sometimes the brand "Logi" is used, supposedly so they don't have to bother printing products differently for different markets.<br />
<br />
==Products==<br />
*[[:Category:Logitech trackballs|Logitech trackballs]]<br />
*[[:Category:Logitech mice|Logitech mice]]<br />
*[[:Category:Logitech keyboards|Logitech keyboards]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* Wikipedia — [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech Logitech]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="mech-enter">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/news-reviews-f4/good-news-bad-new-lg-ordered-10-million-mx-cherry-switches-t3338-30.html#p78377 Good news?Bad New? LG ordered 10 million MX cherry switches]</ref> ("LG" [sic])<br />
</references><br />
<br />
[[Category:Swiss brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:OEM companies]]<br />
[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Logicool&diff=51918Logicool2024-01-08T09:34:18Z<p>Findecanor: Redirected page to Logitech</p>
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[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary brands & companies]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX&diff=51917Cherry MX2024-01-07T18:32:51Z<p>Findecanor: Added Cherry MX Purple</p>
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{{infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = Cherry MX.jpg<br />
| family = [[Cherry MX]]<br />
| patents = [http://www.google.com/patents/US4467160 US4467160] (1983)<br />
| introduced = 1983-11-07<br />
| switch mount = [[PCB mount]]<br>[[Plate mount]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]]<br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br>[[Hirose mount]]<br>[[Cherry M8 mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 20 M (1985)<br/>500 k/20 M/50 M (1994)<br/>50 M (2017)<br/>50 M/100 M (2020)<br />
| bounce time = 5 ms (1985)<br/>1 ms (Nov 2019)<br />
| website = https://www.cherrymx.de/en<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Phantom_mx_013.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Variants of the Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:CherryMX_shippingboxes_062143.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cherry MX shipping boxes]]<br />
[[File:Filco_otaku_blue.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A keyboard with MX Blue switches]]<br />
[[File:Sord M243EX -- switches.jpg|250px|thumb|right|MX switches with Hirose Cherry branding and keycap mount]]<br />
<br />
'''Cherry MX''' is the most popular line of keyswitches used in mechanical computer keyboards.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
{{see also|Cherry catalogues}}<br />
<br />
Designed by [[Cherry]], they were introduced on 7 November 1983<ref name="DT-launch" /> and were initially available only in a [[:Category:Linear switches|linear]] (smooth), light-resistance version.{{citation needed}} An entire family of Cherry MX variants was subsequently developed with combinations of these characteristics:<br />
<br />
*Light to heavy [[force]]<br />
*With or without tactile feedback (a "bump" the typist can feel on actuation)<br />
*With or without auditory feedback (clicky/non-clicky)<br />
<br />
These variants are generally referred to by stem colour. Cherry officially refers to most switch types by article number, but their newest switch types are indeed referred to by community-style monikers on their website.<br />
<br />
The exact history of the product line is not yet clear. In July 1985, the series officially comprised MX Black, MX Linear Grey (for space bars in MX Black keyboards), MX White, and MX Click Grey (for space bars in MX White keyboards). MX Lock appears to have already existed at this point (found in a Xerox keyboard made by Hirose Cherry), but it was not included in the 1985 German MX datasheet.<br />
<br />
The part numbers were divided into linear and tactile, with the model character being numeric for linear switches (MX1A-'''1'''1__ and MX1A-'''2'''1__) and alphabetic for tactile switches (MX1A-'''A'''1__ and MX1A-'''B'''1__). MX Lock was identified as "3", but MX Red was strangely identified as "L" (with "H", "I", "J" and "K" currently unaccounted for), with the much later MX Nature White getting "4" following on from MX Lock.<br />
<br />
The patent, filed in 1983, describes the hysteresis mechanism, but says nothing about audible feedback. It would appear that the click sound was originally suppressed with grease; MX Blue was a later addition to the series after MX Clear, and it was permitted to emit a click sound.<br />
<br />
The 1985 MX datasheet lists a rated lifetime of 20 million keystrokes for both linear and tactile types. The 1994 MX brochure lists the lifetimes as 500 k (MX Lock), 20 M ("soft" and "click" types, where "soft" may refer to MX Clear), and 50 M for "linear" and "ergonomic" types (where "ergonomic" is MX Brown). From 2017, the whole series got rated for 50 M keystrokes, with MX Lock having gone end of life.<br />
<br />
From November 1st, 2019 all variants are supposed to be manufactured with a different leaf spring and contacts, supposed to lead to a bounce time of less than 1 ms. In 2020, linear MX variants and MX Brown got modified stems (and possibly housing), with a new rating of 100 M keystrokes. <ref name="cherrymxblog200323">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/100-mio.html 100 MIO]. Dated 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-07-08</ref><br />
<br />
The "MX2A" revision was announced in Aug 2023 for MX Black, Brown, Red, Blue, Speed Silver and Silent Red. <ref name="cherrymx2ablog">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx2a-the-ultimate-in-mechanical-switch-design.html CHERRY MX2A:Exceeding expectations - The Ultimate in Mechanical Switch Design]. Attributed to Holger Dassler. Dated 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25</ref><br />
These have a new barrel-shaped spring with [[lubrication]] which supposedly "mirrors the performance of the Krytox GPL 205 Grade 0").<ref name="cherrymx2a">CherryMX web site—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx2a.html CHERRY MX2A: Welcome to the New Era]. No dating. Retrieved 2023-08-24</ref><br />
The label on the top housing of the RGB variants is now rotated 180°<ref name="theremingoatmx2a">Theremingoat.com—[https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/cherry-mx2a-rgb-black-switch-review Cherry MX2A RGB Black Switch Review]. Dated 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27</ref> whereas it is not on the non-RGB variants.<ref name="arsmx2a">Ars Technica—[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hands-on-with-cherry-mx2a-switches-a-lot-less-wobble-a-little-more-confusion/ Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion]. Dated 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-26</ref><br />
It is unclear whether or when the MX2A will replace the previous MX1A/MX3A switches.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Design==<br />
Cherry MX switches have [[gold crosspoint]] contacts. The contact mechanism has one small static terminal, and a movable leaf that is folded against itself at the top. At least two designs of contact mechanism are known. As of 2013, the current system has a very narrow "neck" where it folds back on itself. One known previous design uses more metal and appears to be more complicated; this design has been found in the [[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3" /> and [[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]], as well as [[Cherry MX Black]].<ref name="gh-hrclear" /><br />
<br />
All German Cherry MX switches, and some Japanese-made Hirose MX switches, are branded "CHERRY" on the top; the exact logo used has varied over time. Hirose MX switches were also branded "HCP" (Hirose Cherry Precision).<br />
<br />
The shell's design is based on the [[Cherry M9]]. The upper shell cannot be removed while the switch is mounted in a [[switch mount#plate mount|plate]]; it must first be de-soldered and removed, as the plate prevents the shell's four retention clips from moving outward. For modification, PCB-mount keyboards are preferred, or enthusiast-created plates with four small cutouts that allow the switches to be opened in-place.<br />
<br />
Clicky MX switches use a special two-piece slider with a movable contact that fires the "click collar" downwards on passing the actuation point. When the switch is released, the click collar is pulled back upwards by the slider itself and held in place by the movable contact.<br />
<br />
The [[keycap mount]] is only 180° rotationally symmetrical. The horizontal (E and W) arms of the cross are around 1.25–1.30 mm thick, while the vertical (N and S) arms are 1.05–1.10 mm thick. Keycaps do not always fit sideways. The stem is around 3.7 mm tall and sits on a platform that descends inside the switch, allowing the full travel to be greater than the stem's height.<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
[[File:CherryMXForceTravel.png|250px|thumb|right|Force-travel diagram (CN/mm) of the downstrokes of the most common Cherry MX switches]]<br />
<br />
===Common variants===<br />
The most common Cherry MX variants are [[Cherry MX Black|Black]] and [[Cherry MX Red|Red]] for [[:Category:Linear switches|linear switches]]; and [[Cherry MX Clear|Clear]], [[Cherry MX Brown|Brown]] and [[Cherry MX Blue|Blue]] for [[:Category:Tactile switches|tactile switches]]. Keyboards based on the clicky [[Cherry MX Green|MX Green]] and tactile [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey|MX Grey]] variants also exist; but due to their heavier resistance, these variants are usually reserved for [[space bar]]s.<br />
<br />
===Hirose Cherry===<br />
Hirose Cherry Precision ("Cherry Japan") manufactured a version of the MX switch with the Hirose Cherry keycap mount. Hirose Cherry MX switches accept standard Cherry MX keycaps, but Hirose keycaps do not fit standard switches.<br />
<br />
===Other variants===<br />
Some rarer Cherry MX variants have transparent switch housings, and allegedly the earliest MX switches all had clear stems.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/hirose-cherry-switches-and-the-xerox-1109-t8192.html Hirose Cherry switches and the Xerox 1109]</ref><br />
<br />
Old versions of MX Blue switches exist. Because no dye was added to their stems, these switches are called [[Cherry MX White|Whites]].{{citation needed}}<br />
<br />
===Observed variants===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Nixie.jpg|125px]]||[[Nixie]]||?||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Nixdorf White.png|125px]]||Nixie Spacebar||?||Space Bar||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Olympia Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Revised MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Linear Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]||MX1A-21''xx''||Space bar||Linear||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Lock (grey).jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Lock]]||MX1A-31''xx''||Alternate action||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black#Clear-Top|Cherry MX Black Clear-Top]]||MX1A-61NW||Normal||Linear||63,5 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX white.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX White]]||MX1A-A1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Soft Click Clear]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Click Grey]]||MX1A-B1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||105 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Clear]]||MX1A-C1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||65 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Tactile Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]||MX1A-D1''xx''||Space bar||Tactile||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Green.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Green]]||MX1A-F1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]||MX1A-H1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Red -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed Silver -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Nature White -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Nature White]]||MX1A-41NA||Normal||Linear||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Mxsuperblacksmall.png|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Super Black]]||?||Special||Linear||150 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX-M8 Adapter.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX-M8 Adapter]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||[[Cherry M8|M8]]||?||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirosecherrymxpaleyellowsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Pale Yellow]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherrymxlineargreygreensmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Grey Green]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirose Cherry MX Orange.jpg|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MXPaleBlue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||?||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Dark Blue -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Dark Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hiroseclearsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===MX2A revision===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! Name!!Product code!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black|Cherry MX2A Black]]||MX2A-11N''x''||Linear||60 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Speed Silver|Cherry MX2A Speed Silver]]||MX2A-51N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Silent Red|Cherry MX2A Silent Red]]||MX2A-71N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown|Cherry MX2A Brown]]||MX2A-G1N''x''||Tactile||55 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red|Cherry MX2A Red]]||MX2A-L1N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Ergo Clear#Cherry MX Purple|Cherry MX Purple]]|| || Tactile || <50 cN<br />
|}<br />
The last letter in the product code:<br />
* N: 3-pin <br />
* W: 5-pin<br />
* A: 3-pin RGB<br />
* B: 5-pin RGB<br />
<br />
===Country-specific types===<br />
Position six in product codes is "1" for a Cherry MX keystem, and a country-specific letter otherwise. The only known example of this is "G" for Germany; these switches are listed by a number of stockists and other sites, but in all cases appear to be false stock levels and no parts are available for sale. Cherry Americas have three of the products on record, as obsolete parts (two of which with meaningful descriptions), and examples of three of the types in their offices (MX1A-1GBR, MX1A-EGEQ and MX1A-1GCL); the remainder of the product codes below remain entirely unconfirmed. The three examples where parts have been retained are all Cherry MX mount, and the only apparent difference in all cases is customisation of the return spring weight.<ref>Correspondence with Cherry Americas, 2017-10-02 to 10</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Product code!!Source!!Description<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GAP||Cherry||"MX1A-1GAP" [sic] (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GBR||Cherry||Derived from MX Black, PCB mount, 179 cN according to the database record ("179 CN PCB MOUNT N/O")<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCX||Cherry||"350CN W/PINS" (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCL||Cherry||Derived from MX Black; PCB mount; the bag states “lowest force possible”, but it seems to be only slightly lower in force than standard MX Black; the bag is dated 8-26-94<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-EGEQ||Cherry||Derived from MX Blue; PCB mount, 180 cN<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GER||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GFD||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GRE||Surplus sites||None<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Unconfirmed variants===<br />
"Cherry MX Yellow" ([[Aristotle Yellow]]) is now officially determined to not be a Cherry product. As such, the following switches—not yet sighted in any keyboard at the time of writing—are not verified Cherry products. They are Cherry-branded, but they may be counterfeit.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Click]]||?||?||Clicky||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Linear]]||?||?||Linear||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Grey]]||?||?||Linear||?||MX||?||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Recombination variants===<br />
There are several custom Cherry MX Switches that can be created by merging together two different switches.<br />
<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ghetto Green]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Panda Clear]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]<br />
*Cherry MX Ergo Grey<br />
*Cherry MX Ghost Black<br />
*Cherry MX Light White<br />
<br />
==Features (as advertised by [[Cherry]])==<br />
<br />
*Desktop profile, 0.60 inch (15.2 mm) from PCB (no keycap)<br />
*Choice of feel: linear, soft tactile, click tactile<br />
*PCB or frame mount<br />
*Long life of 50 million operations (previously also 20 million and 500 thousand depending on model and age)<br />
*4 mm travel<br />
*LED, diode or [[jumper]] option<br />
*12V maximum AC/DC<br />
*Current Rating: 10 mA<br />
*Insulation Resistance: < 100 MΩ at 100V DC<br />
<br />
==Mounting options==<br />
[[File:PCB Mount.jpg|thumb|right|A PCB mountable Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:PCBvsPlate.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison between plate and PCB mount switches]]<br />
<br />
Cherry MX switches are available with additional mounting options for either a wire bridge, an LED or a [[Diode|diode]]. <br />
<br />
They are also available for either [[Switch-mounting construction|PCB or plate mounting]]. Switches for PCB mounting have two additional plastic pins to secure and stabilize them (although plate-mounted switches do not necessarily need these extra pins, as they are stabilized by the metal backplate). PCB-mounted switches can easily be converted for back-plate mounting by cutting off the extra stems. <br />
<br />
Mounting designs are specified by the last two digits of the switches' product numbers (see below).<br />
<br />
==Product numbers==<br />
The Cherry MX series follows an eight-digit naming convention:<br />
M X [1,3,5] [A,C] - [0-9, A-Z] [1] [N,R,G,Y,D,J] [N,W,A,B]<br />
<br />
*M: Keyswitch module<br />
*X: Cherry MX family<br />
*[1,3,5]<br />
**1: Material: AuAg10, 10mA, max. 12V<br />
**3: Silenced slider<br />
**5: Special<br />
*[A,C]<br />
**A: SPST NO (single pole, single throw, normally open)<br />
**C: Special<br />
*[0-9, A-Z] — Operating characteristics, actuation force and key style (switch 'color'):<br />
**1: [[Cherry MX Black]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]<br />
**2: [[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]<br />
**3: [[Cherry MX Lock]]<br />
**A: [[Cherry MX White]]<br />
**B: [[Cherry MX Click Grey]]<br />
**C: [[Cherry MX Clear]]<br />
**D: [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]<br />
**E: [[Cherry MX Blue]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]<br />
**F: [[Cherry MX Green]]<br />
**G: [[Cherry MX Brown]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]<br />
**L: [[Cherry MX Red]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]<br />
*[1,A-Z]<br />
**1: Standard straight, cross-shaped keystem for standard [[Cherry MX mount]] caps<br />
**G: Special (Germany) with D and H reserved for future use<br />
**W: Special (USA) with C and F reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**U: Special (UK) with K and E reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**N: Special (Japan) with J and L reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**A: Special (Australia) with Q and M reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**B: Special (Brazil) with S and P reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
*[N,R,G,Y,D,J] - Integrated components<br />
**N: No additional, integrated components<br />
**R: Red LED<br />
**G: Green LED<br />
**Y: Yellow LED<br />
**D: Diode<br />
**J: Jumper wire<br />
*[N,W] - Mounting configuration / case color<br />
**N: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / black case<br />
**W: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / black case<br />
**A: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / clear case<br />
**B: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / clear case<br />
<br />
Examples of Cherry MX product numbers and their descriptions: <br />
<br />
*MX1A-11NN - Cherry MX Black/linear, no diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-E1DN - Cherry MX Blue/tactile clicky, with diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-L1RW - Cherry MX Red/low-force linear, red LED, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-G1JW - Cherry MX Brown/tactile non-clicky, with jumper wire, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
<br />
==Disassembly==<br />
The Cherry MX switch shell is based on Cherry's previous low-profile [[Cherry M9|M9]] switch ("[[low-profile]]" in the '80s being standard profile from the '90s onward).<br />
<br />
The switch has four retention tabs: two on the left and two on the right. A loose switch can be opened by prying these tabs either from the top or from the bottom.<br />
Enthusiasts have developed special tools for both methods, but narrow flat screwdrivers are also often used.<br />
The screwdrivers are inserted into two opposite holes; then the side retention tabs are pried away from the switch body. <br />
<br />
PCB-mounted MX switches can be opened in-place from the top. <br />
Most plate-mounted switches must be removed to be opened, as the plate prevents their side tabs from moving outward to clear the retaining lugs.<br />
Some DIY keyboard kits have cutouts for the retention tabs, allowing them to be opened in place. Other keyboards, primarily for enthusiasts, have [[Hot-swap#Hot-swap_sockets|hot-swapping sockets]] allowing switches to be removed and replaced without de/soldering.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- opening the switch.jpg|Opening one side of a PCB-mounted switch.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Accessories===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX Black -- LED fitted and active.jpg | MX switch with LED fitted<br />
File:Cherry MX Clear -- opened, with jumper wire visible.jpg | MX switch with jumper fitted<br />
File:G80-0559 -- Switch w. LED and diode at side.JPG | Switches with LEDs fitted require diodes to be external<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX base.jpg | Base<br />
File:Cherry MX front.jpg | Front<br />
File:Cherry MX rear.jpg | Rear<br />
File:Cherry G80-3700HAU -- unusual LED switch.jpg | Variant design used for windowed keycaps on certain Cherry models such as the [[Cherry G80-3700|G80-3700HAU/04]]<br />
File:Xerox 1109 (type 2) -- Cherry MX linear white.jpg | Hirose Cherry MX switch with original HCP branding<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Construction===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- sliders and springs.jpg | Sliders and springs<br />
File:Cherry MX -- click sliders.jpg | Click sliders from blue and white switches<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 1.jpg | MX Blue and opened MX Brown<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 2.jpg | Partially disassembled switch<br />
File:Cherry MX -- gold crosspoint contacts.jpg | Gold crosspoints<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- contacts.jpg | Electrical contacts, newer design (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry KXN3-8451 MX Black Spacebar 2.jpg | Electrical contacts, original design (1984 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX -- switch contacts.jpg | Contact plate and leaf (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, top views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (top views)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, bottom views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (bottom views)<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- old vs new.jpg | Classic (left) and revised (right, from 2016) non-silenced slider design<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Silencing===<br />
To provide damping, Cherry revised the slider to contain an integral, fully moulded-in-place damper. The damped switches use softer colours for the sliders.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped.jpg | "Silent" switch slider designs, with upstroke and downstroke damping using a moulded-in rubber damper<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped 2.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches|Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
*Kaihua — [http://www.kailh.com/gb/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=37 红轴将被取代 Kailh黄轴大战Cherry轴] — Detailed disassembly shots<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm Cherry MX Series Key Switch] on Cherry's home page.<br />
*[http://cherry.co.uk/cid/b2b_keymodules.htm Keymodules] on Cherry UK web page.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3">ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/cherry/yamaha_qx3_cherry_orange/ Yamaha QX3 Sequencer keyboard]</ref><br />
<ref name="gh-hrclear">geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50240.0 This cherry switch]</ref><br />
<ref name="DT-launch">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/other-news-events-f47/7-november-1983-2013-30-years-cherry-mx-t6780.html 7 November 1983-2013 | 30 Years Cherry MX!]</ref><br />
</references><br />
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[[Category:Cherry MX]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]<br />
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[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX_Purple&diff=51915Cherry MX Purple2024-01-07T18:28:28Z<p>Findecanor: Redirected page to Cherry MX Ergo Clear#Cherry MX Purple</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Cherry MX Ergo Clear#Cherry MX Purple]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX_Ergo_Clear&diff=51914Cherry MX Ergo Clear2024-01-07T18:28:11Z<p>Findecanor: Condensed, added Glarses' "Cherry MX Purple"</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo}}<br />
{{Infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = Cherry MX clear.jpg<br />
| manufacturer = [[Cherry]]<br />
| product code = MX1A-H1''xx'' <br />
| contact mechanism = [[Contact mechanism#Metal leaf|Metal leaf]]<br />
| switch type = Tactile<br />
| preload = 35 cN<br />
| tactile force = 55 cN<br />
| actuation force = 40 cN<br />
| introduced = 2011 (original mod)<br/>2022 (official)<br />
| family = [[Cherry MX]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Ergo Clear''' was originally a modification of a [[Cherry MX Clear]] switch with a lighter spring.<br />
<br />
[[Cherry]] had stated early on that they would be willing to produce Ergo Clears in a slider-colour of choice, if they got a minimum order of at least 750,000 switches.<br />
The enthusiast community expected that a new colour would be used: probably purple.<br />
However, clone manufacturers got there first, with the Purple Zealio V1 in 2015.<br />
<br />
In October 2022, Cherry did however announce official '''Cherry MX Ergo Clear''' switches in normal and RGB variants.<br />
<br />
An official '''Cherry MX Purple''' became available first in late 2023.<br />
<br />
== Variations ==<br />
=== Modifications ===<br />
In the [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=16351.0 original recipe], a stem from a [[Cherry MX Clear]] is combined with a spring from a [[Cherry MX Black]] switch.<br />
<br />
A '''Panda Clear''' is such an original switch, also named for its colours and because Geekhack user '''panda-R''' modified switches this way.<br />
<br />
However, '''Ergo Clear''' is [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=17581.0 more associated with] the use of springs from [[Cherry MX Brown|brown]], [[Cherry MX Red|red]] or [[Cherry MX Blue|blue]] switches.<br />
Some users have reported of such switches "sticking", where the slider fails to return past the tactile point. Sticking can be reduced with [[lubrication]] or by choosing a somewhat stronger spring.<br />
<br />
Third-party springs with weighting in-between that of the Red and Black switches have also been used, so as to get an as light switch as possible without "stickiness".<br />
<br />
=== Cherry MX Ergo Clear ===<br />
Announced on October 17 2022 on Cherry's Cherry MX blog.<br />
The stem colour is however, translucent white like (or similar to?) the original [[Cherry MX Clear]].<br />
<br />
=== Cherry MX Purple ===<br />
Custom MX2A revision of ''Ergo Clear'' sold by keyboard YouTuber '''Glarses''' on [https://glarses.com Glarses.com].<br />
<br />
The stem is purple in colour, but otherwise the same shape as [[Cherry MX Clear|MX Clear]].<br />
The switch has more factory-applied [[lubrication]] than standard, and a slightly lighter spring than the standard Cherry MX Ergo Clear.<br />
<br />
==Clones==<br />
The first one out was [[Zeal PC]]s in 2015, with their [[Zealio]] switches later renamed as "Zealio V1".<br />
<br />
* [[Zealio]] V1 with purple stems<br />
* [[Outemu ICE]] with purple variants<br />
* Input Club [[Input Club Halo|Halo]] and [[Input Club Hako|Hako]] in various colours ranging from salmon to lavender.<br />
* [[Durock T1]] in multiple colours (except purple)<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Holy Panda]]—Another modified tactile switch made from a [[Input Club Halo|Halo]] stem.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-special/mx-ergo-clear.html CHERRY MX ERGO CLEAR - MX SPECIAL]—Cherry's official site.<br />
* [https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx-ergo-clear-switch-modification-by-enthusiasts-becomes-official-mx-derivate.html CHERRY MX Ergo Clear: Switch modification by enthusiasts becomes official MX derivate]—Cherry MX Blog<br />
<br />
[[Category:Cherry MX]]<br />
[[Category:Tactile switches]]<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Modified switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Copilot_key&diff=51912Copilot key2024-01-05T20:56:26Z<p>Findecanor: </p>
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The '''Copilot key''' is a single-purpose feature key added to PC keyboards from 2024 onwards made for [[Microsoft Windows]] version 11.<br />
It triggers the launch of an interface to a Large Language Model called ''Copilot'', and has its logo as its legend.<br />
<br />
The key replaces right [[Control key|Control]], right [[Windows key|Windows]] or the [[Menu key|Menu]] key.<br />
<br />
It is an alternative to the key combination [[Windows key|Windows]] + C,<br />
which previously launched the assistant ''Cortana''.<br />
People have speculated that perhaps that is what the key sends.<br />
<br />
Dedicated "Cortana keys" on older keyboards have been reported to send Windows + C.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Copilot Microsoft Copilot] on Wikipedia.<br />
<br />
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The '''Copilot key''' is a single-purpose feature key added to PC keyboards from 2024 onwards made for [[Microsoft Windows]] version 11.<br />
It triggers the launch of an interface to a Large Language Model called ''Copilot'', and has its logo as its legend.<br />
<br />
The key replaces right [[Control key|Control]], right [[Windows key|Windows]] or the [[Menu key|Menu]] key.<br />
<br />
It is an alternative to the key combination [[Windows key|Windows]] + C,<br />
which previously launched the assistant ''Cortana''.<br />
People have speculated that perhaps that is what the key sends.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Copilot Microsoft Copilot] on Wikipedia.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Keyboard keys]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX_Ultra_Low_Profile&diff=51903Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile2023-12-17T21:29:24Z<p>Findecanor: /* Availability */</p>
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{{infobox dswitch<br />
| name = Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile<br />
| image name = <br />
| manufactuer = [[Cherry]]<br />
| product code = MX6C-K3NB (clicky)<br/>MX6C-T3NB (tactile)<br />
| introduced = 2021<br />
| keycap mount = Proprietary<br />
| switch type = [[Clicky]], [[Tactile]]<br />
| switch mount = Surface-mount [[PCB mount|on PCB]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]] ([[Gold crosspoint]])<br />
| pretravel = 0.8 mm<br />
| travel = 1.8 mm<br />
| preload = 45 cN<br />
| actuation force = 65 cN<br />
| lifetime = 15 million<br />
| website = https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-ultra-low-profile/mx-ulp-click.html<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile''' ('''MX ULP''' for short) is a mechanical [[low-profile]] butterfly-type [[scissor switch]] from [[Cherry]].<br />
<br />
It is not compatible with its namesakes [[Cherry MX]] or [[Cherry MX Low Profile]] in any way, but uses a similar metal contact mechanism and a coiled spring.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The switch has a butterfly-type scissor mechanism made of stainless steel in an undercarriage of metal and plastic.<br />
The height is 3.5 mm, not including thicknesses of keycap and PCB.<br />
<br />
Unlike most mechanical switches and other scissor switches, each switch is an individual module which is supposed to be surface-mount soldered onto a PCB.<br />
<br />
Return force is provided by ''pulling'' a coiled spring laterally between the scissor-legs.<br />
The contact mechanism uses terminals with a [[gold crosspoint]].<br />
<br />
Unlike the competing [[Omron B3KL series]], there is no Fresnel lens for dispersing [[backlighting|backlight]] from a surface-mounted LED. The spring is in the middle of the switch, allowing backlighting to be only above and/or below it.<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
It is available from Cherry in a [[clicky]], and a [[tactile]] non-clicky variant.<br />
Apart from one having audial feedback, official specs for both switch variants are the same.<br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Variant !! Product code<br />
|-<br />
| Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile Click || MX6C-K3NB<br />
|-<br />
| Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile || MX6C-T3NB<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Availability==<br />
The clicky switch was announced on March 18, 2021. The tactile non-clicky was disclosed later.<br />
<br />
* Laptops from [[Dell]]'s gaming brand ''Alienware'', series: ''m15 R4'' and ''m17 R4''. (clicky)<br />
* ''Corsair K100 Air'' (clicky)<br />
* ''Mistel AIRONE''. 65%<br />
* ''Cherry KW X ULP''. Full-size ISO and ANSI.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-ultra-low-profile/mx-ulp-click.html Official page]<br />
* CherryMX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx-ultra-low-profile.html CHERRY MX ULTRA LOW PROFILE].<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
* Deskthority—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=25420 Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile]<br />
<br />
==Reviews==<br />
* Linus Tech Tips on Youtube—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqCzNyaC3Cg&t=505s More Obvious BS from Dell??]<br />
* Tom's Hardware—[https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/cherry-mx-ultra-low-profile-switches-tested Cherry’s First Mechanical Laptop Switches Improved My Typing Speed], by Avram Piltch.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Scissor switches]]<br />
[[Category:RGB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Low travel switches]]<br />
[[Category:Production switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]<br />
[[Category:Cherry switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Bluetooth&diff=51901Bluetooth2023-12-16T05:25:09Z<p>Findecanor: Added vulnerability</p>
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<div>'''Bluetooth''' is a short-range wireless communication protocol standard used for peripherals, operating on the 2.4 GHz band.<br />
Bluetooth host support is mostly found in laptops, tablets and cell phones but increasingly in desktop computers: especially in small form factors.<br />
There are also Bluetooth receivers for plugging into [[USB]] ports.<br />
<br />
Bluetooth keyboards and mice typically use the "HID" protocol borrowed from [[USB]].<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
Bluetooth was introduced in 1999 by the Swedish telecom company [[Ericsson]] for use with mobile phones. Version 2.0 introduced EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), with the old speed called BR ("Basic Rate).<br />
<br />
'''Bluetooth Low Energy''' (BLE) was introduced in Bluetooth 4.0. It is actually a completely different protocol than ''classic Bluetooth'': it had been developed at [[Nokia]] as a rival protocol before being absorbed into the Bluetooth specification in Dec 2009.<br />
<br />
Peripherals using Bluetooth 4.0 or higher might use BLE instead of BR/EDR and thus not be backwards-compatible with receivers for earlier versions.<br />
<br />
Bluetooth 4.2 / BLE introduced heightened security. <br />
<br />
==Security==<br />
The security protocols in Bluetooth are widely considered to be relatively weak.<br />
This is a reason for input devices using Bluetooth being banned in many security-conscious environments.<br />
<br />
Some Bluetooth host implementations (Apple MacOS and iOS, and Linux including Android) even have a flaw allowing pairing with a keyboard without any user interaction, thus allowing an attacker to send key strokes without getting noticed. The vulnerability was supposedly fixed in Linux in 2020 but the fix was left disabled by default in most distributions.<ref name="mousejack++">Skysafe on Github—[https://github.com/skysafe/reblog/tree/main/cve-2023-45866 Hi, My Name Is Keyboard]: CVE-2023-45866: Unauthenticated Bluetooth keystroke-injection in Android, Linux, macOS and iOS. Disclosed 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2023-12-16</ref><br />
<br />
===Pairing===<br />
The use of PIN codes (or QR codes) is considered insecure in classic Bluetooth below v2.1 and in BLE below v4.2. If the attacker could eavesdrop during the pairing process, the PIN number could be cracked too easily and used to produce traffic encryption keys. Even if pairing has been in a secure location, some devices can be manipulated to restart the pairing process. <ref<br />
name="pomcor">Pomcor—[https://pomcor.com/2015/06/03/has-bluetooth-become-secure/ Has Bluetooth Become Secure?] by Francisco Corella. Dated 2015-06-03.<br />
Retrieved 2020-04-10</ref><br />
<br />
It is also important that the PIN number be generated randomly each time. If a PIN (or QR code) is printed in the manual or on the back of the device, it is likely the same on every device of that type, and an attacker does not even need to crack it.<br />
<br />
The most secure way is to always use a ''numeric comparison'' (both devices display a number that must match) or an ''Out-of-Band'' (OOB) transfer of an initial encryption key over another protocol such as [[USB]] or NFC.<br />
<br />
There is a standard protocol for OOB pairing of both BR/EDR and BLE over NFC<ref name="btssp12">NFC Forum—[https://nfc-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/NFCForum-AD-BTSSP-1.2.pdf Bluetooth® Secure Simple Pairing Using NFC] (PDF). Version 1.2. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2020-04-10</ref>, which is wireless but has super-low range: in practice direct contact. NFC is common on cell phones, less so on tablets but almost nonexistent on PCs. Current Apple iOS and Android from version 7 support NFC pairing but not other types of OOB pairing.<br />
<br />
[[USB]] is used for out-of-band pairing of [[Apple Magic Keyboard]] with [[macOS]], and controllers with various games consoles but the protocols are proprietary.<br />
<br />
[[Microsoft Windows]] allows BLE peripherals from the same manufacturer as the host to be ''pre-paired''. The keys are stored in the host's UEFI BIOS and the peripheral's firmware. This scheme relies however also on a protocol over BLE that is Microsoft-specific.<br />
<br />
===Traffic===<br />
Traffic encryption of classic Bluetooth below version 4.1 is considered to be using a weak encryption algorithm.<br />
BLE and newer classic Bluetooth use AES-CCM for traffic encryption, which is considered secure <ref name="pomcor"/><br />
<br />
Many devices are vulnerable to the "KNOB" attack which exploits a weakness in the Bluetooth standard itself: the devices could be coerced when connecting (after already pairing) to use a traffic encryption key length of only one byte — which is very easy to crack. However, for the attack to work, both the host and the peripheral need to be vulnerable. All major operating systems should have received updates. <ref name="ars190817">Ars Technica—[https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/new-attack-exploiting-serious-bluetooth-weakness-can-intercept-sensitive-data/ New Attack exploiting serious Bluetooth weakness can intercept sensitive data]. By Dan Goodin. Published 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-08-18.</ref><br />
<br />
==Limits==<br />
===Protocol===<br />
Bluetooth keyboards and mice typically use the higher levels of the HID protocol borrowed from the [[USB]] standard.<br />
Classic Bluetooth have a packet size of 8 bytes, which in effect limits keyboards to an 8-byte protocol with 6-key [[rollover]].<br />
<br />
Bluetooth 4.0/BLE supports up to 22 byte packages, and Bluetooth 4.2/BLE up to 244 with a Data Length Extension.<br />
<br />
===Pairing and Connection===<br />
In theory, up to seven devices can be ''connected'' to a host-side receiver at once, but in practice only three to four active devices are considered usable at once because of them sharing bandwidth. There are many other devices and protocols on the 2.4 GHz band, and interference from those could lower the practical use even more.<ref name="applebtfaq">Apple—[https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201171 Using a Bluetooth mouse, keyboard, or trackpad with your Mac]. Dated 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2019-01-13.</ref><br />
<br />
Hosts may also limit the number of simultaneous connected devices with the same profile: for instance allow only one headset at once but allow multiple keyboards.<br />
<br />
The Bluetooth standard allows a host receiver to ''pair'' up to 255 devices, but the actual limit may be smaller depending on the receiver.<br />
If the peripheral supports it, it could be ''paired'' to up to five hosts but be ''connected'' to only one at a time, unless it has "multipoint functionality".<br />
<br />
===Speed===<br />
Both classic Bluetooth and BLE have a packet sent at periodic intervals, which impacts latency.<br />
Also, wireless protocols are susceptible to interference and if a packet gets lost then it will not be re-transmitted until the next time slot.<br />
<br />
The scheduling, including the "connection interval" between each report is controlled by the host ("central") and varies depending on the operating system and network conditions.<br />
<br />
The minimum connection interval allowed by the BLE spec is 7.5 ms, but operating systems could impose a larger minimum. For instance, some version of Apple iOS have 11.25 ms minimum for BLE-HID (input devices), but 30 ms for other types of connections.<ref name="PunchThroughMaximizingBLEThroughput">Punch Through—[https://punchthrough.com/maximizing-ble-throughput-on-ios-and-android/ BLE Maximizing BLE Throughput on iOS and Android]. Dated 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-02</ref> The minimum connection interval could be larger if a device asks for a larger interval. Also if a host has many connected devices, it would choose a larger connection interval to be able to schedule time slots for all connections.<br />
The maximum connection interval allowed by the BLE-HID specification is 50 ms.<br />
<br />
The data transfer speed is rated at between 1 and 3 megabit/second, but that is only during a time-slot when actually transmitting.<br />
Starting with BLE in Bluetooth 5, a packet could be sent either at double the speed (which saves battery) or at ½ or ⅛ the speed with more resilience against transmission errors.<br />
(The lower speed modes are actually intended to increase the range without increasing signal strength)<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
The name refers to the historic Nordic king Harald Gormsson ( - 985 AD), more known as "Harald Bluetooth". The protocol's symbol is a combination of Nordic runes for H and B.<br />
A popular tale is that "Bluetooth" would have had poor dental hygiene, but it is more likely that it was the name of his sword — one being made of blued steel.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Wireless peripheral protocols]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard protocols and interfaces]]<br />
[[Category:Pointing device protocols and interfaces]]<br />
[[Category:Game controller protocols and interfaces]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Emoji_key&diff=51880Emoji key2023-12-05T01:05:27Z<p>Findecanor: Fixed a little error</p>
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An '''Emoji key''' opens a menu for picking Emoji characters for inserting into text.<br />
<br />
They are most common on [[Touch screen#Touch screen keyboards|touch-screen keyboards]] for changing into an emoji [[layer]], but are also available on some physical keyboards where they launch a separate picker on the screen.<br />
<br />
==Microsoft Windows==<br />
Microsoft introduced a physical Emoji key on the [[Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard]] and [[Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard]] in 2019, together with their proprietary [[Office key]].<br />
It does officially require [[Microsoft Windows]] 10, version 1903 (May 2019 Update) or later.<br />
The dedicated key sends the USB [[usage code]]s for Control, Shift, Alt, Windows and Space all at once (in effect the [[Office key]]+Space).<br />
<br />
The Emoji Picker can also be launched with {{key press|Windows}}+{{key press|.}} (period) or {{key press|Windows}}+{{key press|;}} (semicolon).<br />
<br />
==Apple iPad==<br />
On Apple iPad tablet computers, users can cycle between installed keyboard layouts by pressing the '''Globe key'''.<br />
While it could be used to switch between e.g. ''Spanish'' and ''English'' layouts, by default the secondary layout is the ''Emoji keyboard'' — thus making the key into an Emoji key in practice.<br />
<br />
The key originated on the [[Touch screen|touch-screen]] keyboard where it will not appear if only one keyboard layout is enabled.<br />
It got realised as a physical key on the [[Apple Smart Keyboard]] and the [[Apple_Magic_Keyboard#iPad|Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro]], but the ''Emoji keyboard'' can still only be used on the touch-screen.<br />
The physical key can however be disabled or remapped to other functions.<br />
<br />
On keyboards that don't have a Globe key:<br />
* Pressing {{key press|Ctrl}}+{{key press|Space Bar}} reveals an on-screen keyboard switcher<br />
* The [[Eject key]] (if present) enables the on-screen keyboard.<br />
<br />
==Apple Macintosh==<br />
An emoji picker is sometimes visible in the [[touch bar]] on some keyboards.<br />
<br />
On [[macOS]] 10.9 and later, an emoji picker is launched on screen with {{key press|Control ^}}+{{key press|Command ⌘}}+{{key press|Space}}.<br />
That shortcut could however also be mapped by an application program to do something else.<br />
<br />
On laptops from November 2020 onwards and on the 2021 [[Magic Keyboard]] the [[Fn key]] is a '''Globe key''' when tapped. It cycles between keyboard layouts, with the on-screen "Emoji keyboard" being the next default.<br />
<br />
==X-Windows==<br />
===Compose key===<br />
Some sequences with the [[Compose key]] produce a symbol: for instance {{key press|Compose }}{{key press|:}}{{key press|)}} and {{key press|Compose }}{{key press|<}}{{key press|3)}}.<br />
<br />
===GTK+===<br />
The GTK+ toolkit is the base for several desktop environments such as Mate, Cinnamon and Gnome.<br />
<br />
There is an emoji selector built-into the text fields. It is enabled with {{key press|Control}}+{{key press|.}}. It is not available in a terminal.<br />
<br />
{{key press|Control}}+{{key press|Shift}}+{{key press|u}} produces a unicode prompt. It works also in the terminal.<br />
<br />
{{key press|Control}}+{{key press|Shift}}+{{key press|e}} produces an emoji prompt, but it has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* The Verge—[https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/11/20909475/microsoft-office-key-emoji-key-keyboards Microsoft has dedicated Office and emoji keys on its new keyboards]. (Dated 2019-10-11)<br />
* Microsoft.com—[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4523181/use-microsoft-bluetooth-keyboard Use Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard] (Dated 2019-10-15)<br />
* How-To Geek—[https://www.howtogeek.com/445318/how-to-remap-the-office-key-on-your-keyboard/ How to Remap the Office Key on Your Keyboard] (Dated 2019-10-24)<br />
* OSXDaily—[https://osxdaily.com/2020/11/14/how-remap-globe-key-ipad-keyboard-escape/ How to Remap Globe Key on iPad to be ESCape]. Dated 2020-11-14.<br />
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[[Category:Keyboard keys]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cortron&diff=51879Cortron2023-12-04T15:16:16Z<p>Findecanor: Added category to keyboards.</p>
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{{Infobox Company<br />
| company_name = Cortron Inc.<br />
| company_logo = <br />
| vector_logo =<br />
| company_type = <br />
| foundation = <br />
| founder = <br />
| location_city = Lowell, MA<br />
| location_country = USA<br />
| key_people = <br />
| industry =<br />
| homepage = [http://www.cortroninc.com/ Cortron Inc]<br />
| footnotes =<br />
| defunct = <br />
| successor =<br />
| predecessor = [[Licon]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Cortron Inc.''' <br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
* [[:Category:Cortron keyboards|Cortron keyboards]]<br />
<br />
Cortron-branded keyboards have been found with [[ITW]] switches, and (supposedly) Cortron's own foam-and-foil switches.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Contemporary brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:American brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Microsoft_Sculpt_Ergonomic_Keyboard&diff=51838Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard2023-11-18T20:45:26Z<p>Findecanor: Discontinued</p>
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<div>{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| model = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = <br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| switch = [[Scissor switch]]<br />
| layouts = <br />
| interface = Proprietary wireless dongle<br />
| weight = 842 g<br />
| introduced = 2013<br />
| discontinued = 2023<br />
| price = 80 € (Keyboard only)<br />130 € (with mouse)<br />
| power draw = <br />
| website = https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/microsoft-sculpt-ergonomic-desktop/8xk02kz6k69w<br />
}}<br />
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{{stub}}<br />
'''Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard''' is an [[ergonomic keyboard]] in [[tenkeyless]] form factor with a separate numeric keypad.<br />
It was also sold together with the [[Microsoft Sculpt Mouse]] as '''Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop'''.<br />
<br />
The main keyboard is split in the middle, but with both parts rigidly connected. It is tented and angled. It has a wrist rest and comes with a detachable stand for [[Ergonomic keyboard#Negative slope|negative slope]].<br />
<br />
Instead of a Fn key there is a sliding toggle switch controlling if the [[function keys]] should emit function key codes or [[media key]] codes.<br />
<br />
All parts are wireless, using a proprietary protocol over the 2.4GHz band to a shared USB receiver. The main keyboard uses two AAA batteries while the numeric keypad has CR2430 battery. <br />
<br />
==Mods==<br />
Wired USB controller:<br />
* [https://imgur.com/gallery/abdFAWy Michael Fincham's] using a Teensy running [[QMK]] firmware.<br />
* [https://chadaustin.me/2021/02/wired-sculpt/ Chad Austin's replacement controller board], running [[QMK]].<br />
<br />
==Reviews==<br />
* CNet—[https://www.cnet.com/reviews/microsoft-sculpt-ergonomic-desktop-review/ Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop review]<br />
* PCMagazine—[https://uk.pcmag.com/first-looks/800/microsoft-sculpt-ergonomic-desktop Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop]<br />
* PCWorld—[https://www.pcworld.com/article/3322918/microsoft-sculpt-ergonomic-keyboard-review.html Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard review]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Microsoft keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Ergonomic keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with scissor switches]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kailh_Silent_Box&diff=51817Kailh Silent Box2023-10-25T17:01:21Z<p>Findecanor: Undo revision 49260 by Ander (talk)</p>
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{{infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = <br />
| manufacturer = [[Kailh]]<br />
| product code = PG1511F''nnn''<br />
| introduced = March 2020<br />
| switch type = linear; tactile<br />
| switch mount = [[Plate mount]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]]<br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 80 M (2020)<br />
| pretravel = 1.8±0.4mm<br />
| travel = 3.6±0.4mm<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kailh Silent Box''' switches (Kailh CPG1511F) are [[Damping#Damped_key_switches|sound-damped]] variations of the [[Kailh BOX]] switches.<br />
They can be identified by having a cylindrical shroud around the cruciform mount on the slider, unlike an undamped Box switch that has a rectangular shroud.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The metal contacts inside the switch are encased in a box, which is where they get their name.<sup>''[https://deskthority.net/wiki/Talk:Kailh_Silent_Box/ (Really?—see Discussion)]''</sup> The box is there to prevent dirt and dust from interfering with switch operation.<br />
Kailh claims that the switch has a IP56 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Code protection rating].<br />
<br />
Unlike true [[Cherry MX clone]]s, there is only one ramping surface. Because this is in a corner of the slider, they tend to sit slightly twisted, but not enough to impede operation or smoothness.<br />
<br />
The slider has rubber bumpers that provide [[Damping#Vertical dampers|sound-damping]] when bottoming out and rebounding up.<br />
<br />
==Key feel==<br />
The tactile Brown switches have been described by several reviewers as having tactile bump early in the key travel with a prominence somewhere in-between that of the [[Gateron_KS-9_series|Aliaz]] (boutique version of Gateron Silent Brown) and [[Zealio|Zilents V2]].<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! Picture !! Name !! Code !! Slider colour !! Key feel !! Actuation Force !! Tactile Force !! Bottom Out Force<br />
|-<br />
| || Silent Red Box || PG1511F01S37 || Pink || Linear || 35±10gf || || <br />
|-<br />
| || Silent Brown Box || PG1511F01S38 || Brown || Tactile || 45±15gf || 65±10gf ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Availability==<br />
===Keyboards===<br />
* Available as a customisation option for [[Varmilo]]<br />
<br />
===Switches===<br />
* [[NovelKeys]]<br />
* Kailh on AliExpress<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Kailh BOX]] — which does not have damping<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
* Deskthority—[https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23688 &#91;New Product&#93; Kailh Silent Box Switch]. Posted by '''kailh01''' on 2020-04-02<br />
* Reddit r/MechanicalKeyboards—[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/grleo6/kailh_box_silent_browns_first_impressions/ Kailh BOX Silent Browns - First Impressions] Started by '''phyLoGG''' on 2020-05-27<br />
* Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=106656.0 Kailh BOX Silent Browns - First Impressions / Review], also started by '''PHYLO''', but on 2020-05-28.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kailh switches]]<br />
[[Category:Damped switches]]<br />
[[Category:Linear switches]]<br />
[[Category:Tactile switches]]<br />
[[Category:Illuminable switches]]<br />
[[Category:RGB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Production switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Apple_Magic_Mouse&diff=51815Apple Magic Mouse2023-10-23T17:41:29Z<p>Findecanor: Added accessories section</p>
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{{infobox dmouse<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = [[Apple]]<br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| buttons = 1 (with gesture support)<br />
| features = Multitouch surface for [[scroll wheel|scrolling]] and gestures, out-of-band pairing (macOS and iPadOS only)<br />
| handedness = <br />
| dpi = 1330 DPI<br />
| interfaces = <br />
| wireless = Bluetooth 3.0 only<br />
| sensor = [[Optical sensor|Optical]] with laser<br />
| weight = Magic Mouse: 105 g with batteries<br/>Magic Mouse 2: 99 g<br />
| introduced = 2009<br />
| discontinued = <br />
| price = $79 USD<br />
| precedes = <br />
| supersedes = [[Apple A1197]]<br />
| website = https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MLA02LL/A/magic-mouse-2-silver<br />
}}<br />
<br />
Apple's '''Magic Mouse''' line are wireless [[mouse|mice]] for Apple [[Macintosh]] computers.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The mice are very flat, and symmetric.<br />
The bottom is anodised aluminium, like contemporary Macintosh computers.<br />
<br />
The top surface is touch-sensitive, and also recognises scrolling gestures. When used with Apple computers, they also recognise two-finger gestures.<br />
Like the mice with scrolling ball before it, they are clicked by rocking the entire surface forwards, with the right button recognised by there being a touch on the top/right.<br />
<br />
The optical sensor is located in the front half next to a on/off switch.<br />
<br />
==Version history==<br />
===A1296 MB829LL/A: "Magic Mouse"===<br />
It was introduced in 2009 as a replacement of the [[Apple A1197|Wireless Mighty Mouse]], which got discontinued after Apple had been sued for trademark infringement.<br />
<br />
It uses classic Bluetooth, and runs on 2 AA batteries inside a lid on the bottom.<br />
<br />
===A1657: "Magic Mouse 2"===<br />
Introduced in 2015 together with the [[Apple Magic Trackpad|Magic Trackpad 2]] and the [[Apple Magic Keyboard|Magic Keyboard]]. When buying a new desktop Macintosh, customers had to choose between the mouse or the trackpad. It is also available separately.<br />
<br />
Known revisions are MLA02LL/A and MRME2LL/A, both apparently available in white/silver and in black/space grey.<br />
<br />
It contains a non-replaceable 1986 mAh rechargeable battery, and charges via a Lightning port on the bottom of the mouse — which makes it impossible to use the mouse while charging.<br />
<br />
Uses Bluetooth 3.0. <br />
Like the [[Apple Magic Keyboard|Magic Keyboard]] it uses a proprietary method for secure automatic pairing of Bluetooth credentials over the Lightning/USB cable.<br />
Automatic pairing is done by [[macOS]] X 10.11 "El Capitan" or higher.<br />
<br />
===A1657 MK2E3: "Magic Mouse"===<br />
When shipped with a colourful 2021 iMac, the bottom is anodised in a matching colour.<br />
Only silver-grey is available to buy separately. The mouse comes with a USB C-to-Lightning cable, as newer Macs don't have USB A ports.<br />
<br />
==Software==<br />
===MacOS===<br />
Upon introduction, the contemporary [[MacOS]] version (10.5.8) required a Wireless Software Update 1.0 to work.<br />
<br />
Pairing the Magic Mouse 2 is supported by MacOS X 10.11 "El Capitan" or later.<br />
<br />
===iPad===<br />
It has been reported to not work with iPadOS 13.3 even though it did with iPadOS 13.<ref>MacWorld—[https://www.macworld.com/article/233873/why-did-apple-drop-support-for-the-magic-mouse-2-on-the-ipad.html Why did Apple drop support for the Magic Mouse 2 on the iPad?]. Dated 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2021-05-03</ref><br />
Support was reenabled with iPadOS 13.4, but without scrolling or gesture support.<br />
<br />
===Windows===<br />
* Under Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, Apple's "Boot Camp" drivers could be used.<br />
* [https://magicutilities.net/magic-mouse/features Magic Mouse Utilities] for Windows 10, adds horizontal scrolling and finger gestures to [[Microsoft Windows]]. Supports versions 7,8 and 10, both 32-bit and 64-bit.<br />
<br />
===Linux===<br />
Supported is in the [[Linux]] kernel since 2.6.23-rc1.<br />
<br />
==Accessories==<br />
Notable accessories:<br />
* '''MouseBase''': A (more) ergonomic outer plastic shell. Uses mirrors to account for the additional height from the sensor to the desk surface.<br />
* [https://mobeetech.myshopify.com/products/magic-charger Mobee Magic Charger] for the first generation mice. Replaces the battery compartment with a battery that can be charged with an inductive charger.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* Wikipedia—[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Mouse Magic Mouse], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Mouse_2 Magic Mouse 2]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
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{{infobox dcontroller<br />
| name = Raspberry Pi Pico<br />
| manufacturer = Raspberry Pi Foundation<br />
| license = Open-source<br />
| port = USB Micro B (OTG)<br />
| uc = RP2040<br />
| mpu = 2 × ARM Cortex M0+<br />
| ucvoltage = 3.3V<br />
| ucclock = Up to 133 MHz<br />
| iopins = 26<br />
| iovoltage = 3.3V<br />
| ram = 264 KB (4×64 KB + 2×4 KB)<br />
| progmem = 2 MB (External Flash over QSPI)<br />
| eeprom = <br />
| bootloader = <br />
| website = https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-pico/<br />
| schema = https://datasheets.raspberrypi.org/pico/RPi-Pico-R3-PUBLIC-20200119.zip<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Raspberry Pi Pico''' is the first microcontroller board from the Raspberry Pi Foundation.<br />
It has their own RP2040 microcontroller and 2 MB of external Flash memory.<br />
<br />
==Description==<br />
The RP2040 chip has two ARM Cortex M0+ CPU cores running at up to 133 MHz (before overclocking). Each core also has an integer division unit and interpolator.<br />
<br />
There are two programmable I/O modules (PIO), capable of communicating with addressable LEDs, among many other things. The board is however not 5V-capable.<br />
<br />
Program code ([[firmware]]) is loaded from a 2MB Flash chip on the board. There is a 16 KB SRAM cache which allows ''eXecution In Place'' (XIP) as if all the program memory was in RAM — albeit with a performance hit on cache misses. Code can also be loaded into internal SRAM and run from there.<br />
If all code is run from SRAM, the cache could be reused as additional SRAM instead.<br />
<br />
The footprint is one pin wider than a typical DIP package.<br />
<br />
===USB===<br />
The USB port is a USB Micro receptacle, but with the shield being through-hole soldered — thus being more durable than a typical surface-mounted USB Micro port as on e.g. a [[Pro Micro]].<br />
Even though the RP2040 is capable of being both device or host, the port's ID pin is not connected (it is "floating"), meaning that it always identifies as a device to OTG-compliant cables and devices.<br />
<br />
The port is broken out on test points (pads) on the bottom:<br />
* TP2 - USB D-<br />
* TP3 - USB D+<br />
The VBUS pin is connected directly to USB 5V+.<br />
There are several pins for GND, which is also connected to test point TP1.<br />
<br />
VBUS is connected to GPIO24 via a voltage divider, with power to the rest of the board passing through a diode. <br />
This allows the MCU to test if USB is connected — which could be useful for [[Ergonomic keyboard#Split|split]] keyboards to test if the MCU is ''master'' or ''slave''.<br />
<br />
The USB module supports as many as 15 ''in endpoints'' available for HID ''interfaces'' (i.e. virtual devices).<br />
<br />
==Raspberry Pi Pico W==<br />
The '''Raspberry Pi Pico W''' is a Pico with a CYW43439 Wi-Fi module. GPIO23 .. GPIO24 have been reassigned to an SPI interface between them, and the power circuit and LED are now controlled indirectly through the Wi-Fi module.<br />
While the Wi-Fi hardware technically does have [[Bluetooth]], its firmware does not support access to it from the pins connected to the RP2040.<br />
<br />
==Alternatives==<br />
Boards with the same microcontroller are available from other manufacturers, but they are often more expensive than than Pico.<br />
<br />
* '''Pimoroni Pico Lipo''' has Pico form factor, but with USB-C, battery charging, larger flash memory and a Stemma QT/Qwiic connector for [[I²C]] modules.<br />
<br />
* '''Sumolink Erhu RP2040''' has 4 MB flash and an USB-C connector, at low price.<br />
<br />
There are also boards with the same footprints as other popular boards such as the [[Pro Micro]], [[Feather]]. [[ItsyBitsy]] and the [[Arduino Nano]].<br />
<br />
==Firmware==<br />
Firmware framework:<br />
* [[KMK]] based on CircuitPython.<br />
* [[QMK]] supports it through ChibiOS.<br />
* [[ZMK]] support is in beta (Jan 2022)<br />
<br />
* [https://github.com/dairequinlan/mechware/tree/pico Pico branch of Mechware]<br />
<br />
Libraries:<br />
* [https://learn.adafruit.com/circuitpython-essentials/circuitpython-hid-keyboard-and-mouse CircuitPython].<br />
* The Official C SDK has a port of TinyUSB.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Controller boards]]<br />
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{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| name = Magic Keyboard<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = [[Apple]]<br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| model = A1644 MLA22LL/A (compact silver/white),<br />A1843 MQ052LL/A (full-size silver/white),<br />A1843 MRMH2LL/A (full-size grey/black)<br/>A2449 EMC3579 (compact blue 2021 /w fingerprint sensor)<br />
| switch = [[Scissor switch]]/[[Rubber dome]]<br />
| keytravel = 1 mm (desktop)<br />
| layouts = <br />
| features = Automated pairing (compact, full-size desktop)<br />
| interface = [[USB]] over Lightning connector, [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 (compact, full-size)<br>Proprietary "Smart connector" (iPad Pro)<br />
| weight = 231g (compact), 390g (full-size)<br />
| dimensions = 279×114.9×10.9 mm (compact), 419×114.9×10.9 mm (full-size)<br />
| keycaps = [[Keycap printing#Laser etching|Laser-etched]] [[Keycap profile#Chiclet|chiclet]]<br />
| supersedes = [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]<br />
| introduced = 2015 (compact), 2017 (full size)<br />
| price = $99 (compact), $129 (full size), $149 (compact with fingerprint reader), $179 (full-size with fingerprint reader)<br />
| battery = 2.98 Wh Li-Ion (compact)<br />
| website = https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/mac-accessories/mice-keyboards<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Apple Magic Keyboard''' is Apple's current keyboard line for [[Macintosh]] computers and the iPad Pro.<br />
Desktop computers are shipped with stand-alone models, and the similar mechanism is in newer laptops. Standalone models are also available separately.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The "Magic Keyboard" is the third product line with the "Magic" moniker.<br />
The convention originates with the "Magic Mouse", selected to one-up the name "Mighty Mouse" — which Apple could not use after receiving a lawsuit for [[Apple A1152#Name|trademark infringement]].<br />
<br />
The first in the line was the compact desktop "Magic Keyboard" in white/silver made as a successor to the aluminium [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314 MC184LL/B|"Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
It was released in 2015 simultaneously with the Magic Mouse 2 and the Magic Trackpad 2, with the trackpad made to match the lower profile of the Magic Keyboard.<br />
<br />
Partly because of this numbering, users sometimes erroneously call the keyboard "Magic Keyboard 2" and the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] range "Magic Keyboard 1", whereas Apple itself has never used that convention for the older keyboards.<br />
Peculiarly though, the models from the 2021 redesign have model numbers starting with "MK2" whereas earlier Magic Keyboards don't.<br />
<br />
In June 2017, the "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" was introduced.<br />
At that time, legends on modifier keys were updated to a more consistent scheme of symbol and text. This including removing the last additional legends for non-Apple operating systems, which had been a convention since the [[Apple Extended Keyboard]] in 1987, including the "[[Alt key|alt]]" text on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
In late 2019, Apple started to replace the problem-ridden [[Apple butterfly mechanism|"Butterfly" mechanism]] on Apple's laptops with a more traditional scissor/rubber-dome mechanism, also called "Magic Keyboard". The key mechanism is similar to the desktop's but with shorter key travel.<br />
<br />
And in early 2020, Apple released a stand/cover with keyboard for the iPad Pro with a similar portable "Magic Keyboard" inside.<br />
<br />
In April 2021, Apple announced a revised design for the desktop keyboards, matching a new range of ARM-based iMac desktop computers.<br />
They come anodised in six different colours of the anodised aluminium enclosures, matching the colours of the computers (including silver-grey).<br />
The keyboards also have more rounded corners, with the corner keys being rounded.<br />
The [[Fn key]] functions as a "World key" ([[Emoji key]]) when tapped.<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced by a [[Screen lock key]] or a finger-print reader on different models.<br />
From August 2021 these are also sold separately, but only with silver-grey enclosure. The fingerprint reader will also work only with newer ARM-based Macintosh computers.<br />
<br />
==Key size and layout==<br />
Desktop keyboards have lower key travel than on the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard|aluminium keyboard]]s.<br />
Laptop/iPad keyboards have even lower key travel but not as low as on the <br />
"[[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly]]" keyboards that preceded them.<br />
<br />
The keycaps have very little spacing in-between them, even less than on previous keyboards.<br />
<br />
The keys on the bottom row are no longer slightly larger vertically than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Vertical ISO [[Return key]]s are still narrow, but JIS [[Return keys]] are full-size.<br />
<br />
Some keys are different on desktop and portable keyboards:<br />
On the desktop keyboards the left and right [[cursor keys]] are not halved vertically to make an inverse-T shape.<br />
Neither are the keys on the [[Function keys|function key row]] smaller than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Laptop keyboards have a fingerprint reader. Some laptop models have a [[Touch bar]] instead of function keys but keep a physical [[Escape key]].<br />
<br />
==Touch ID==<br />
Touch ID is a fingerprint reader in ''Magic Keyboard with Touch ID'' (with or without numpad) and integrated in the keyboard of MacBook laptops with Magic Keyboard.<br />
It is used to unlock and log in into [[macOS]] or to switch users, and to purchase items using Apple Pay.<br />
<br />
The host computer must be a Macintosh with an Apple CPU which includes a "Secure Enclave".<br />
The keyboard's Touch ID sensor is paired to one computer at a time.<br />
There is a limit of five Touch ID keyboards paired to one computer.<br />
Each user can store up to three fingerprints, but there is a total limit of up to five fingerprints per computer.<br />
<br />
TouchID in an external keyboard can not be used with an iPad or iPhone, even if it has an Apple processor.<br />
<br />
Touch ID sensors are not available anywhere else but in Apple Magic Keyboards. People have had to resort to dismantle existing keyboards to get them out.<br />
<br />
==Desktop keyboards==<br />
Unlike its predecessors (the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]), the "Magic" desktop keyboards have rechargeable batteries. These are difficult to replace but allow the keyboards to have a flatter profile.<br />
<br />
The [[function keys]] are the same size as other 1u keys but the [[Escape key]] is wider.<br />
<br />
The keyboards use [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 and can pair automatically to a Macintosh when connected via the USB-to-Lightning cable to a computer running [[MacOS]] X 10.11 "El Capitan" or higher. The pairing protocol is proprietary.<br />
The first generation of keyboards came with USB A-to-Lightning cables. The 2021 versions come with USB C-to-Lightning cables, as the 2021 iMac and MacBook don't have USB A sockets.<br />
<br />
The keyboards also work as a keyboard over USB but because its report protocol is different from the [[USB#Keyboard Boot Protocol|boot protocol]] there may be problems with some systems such as BIOS:es or [[KVM switch]]es that don't follow the USB specification completely.<br />
<br />
Unlike its wired predecessors, there is no USB hub.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard"===<br />
A compact variety, without numeric keypad. Successor to the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314|aluminium "Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
Only in silver/white. Shipped with iMac.<br />
<br />
Modifier legends were changed in 2017. Earlier revisions have the "[[Alt key|alt]]" legend on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad"===<br />
The full-size varities are wireless, unlike the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1243 MB110B/A|full-size Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] which had been wired only.<br />
<br />
The silver/white introduced in June 2017, available only separately.<br />
A "Space Gray" variant with black keys was introduced with the iMac Pro in Dec 2017, and has been available separately since March 2018.<br />
<br />
Silver-grey variants with black keys have been shipped with the 2019 Mac Pro.<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Apple A1843 Top.jpg |Top view, ISO (German) layout<br />
File:Apple A1843 Side.jpg |Side view<br />
File:Apple A1843 BT Window.jpg |BT "Window" in the aluminum frame?<br />
File:Apple A1843 Back.jpg |Back view<br />
File:Apple A1843 Imprint.jpg |Imprint<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard" MK2A3LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a [[Screen lock key]].<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID" MK293LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad" MK2C3LL===<br />
Full-size 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
The key is situated above the [[Backspace key]], not in the top/right corner of the keyboard.<br />
<br />
==Portable==<br />
The "Magic" keyboards for Apple's portable computers replace the [[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly mechanisms]] in previous MacBooks.<br />
The keyboards are backlit.<br />
<br />
The scissor mechanism is slimmer than on the desktop keyboards, with less key travel but are otherwise the same mechanically.<br />
<br />
The left and right [[cursor keys]] are halved in height, making the keys into an inverse-T shape and making them easier to find by touch. <br />
The cursor keys are however slimmer than on pre-2015 keyboards where the entire space-bar row had been thicker vertically to begin with.<br />
<br />
===MacBook===<br />
On laptop keyboards, the function key row is halved vertically compared to other rows.<br />
Some models have a [[touch bar]] instead of [[Function keys|function keys]]. However, unlike previous keyboards with touch bars, the [[Escape key]] is now a physical key.<br />
<br />
===iPad===<br />
The "Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro" is also a cover and an adjustable stand.<br />
The keyboard itself lacks function keys and an [[Escape key]] but Escape can be mapped onto another key in iPadOS.<br />
It also has an integrated [[touchpad]], battery and USB C battery-charging port. It is connected to the tablet via a proprietary pogo-pin connector ("Smart keyboard" connector) over which it is able to charge itself and provide power ''to'' the iPad Pro, thus leaving the tablet's USB C port free.<br />
It is however very expensive, for which it has received much criticism.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
'''Desktop keyboard''':<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Keyboard Magic Keyboard] on Wikipedia.<br />
* Macworld: [http://www.macworld.com/article/2995375/input-devices/apple-magic-keyboard-review-should-have-called-it-basic.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Should have called it basic]. Retrieved 2016-08-01.<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Keyboard+Teardown/50995 Magic Keyboard Teardown]. Dated 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-28.<br />
<br />
'''Touch ID (fingerprint sensor)''':<br />
* Apple Platform Security Guide — [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secf60513daa/1/web/1 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID]. Dated 2021-05-26.<br />
* macOS User Guide — [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl16fbf90a/mac Use Touch ID on Mac].<br />
<br />
'''MacBook''':<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+16-Inch+2019+Teardown/128106#s249716 MacBook Pro 16" 2019 Teardown]. Dated 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.<br />
<br />
'''iPad Pro''':<br />
* Engadget: [https://www.engadget.com/apple-magic-keyboard-review-ipad-pro-299-349-130015291.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Blurring the line between iPad and MacBook]. Dated 2020-04-20.<br />
<br />
==Forum links==<br />
* Geekhack — [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120964.0 (BUILD) Magic Keyboard 2 but mechanical]. Started 2023-07-28.<br />
* Deskthority — [https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28335 Mechanical Keyboards with TouchID]. Started 2023-10-01.<br />
<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Apple keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Bluetooth keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary keyboards]]<br />
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{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| name = Magic Keyboard<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = [[Apple]]<br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| model = A1644 MLA22LL/A (compact silver/white),<br />A1843 MQ052LL/A (full-size silver/white),<br />A1843 MRMH2LL/A (full-size grey/black)<br/>A2449 EMC3579 (compact blue 2021 /w fingerprint sensor)<br />
| switch = [[Scissor switch]]/[[Rubber dome]]<br />
| keytravel = 1 mm (desktop)<br />
| layouts = <br />
| features = Automated pairing (compact, full-size desktop)<br />
| interface = [[USB]] over Lightning connector, [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 (compact, full-size)<br>Proprietary "Smart connector" (iPad Pro)<br />
| weight = 231g (compact), 390g (full-size)<br />
| dimensions = 279×114.9×10.9 mm (compact), 419×114.9×10.9 mm (full-size)<br />
| keycaps = [[Keycap printing#Laser etching|Laser-etched]] [[Keycap profile#Chiclet|chiclet]]<br />
| supersedes = [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]<br />
| introduced = 2015 (compact), 2017 (full size)<br />
| price = $99 (compact), $129 (full size), $149 (compact with fingerprint reader), $179 (full-size with fingerprint reader)<br />
| battery = 2.98 Wh Li-Ion (compact)<br />
| website = https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/mac-accessories/mice-keyboards<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Apple Magic Keyboard''' is Apple's current keyboard line for [[Macintosh]] computers and the iPad Pro.<br />
Desktop computers are shipped with stand-alone models, and the similar mechanism is in newer laptops. Standalone models are also available separately.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The "Magic Keyboard" is the third product line with the "Magic" moniker.<br />
The convention originates with the "Magic Mouse", selected to one-up the name "Mighty Mouse" — which Apple could not use after receiving a lawsuit for [[Apple A1152#Name|trademark infringement]].<br />
<br />
The first in the line was the compact desktop "Magic Keyboard" in white/silver made as a successor to the aluminium [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314 MC184LL/B|"Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
It was released in 2015 simultaneously with the Magic Mouse 2 and the Magic Trackpad 2, with the trackpad made to match the lower profile of the Magic Keyboard.<br />
<br />
Partly because of this numbering, users sometimes erroneously call the keyboard "Magic Keyboard 2" and the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] range "Magic Keyboard 1", whereas Apple itself has never used that convention for the older keyboards.<br />
Peculiarly though, the models from the 2021 redesign have model numbers starting with "MK2" whereas earlier Magic Keyboards don't.<br />
<br />
In June 2017, the "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" was introduced.<br />
At that time, legends on modifier keys were updated to a more consistent scheme of symbol and text. This including removing the last additional legends for non-Apple operating systems, which had been a convention since the [[Apple Extended Keyboard]] in 1987, including the "[[Alt key|alt]]" text on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
In late 2019, Apple started to replace the problem-ridden [[Apple butterfly mechanism|"Butterfly" mechanism]] on Apple's laptops with a more traditional scissor/rubber-dome mechanism, also called "Magic Keyboard". The key mechanism is similar to the desktop's but with shorter key travel.<br />
<br />
And in early 2020, Apple released a stand/cover with keyboard for the iPad Pro with a similar portable "Magic Keyboard" inside.<br />
<br />
In April 2021, Apple announced a revised design for the desktop keyboards, matching a new range of ARM-based iMac desktop computers.<br />
They come anodised in six different colours of the anodised aluminium enclosures, matching the colours of the computers (including silver-grey).<br />
The keyboards also have more rounded corners, with the corner keys being rounded.<br />
The [[Fn key]] functions as a "World key" ([[Emoji key]]) when tapped.<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced by a [[Screen lock key]] or a finger-print reader on different models.<br />
From August 2021 these are also sold separately, but only with silver-grey enclosure. The fingerprint reader will also work only with newer ARM-based Macintosh computers.<br />
<br />
==Key size and layout==<br />
Desktop keyboards have lower key travel than on the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard|aluminium keyboard]]s.<br />
Laptop/iPad keyboards have even lower key travel but not as low as on the <br />
"[[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly]]" keyboards that preceded them.<br />
<br />
The keycaps have very little spacing in-between them, even less than on previous keyboards.<br />
<br />
The keys on the bottom row are no longer slightly larger vertically than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Vertical ISO [[Return key]]s are still narrow, but JIS [[Return keys]] are full-size.<br />
<br />
Some keys are different on desktop and portable keyboards:<br />
On the desktop keyboards the left and right [[cursor keys]] are not halved vertically to make an inverse-T shape.<br />
Neither are the keys on the [[Function keys|function key row]] smaller than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Laptop keyboards have a fingerprint reader. Some laptop models have a [[Touch bar]] instead of function keys but keep a physical [[Escape key]].<br />
<br />
==Desktop keyboards==<br />
Unlike its predecessors (the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]), the "Magic" desktop keyboards have rechargeable batteries. These are difficult to replace but allow the keyboards to have a flatter profile.<br />
<br />
The [[function keys]] are the same size as other 1u keys but the [[Escape key]] is wider.<br />
<br />
The keyboards use [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 and can pair automatically to a Macintosh when connected via the USB-to-Lightning cable to a computer running [[MacOS]] X 10.11 "El Capitan" or higher. The pairing protocol is proprietary.<br />
The first generation of keyboards came with USB A-to-Lightning cables. The 2021 versions come with USB C-to-Lightning cables, as the 2021 iMac and MacBook don't have USB A sockets.<br />
<br />
The keyboards also work as a keyboard over USB but because its report protocol is different from the [[USB#Keyboard Boot Protocol|boot protocol]] there may be problems with some systems such as BIOS:es or [[KVM switch]]es that don't follow the USB specification completely.<br />
<br />
Unlike its wired predecessors, there is no USB hub.<br />
<br />
The fingerprint reader in some models work only with Apple's ARM-based Macintosh models.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard"===<br />
A compact variety, without numeric keypad. Successor to the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314|aluminium "Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
Only in silver/white. Shipped with iMac.<br />
<br />
Modifier legends were changed in 2017. Earlier revisions have the "[[Alt key|alt]]" legend on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad"===<br />
The full-size varities are wireless, unlike the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1243 MB110B/A|full-size Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] which had been wired only.<br />
<br />
The silver/white introduced in June 2017, available only separately.<br />
A "Space Gray" variant with black keys was introduced with the iMac Pro in Dec 2017, and has been available separately since March 2018.<br />
<br />
Silver-grey variants with black keys have been shipped with the 2019 Mac Pro.<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Apple A1843 Top.jpg |Top view, ISO (German) layout<br />
File:Apple A1843 Side.jpg |Side view<br />
File:Apple A1843 BT Window.jpg |BT "Window" in the aluminum frame?<br />
File:Apple A1843 Back.jpg |Back view<br />
File:Apple A1843 Imprint.jpg |Imprint<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard" MK2A3LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a [[Screen lock key]].<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID" MK293LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad" MK2C3LL===<br />
Full-size 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
The key is situated above the [[Backspace key]], not in the top/right corner of the keyboard.<br />
<br />
==Portable==<br />
The "Magic" keyboards for Apple's portable computers replace the [[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly mechanisms]] in previous MacBooks.<br />
The keyboards are backlit.<br />
<br />
The scissor mechanism is slimmer than on the desktop keyboards, with less key travel but are otherwise the same mechanically.<br />
<br />
The left and right [[cursor keys]] are halved in height, making the keys into an inverse-T shape and making them easier to find by touch. <br />
The cursor keys are however slimmer than on pre-2015 keyboards where the entire space-bar row had been thicker vertically to begin with.<br />
<br />
===MacBook===<br />
On laptop keyboards, the function key row is halved vertically compared to other rows.<br />
Some models have a [[touch bar]] instead of [[Function keys|function keys]]. However, unlike previous keyboards with touch bars, the [[Escape key]] is now a physical key.<br />
<br />
===iPad===<br />
The "Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro" is also a cover and an adjustable stand.<br />
The keyboard itself lacks function keys and an [[Escape key]] but Escape can be mapped onto another key in iPadOS.<br />
It also has an integrated [[touchpad]], battery and USB C battery-charging port. It is connected to the tablet via a proprietary pogo-pin connector ("Smart keyboard" connector) over which it is able to charge itself and provide power ''to'' the iPad Pro, thus leaving the tablet's USB C port free.<br />
It is however very expensive, for which it has received much criticism.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
'''Desktop keyboard''':<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Keyboard Magic Keyboard] on Wikipedia.<br />
* Macworld: [http://www.macworld.com/article/2995375/input-devices/apple-magic-keyboard-review-should-have-called-it-basic.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Should have called it basic]. Retrieved 2016-08-01.<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Keyboard+Teardown/50995 Magic Keyboard Teardown]. Dated 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-28.<br />
<br />
'''Touch ID (fingerprint sensor)''':<br />
* Apple Platform Security Guide — [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secf60513daa/1/web/1 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID]. Dated 2021-05-26.<br />
<br />
'''MacBook''':<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+16-Inch+2019+Teardown/128106#s249716 MacBook Pro 16" 2019 Teardown]. Dated 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.<br />
<br />
'''iPad Pro''':<br />
* Engadget: [https://www.engadget.com/apple-magic-keyboard-review-ipad-pro-299-349-130015291.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Blurring the line between iPad and MacBook]. Dated 2020-04-20.<br />
<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Apple keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Bluetooth keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards_with_scissor_switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Option_key&diff=51741Option key2023-09-02T13:50:15Z<p>Findecanor: "Alt" legend introduction and removal.</p>
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<div>{{infobox dkeyboardkey<br />
| name = Option<br />
| names = Option<br />
| image name = Key--Option (1990s).svg<br />
| mac symbol = ⌥<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''option key''' (abbreviated '''opt''') is a [[modifier key]] on Macintosh keyboards used for modifying commands and actions, for caret navigation, and for providing extended character entry.<br />
<br />
Some option keys also have the text "[[Alt key|alt]]". It was introduced in 1987 on the [[Apple Extended Keyboard]] for ease of use with expansion cards or emulators for running MS-DOS. The last additional legends were removed in 2017 with a revision of the [[Apple Magic Keyboard]].<br />
The key still works as an [[Alt key|Alt]] key when connected to a PC, and vice versa.<br />
<br />
==Command modifier==<br />
The option key can be included in keyboard shortcuts to modify the nature of the command. [[OS X]] introduced a feature where menu items change from their normal to their alternate state on the fly when the option key is pressed and released while the menu is open.<br />
<br />
==Action modifier==<br />
The option key can be held when performing an action, for example to switch a mouse drag from a move to a copy. In this sense, it functions similarly to the [[shift key|shift]] and [[control key|control]] keys in [[Microsoft Windows]].<br />
<br />
==Keyboard navigation==<br />
Opt+left and opt+right move the caret one word to the left and right, and opt+up and opt+down move the caret one page up and down respectively. By comparison, the home, end, page up and page down keys scroll the viewport as though the user had operated the scroll bar, without moving the caret. This distinction does not exist in Windows.<br />
<br />
==Extended character entry==<br />
[[File:Laser engraved white keycaps.jpg|200px|thumb|Extended character entry legends on a [[Matias Tactile Pro 3|Tactile Pro 3]]]]<br />
<br />
The option key provides two additional logical input layers. These layers provide both direct symbol entry and dead key entry. For example, on a MacRoman layout, opt-T generates "†", and opt-U (umlaut dead key) followed by O produces "ö". Microsoft Word provides a similar facility, but this has always been a system-wide feature on the Macintosh. The [[compose key]] provides related functionality on other systems.<br />
<br />
The [[Matias Tactile Pro]] and Quiet Pro are the only known Macintosh keyboards to inscribe the option layers directly onto the keycaps for reference.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Modifier keys]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Apple_Magic_Keyboard&diff=51740Apple Magic Keyboard2023-09-02T13:36:09Z<p>Findecanor: 2017 legend redesign, minor text changes</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo|more=true|reason=Pics of the model A1644}}<br />
{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| name = Magic Keyboard<br />
| image name = <br />
| pn = <br />
| fcc = <br />
| branding = [[Apple]]<br />
| manufacturer = <br />
| model = A1644 MLA22LL/A (compact silver/white),<br />A1843 MQ052LL/A (full-size silver/white),<br />A1843 MRMH2LL/A (full-size grey/black)<br/>A2449 EMC3579 (compact blue 2021 /w fingerprint sensor)<br />
| switch = [[Scissor switch]]/[[Rubber dome]]<br />
| keytravel = 1 mm (desktop)<br />
| layouts = <br />
| features = Automated pairing (compact, full-size desktop)<br />
| interface = [[USB]], [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 (compact, full-size)<br>Proprietary "Smart connector" (iPad Pro)<br />
| weight = 231g (compact), 390g (full-size)<br />
| dimensions = 279×115×109 mm (compact), 419×115×109 mm (full-size)<br />
| keycaps = [[Keycap printing#Laser etching|Laser-etched]] [[Keycap profile#Chiclet|chiclet]]<br />
| supersedes = [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]<br />
| introduced = 2015 (compact), 2017 (full size)<br />
| price = $99 (compact), $129 (full size), $149 (compact with fingerprint reader), $179 (full-size with fingerprint reader)<br />
| battery = 2.98 Wh Li-Ion (compact)<br />
| website = https://www.apple.com/shop/mac/mac-accessories/mice-keyboards<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''Apple Magic Keyboard''' is Apple's current keyboard line for [[Macintosh]] computers and the iPad Pro.<br />
Desktop computers are shipped with stand-alone models, and the similar mechanism is in newer laptops. Standalone models are also available separately.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
The "Magic Keyboard" is the third product line with the "Magic" moniker.<br />
The convention originates with the "Magic Mouse", selected to one-up the name "Mighty Mouse" — which Apple could not use after receiving a lawsuit for [[Apple A1152#Name|trademark infringement]].<br />
<br />
The first in the line was the compact desktop "Magic Keyboard" in white/silver made as a successor to the aluminium [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314 MC184LL/B|"Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
It was released in 2015 simultaneously with the Magic Mouse 2 and the Magic Trackpad 2, with the trackpad made to match the lower profile of the Magic Keyboard.<br />
<br />
Partly because of this numbering, users sometimes erroneously call the keyboard "Magic Keyboard 2" and the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] range "Magic Keyboard 1", whereas Apple itself has never used that convention for the older keyboards.<br />
Peculiarly though, the models from the 2021 redesign have model numbers starting with "MK2" whereas earlier Magic Keyboards don't.<br />
<br />
In June 2017, the "Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad" was introduced.<br />
At that time, legends on modifier keys were updated to a more consistent scheme of symbol and text. This including removing the last additional legends for non-Apple operating systems, which had been a convention since the [[Apple Extended Keyboard]] in 1987, including the "[[Alt key|alt]]" text on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
In late 2019, Apple started to replace the problem-ridden [[Apple butterfly mechanism|"Butterfly" mechanism]] on Apple's laptops with a more traditional scissor/rubber-dome mechanism, also called "Magic Keyboard". The key mechanism is similar to the desktop's but with shorter key travel.<br />
<br />
And in early 2020, Apple released a stand/cover with keyboard for the iPad Pro with a similar portable "Magic Keyboard" inside.<br />
<br />
In April 2021, Apple announced a revised design for the desktop keyboards, matching a new range of ARM-based iMac desktop computers.<br />
They come anodised in six different colours of the anodised aluminium enclosures, matching the colours of the computers (including silver-grey).<br />
The keyboards also have more rounded corners, with the corner keys being rounded.<br />
The [[Fn key]] functions as a "World key" ([[Emoji key]]) when tapped.<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced by a [[Screen lock key]] or a finger-print reader on different models.<br />
From August 2021 these are also sold separately, but only with silver-grey enclosure. The fingerprint reader will also work only with newer ARM-based Macintosh computers.<br />
<br />
==Key size and layout==<br />
Desktop keyboards have lower key travel than on the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard|aluminium keyboard]]s.<br />
Laptop/iPad keyboards have even lower key travel but not as low as on the <br />
"[[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly]]" keyboards that preceded them.<br />
<br />
The keycaps have very little spacing in-between them, even less than on previous keyboards.<br />
<br />
The keys on the bottom row are no longer slightly larger vertically than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Vertical ISO [[Return key]]s are still narrow, but JIS [[Return keys]] are full-size.<br />
<br />
Some keys are different on desktop and portable keyboards:<br />
On the desktop keyboards the left and right [[cursor keys]] are not halved vertically to make an inverse-T shape.<br />
Neither are the keys on the [[Function keys|function key row]] smaller than on other rows.<br />
<br />
Laptop keyboards have a fingerprint reader. Some laptop models have a [[Touch bar]] instead of function keys but keep a physical [[Escape key]].<br />
<br />
==Desktop keyboards==<br />
Unlike its predecessors (the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard]]), the "Magic" desktop keyboards have rechargeable batteries. These are difficult to replace but allow the keyboards to have a flatter profile.<br />
<br />
The [[function keys]] are the same size as other 1u keys but the [[Escape key]] is wider.<br />
<br />
The keyboards use [[Bluetooth]] 3.0 and can pair automatically to a Macintosh when connected via the USB-to-Lightning cable to a computer running [[MacOS]] X 10.11 "El Capitan" or higher. The pairing protocol is proprietary.<br />
The first generation of keyboards came with USB A-to-Lightning cables. The 2021 versions come with USB C-to-Lightning cables, as the 2021 iMac and MacBook don't have USB A sockets.<br />
<br />
The keyboards also work as a keyboard over USB but because its report protocol is different from the [[USB#Keyboard Boot Protocol|boot protocol]] there may be problems with some systems such as BIOS:es or [[KVM switch]]es that don't follow the USB specification completely.<br />
<br />
Unlike its wired predecessors, there is no USB hub.<br />
<br />
The fingerprint reader in some models work only with Apple's ARM-based Macintosh models.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard"===<br />
A compact variety, without numeric keypad. Successor to the [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1314|aluminium "Apple Wireless Keyboard"]].<br />
Only in silver/white. Shipped with iMac.<br />
<br />
Modifier legends were changed in 2017. Earlier revisions have the "[[Alt key|alt]]" legend on [[Option key]]s.<br />
<br />
==="Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad"===<br />
The full-size varities are wireless, unlike the previous [[Apple Aluminium Keyboard#A1243 MB110B/A|full-size Apple Aluminium Keyboard]] which had been wired only.<br />
<br />
The silver/white introduced in June 2017, available only separately.<br />
A "Space Gray" variant with black keys was introduced with the iMac Pro in Dec 2017, and has been available separately since March 2018.<br />
<br />
Silver-grey variants with black keys have been shipped with the 2019 Mac Pro.<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Apple A1843 Top.jpg |Top view, ISO (German) layout<br />
File:Apple A1843 Side.jpg |Side view<br />
File:Apple A1843 BT Window.jpg |BT "Window" in the aluminum frame?<br />
File:Apple A1843 Back.jpg |Back view<br />
File:Apple A1843 Imprint.jpg |Imprint<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard" MK2A3LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a [[Screen lock key]].<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID" MK293LL===<br />
Compact 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
<br />
===2021 "Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad" MK2C3LL===<br />
Full-size 2021 version.<br />
<br />
The [[Eject key]] has been replaced with a fingerprint reader. It also works as a [[Screen lock key]] when pressed.<br />
The key is situated above the [[Backspace key]], not in the top/right corner of the keyboard.<br />
<br />
==Portable==<br />
The "Magic" keyboards for Apple's portable computers replace the [[Apple butterfly mechanism|butterfly mechanisms]] in previous MacBooks.<br />
The keyboards are backlit.<br />
<br />
The scissor mechanism is slimmer than on the desktop keyboards, with less key travel but are otherwise the same mechanically.<br />
<br />
The left and right [[cursor keys]] are halved in height, making the keys into an inverse-T shape and making them easier to find by touch. <br />
The cursor keys are however slimmer than on pre-2015 keyboards where the entire space-bar row had been thicker vertically to begin with.<br />
<br />
===MacBook===<br />
On laptop keyboards, the function key row is halved vertically compared to other rows.<br />
Some models have a [[touch bar]] instead of [[Function keys|function keys]]. However, unlike previous keyboards with touch bars, the [[Escape key]] is now a physical key.<br />
<br />
===iPad===<br />
The "Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro" is also a cover and an adjustable stand.<br />
The keyboard itself lacks function keys and an [[Escape key]] but Escape can be mapped onto another key in iPadOS.<br />
It also has an integrated [[touchpad]], battery and USB C battery-charging port. It is connected to the tablet via a proprietary pogo-pin connector ("Smart keyboard" connector) over which it is able to charge itself and provide power ''to'' the iPad Pro, thus leaving the tablet's USB C port free.<br />
It is however very expensive, for which it has received much criticism.<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
'''Desktop keyboard''':<br />
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Keyboard Magic Keyboard] on Wikipedia.<br />
* Macworld: [http://www.macworld.com/article/2995375/input-devices/apple-magic-keyboard-review-should-have-called-it-basic.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Should have called it basic]. Retrieved 2016-08-01.<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Keyboard+Teardown/50995 Magic Keyboard Teardown]. Dated 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-28.<br />
<br />
'''Touch ID (fingerprint sensor)''':<br />
* Apple Platform Security Guide — [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secf60513daa/1/web/1 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID]. Dated 2021-05-26.<br />
<br />
'''MacBook''':<br />
* iFixit: [https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+16-Inch+2019+Teardown/128106#s249716 MacBook Pro 16" 2019 Teardown]. Dated 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-11-18.<br />
<br />
'''iPad Pro''':<br />
* Engadget: [https://www.engadget.com/apple-magic-keyboard-review-ipad-pro-299-349-130015291.html Apple Magic Keyboard review: Blurring the line between iPad and MacBook]. Dated 2020-04-20.<br />
<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Apple keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Bluetooth keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Contemporary keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards_with_scissor_switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX&diff=51732Cherry MX2023-08-27T16:35:50Z<p>Findecanor: RGB MX2A has the Cherry logo upside-down ...</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo|more=true|reason=need photo of opened switch with diode (for this and the diode page)}}<br />
<br />
{{infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = Cherry MX.jpg<br />
| family = [[Cherry MX]]<br />
| patents = [http://www.google.com/patents/US4467160 US4467160] (1983)<br />
| introduced = 1983-11-07<br />
| switch mount = [[PCB mount]]<br>[[Plate mount]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]]<br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br>[[Hirose mount]]<br>[[Cherry M8 mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 20 M (1985)<br/>500 k/20 M/50 M (1994)<br/>50 M (2017)<br/>50 M/100 M (2020)<br />
| bounce time = 5 ms (1985)<br/>1 ms (Nov 2019)<br />
| website = https://www.cherrymx.de/en<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Phantom_mx_013.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Variants of the Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:CherryMX_shippingboxes_062143.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cherry MX shipping boxes]]<br />
[[File:Filco_otaku_blue.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A keyboard with MX Blue switches]]<br />
[[File:Sord M243EX -- switches.jpg|250px|thumb|right|MX switches with Hirose Cherry branding and keycap mount]]<br />
<br />
'''Cherry MX''' is the most popular line of keyswitches used in mechanical computer keyboards.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
{{see also|Cherry catalogues}}<br />
<br />
Designed by [[Cherry]], they were introduced on 7 November 1983<ref name="DT-launch" /> and were initially available only in a [[:Category:Linear switches|linear]] (smooth), light-resistance version.{{citation needed}} An entire family of Cherry MX variants was subsequently developed with combinations of these characteristics:<br />
<br />
*Light to heavy [[force]]<br />
*With or without tactile feedback (a "bump" the typist can feel on actuation)<br />
*With or without auditory feedback (clicky/non-clicky)<br />
<br />
These variants are generally referred to by stem colour. Cherry officially refers to most switch types by article number, but their newest switch types are indeed referred to by community-style monikers on their website.<br />
<br />
The exact history of the product line is not yet clear. In July 1985, the series officially comprised MX Black, MX Linear Grey (for space bars in MX Black keyboards), MX White, and MX Click Grey (for space bars in MX White keyboards). MX Lock appears to have already existed at this point (found in a Xerox keyboard made by Hirose Cherry), but it was not included in the 1985 German MX datasheet.<br />
<br />
The part numbers were divided into linear and tactile, with the model character being numeric for linear switches (MX1A-'''1'''1__ and MX1A-'''2'''1__) and alphabetic for tactile switches (MX1A-'''A'''1__ and MX1A-'''B'''1__). MX Lock was identified as "3", but MX Red was strangely identified as "L" (with "H", "I", "J" and "K" currently unaccounted for), with the much later MX Nature White getting "4" following on from MX Lock.<br />
<br />
The patent, filed in 1983, describes the hysteresis mechanism, but says nothing about audible feedback. It would appear that the click sound was originally suppressed with grease; MX Blue was a later addition to the series after MX Clear, and it was permitted to emit a click sound.<br />
<br />
The 1985 MX datasheet lists a rated lifetime of 20 million keystrokes for both linear and tactile types. The 1994 MX brochure lists the lifetimes as 500 k (MX Lock), 20 M ("soft" and "click" types, where "soft" may refer to MX Clear), and 50 M for "linear" and "ergonomic" types (where "ergonomic" is MX Brown). From 2017, the whole series got rated for 50 M keystrokes, with MX Lock having gone end of life.<br />
<br />
From November 1st, 2019 all variants are supposed to be manufactured with a different leaf spring and contacts, supposed to lead to a bounce time of less than 1 ms. In 2020, linear MX variants and MX Brown got modified stems (and possibly housing), with a new rating of 100 M keystrokes. <ref name="cherrymxblog200323">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/100-mio.html 100 MIO]. Dated 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-07-08</ref><br />
<br />
The "MX2A" revision was announced in Aug 2023 for MX Black, Brown, Red, Blue, Speed Silver and Silent Red. <ref name="cherrymx2ablog">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx2a-the-ultimate-in-mechanical-switch-design.html CHERRY MX2A:Exceeding expectations - The Ultimate in Mechanical Switch Design]. Attributed to Holger Dassler. Dated 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25</ref><br />
These have a new barrel-shaped spring with [[lubrication]] which supposedly "mirrors the performance of the Krytox GPL 205 Grade 0").<ref name="cherrymx2a">CherryMX web site—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx2a.html CHERRY MX2A: Welcome to the New Era]. No dating. Retrieved 2023-08-24</ref><br />
The label on the top housing of the RGB variants is now rotated 180°<ref name="theremingoatmx2a">Theremingoat.com—[https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/cherry-mx2a-rgb-black-switch-review Cherry MX2A RGB Black Switch Review]. Dated 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27</ref> whereas it is not on the non-RGB variants.<ref name="arsmx2a">Ars Technica—[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hands-on-with-cherry-mx2a-switches-a-lot-less-wobble-a-little-more-confusion/ Hands-on with Cherry MX2A switches: A lot less wobble, a little more confusion]. Dated 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-26</ref><br />
It is unclear whether or when the MX2A will replace the previous MX1A/MX3A switches.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Design==<br />
Cherry MX switches have [[gold crosspoint]] contacts. The contact mechanism has one small static terminal, and a movable leaf that is folded against itself at the top. At least two designs of contact mechanism are known. As of 2013, the current system has a very narrow "neck" where it folds back on itself. One known previous design uses more metal and appears to be more complicated; this design has been found in the [[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3" /> and [[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]], as well as [[Cherry MX Black]].<ref name="gh-hrclear" /><br />
<br />
All German Cherry MX switches, and some Japanese-made Hirose MX switches, are branded "CHERRY" on the top; the exact logo used has varied over time. Hirose MX switches were also branded "HCP" (Hirose Cherry Precision).<br />
<br />
The shell's design is based on the [[Cherry M9]]. The upper shell cannot be removed while the switch is mounted in a [[switch mount#plate mount|plate]]; it must first be de-soldered and removed, as the plate prevents the shell's four retention clips from moving outward. For modification, PCB-mount keyboards are preferred, or enthusiast-created plates with four small cutouts that allow the switches to be opened in-place.<br />
<br />
Clicky MX switches use a special two-piece slider with a movable contact that fires the "click collar" downwards on passing the actuation point. When the switch is released, the click collar is pulled back upwards by the slider itself and held in place by the movable contact.<br />
<br />
The [[keycap mount]] is only 180° rotationally symmetrical. The horizontal (E and W) arms of the cross are around 1.25–1.30 mm thick, while the vertical (N and S) arms are 1.05–1.10 mm thick. Keycaps do not always fit sideways. The stem is around 3.7 mm tall and sits on a platform that descends inside the switch, allowing the full travel to be greater than the stem's height.<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
[[File:CherryMXForceTravel.png|250px|thumb|right|Force-travel diagram (CN/mm) of the downstrokes of the most common Cherry MX switches]]<br />
<br />
===Common variants===<br />
The most common Cherry MX variants are [[Cherry MX Black|Black]] and [[Cherry MX Red|Red]] for [[:Category:Linear switches|linear switches]]; and [[Cherry MX Clear|Clear]], [[Cherry MX Brown|Brown]] and [[Cherry MX Blue|Blue]] for [[:Category:Tactile switches|tactile switches]]. Keyboards based on the clicky [[Cherry MX Green|MX Green]] and tactile [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey|MX Grey]] variants also exist; but due to their heavier resistance, these variants are usually reserved for [[space bar]]s.<br />
<br />
===Hirose Cherry===<br />
Hirose Cherry Precision ("Cherry Japan") manufactured a version of the MX switch with the Hirose Cherry keycap mount. Hirose Cherry MX switches accept standard Cherry MX keycaps, but Hirose keycaps do not fit standard switches.<br />
<br />
===Other variants===<br />
Some rarer Cherry MX variants have transparent switch housings, and allegedly the earliest MX switches all had clear stems.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/hirose-cherry-switches-and-the-xerox-1109-t8192.html Hirose Cherry switches and the Xerox 1109]</ref><br />
<br />
Old versions of MX Blue switches exist. Because no dye was added to their stems, these switches are called [[Cherry MX White|Whites]].{{citation needed}}<br />
<br />
===Observed variants===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Nixie.jpg|125px]]||[[Nixie]]||?||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Nixdorf White.png|125px]]||Nixie Spacebar||?||Space Bar||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Olympia Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Revised MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Linear Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]||MX1A-21''xx''||Space bar||Linear||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Lock (grey).jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Lock]]||MX1A-31''xx''||Alternate action||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black#Clear-Top|Cherry MX Black Clear-Top]]||MX1A-61NW||Normal||Linear||63,5 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX white.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX White]]||MX1A-A1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Soft Click Clear]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Click Grey]]||MX1A-B1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||105 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Clear]]||MX1A-C1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||65 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Tactile Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]||MX1A-D1''xx''||Space bar||Tactile||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Green.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Green]]||MX1A-F1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]||MX1A-H1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Red -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed Silver -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Nature White -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Nature White]]||MX1A-41NA||Normal||Linear||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Mxsuperblacksmall.png|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Super Black]]||?||Special||Linear||150 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX-M8 Adapter.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX-M8 Adapter]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||[[Cherry M8|M8]]||?||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirosecherrymxpaleyellowsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Pale Yellow]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherrymxlineargreygreensmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Grey Green]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirose Cherry MX Orange.jpg|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MXPaleBlue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||?||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Dark Blue -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Dark Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hiroseclearsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===MX2A revision===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! Name!!Product code!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black|Cherry MX2A Black]]||MX2A-11N''x''||Linear||60 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Speed Silver|Cherry MX2A Speed Silver]]||MX2A-51N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Silent Red|Cherry MX2A Silent Red]]||MX2A-71N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown|Cherry MX2A Brown]]||MX2A-G1N''x''||Tactile||55 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red|Cherry MX2A Red]]||MX2A-L1N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|}<br />
The last letter in the product code:<br />
* N: 3-pin <br />
* W: 5-pin<br />
* A: 3-pin RGB<br />
* B: 5-pin RGB<br />
<br />
===Country-specific types===<br />
Position six in product codes is "1" for a Cherry MX keystem, and a country-specific letter otherwise. The only known example of this is "G" for Germany; these switches are listed by a number of stockists and other sites, but in all cases appear to be false stock levels and no parts are available for sale. Cherry Americas have three of the products on record, as obsolete parts (two of which with meaningful descriptions), and examples of three of the types in their offices (MX1A-1GBR, MX1A-EGEQ and MX1A-1GCL); the remainder of the product codes below remain entirely unconfirmed. The three examples where parts have been retained are all Cherry MX mount, and the only apparent difference in all cases is customisation of the return spring weight.<ref>Correspondence with Cherry Americas, 2017-10-02 to 10</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Product code!!Source!!Description<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GAP||Cherry||"MX1A-1GAP" [sic] (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GBR||Cherry||Derived from MX Black, PCB mount, 179 cN according to the database record ("179 CN PCB MOUNT N/O")<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCX||Cherry||"350CN W/PINS" (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCL||Cherry||Derived from MX Black; PCB mount; the bag states “lowest force possible”, but it seems to be only slightly lower in force than standard MX Black; the bag is dated 8-26-94<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-EGEQ||Cherry||Derived from MX Blue; PCB mount, 180 cN<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GER||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GFD||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GRE||Surplus sites||None<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Unconfirmed variants===<br />
"Cherry MX Yellow" ([[Aristotle Yellow]]) is now officially determined to not be a Cherry product. As such, the following switches—not yet sighted in any keyboard at the time of writing—are not verified Cherry products. They are Cherry-branded, but they may be counterfeit.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Click]]||?||?||Clicky||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Linear]]||?||?||Linear||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Grey]]||?||?||Linear||?||MX||?||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Recombination variants===<br />
There are several custom Cherry MX Switches that can be created by merging together two different switches.<br />
<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ghetto Green]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Panda Clear]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]<br />
*Cherry MX Ergo Grey<br />
*Cherry MX Ghost Black<br />
*Cherry MX Light White<br />
<br />
==Features (as advertised by [[Cherry]])==<br />
<br />
*Desktop profile, 0.60 inch (15.2 mm) from PCB (no keycap)<br />
*Choice of feel: linear, soft tactile, click tactile<br />
*PCB or frame mount<br />
*Long life of 50 million operations (previously also 20 million and 500 thousand depending on model and age)<br />
*4 mm travel<br />
*LED, diode or [[jumper]] option<br />
*12V maximum AC/DC<br />
*Current Rating: 10 mA<br />
*Insulation Resistance: < 100 MΩ at 100V DC<br />
<br />
==Mounting options==<br />
[[File:PCB Mount.jpg|thumb|right|A PCB mountable Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:PCBvsPlate.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison between plate and PCB mount switches]]<br />
<br />
Cherry MX switches are available with additional mounting options for either a wire bridge, an LED or a [[Diode|diode]]. <br />
<br />
They are also available for either [[Switch-mounting construction|PCB or plate mounting]]. Switches for PCB mounting have two additional plastic pins to secure and stabilize them (although plate-mounted switches do not necessarily need these extra pins, as they are stabilized by the metal backplate). PCB-mounted switches can easily be converted for back-plate mounting by cutting off the extra stems. <br />
<br />
Mounting designs are specified by the last two digits of the switches' product numbers (see below).<br />
<br />
==Product numbers==<br />
The Cherry MX series follows an eight-digit naming convention:<br />
M X [1,3,5] [A,C] - [0-9, A-Z] [1] [N,R,G,Y,D,J] [N,W,A,B]<br />
<br />
*M: Keyswitch module<br />
*X: Cherry MX family<br />
*[1,3,5]<br />
**1: Material: AuAg10, 10mA, max. 12V<br />
**3: Silenced slider<br />
**5: Special<br />
*[A,C]<br />
**A: SPST NO (single pole, single throw, normally open)<br />
**C: Special<br />
*[0-9, A-Z] — Operating characteristics, actuation force and key style (switch 'color'):<br />
**1: [[Cherry MX Black]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]<br />
**2: [[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]<br />
**3: [[Cherry MX Lock]]<br />
**A: [[Cherry MX White]]<br />
**B: [[Cherry MX Click Grey]]<br />
**C: [[Cherry MX Clear]]<br />
**D: [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]<br />
**E: [[Cherry MX Blue]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]<br />
**F: [[Cherry MX Green]]<br />
**G: [[Cherry MX Brown]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]<br />
**L: [[Cherry MX Red]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]<br />
*[1,A-Z]<br />
**1: Standard straight, cross-shaped keystem for standard [[Cherry MX mount]] caps<br />
**G: Special (Germany) with D and H reserved for future use<br />
**W: Special (USA) with C and F reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**U: Special (UK) with K and E reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**N: Special (Japan) with J and L reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**A: Special (Australia) with Q and M reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**B: Special (Brazil) with S and P reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
*[N,R,G,Y,D,J] - Integrated components<br />
**N: No additional, integrated components<br />
**R: Red LED<br />
**G: Green LED<br />
**Y: Yellow LED<br />
**D: Diode<br />
**J: Jumper wire<br />
*[N,W] - Mounting configuration / case color<br />
**N: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / black case<br />
**W: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / black case<br />
**A: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / clear case<br />
**B: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / clear case<br />
<br />
Examples of Cherry MX product numbers and their descriptions: <br />
<br />
*MX1A-11NN - Cherry MX Black/linear, no diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-E1DN - Cherry MX Blue/tactile clicky, with diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-L1RW - Cherry MX Red/low-force linear, red LED, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-G1JW - Cherry MX Brown/tactile non-clicky, with jumper wire, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
<br />
==Disassembly==<br />
The Cherry MX switch shell is based on Cherry's previous low-profile [[Cherry M9|M9]] switch ("[[low-profile]]" in the '80s being standard profile from the '90s onward).<br />
<br />
The switch has four retention tabs: two on the left and two on the right. A loose switch can be opened by prying these tabs either from the top or from the bottom.<br />
Enthusiasts have developed special tools for both methods, but narrow flat screwdrivers are also often used.<br />
The screwdrivers are inserted into two opposite holes; then the side retention tabs are pried away from the switch body. <br />
<br />
PCB-mounted MX switches can be opened in-place from the top. <br />
Most plate-mounted switches must be removed to be opened, as the plate prevents their side tabs from moving outward to clear the retaining lugs.<br />
Some DIY keyboard kits have cutouts for the retention tabs, allowing them to be opened in place. Other keyboards, primarily for enthusiasts, have [[Hot-swap#Hot-swap_sockets|hot-swapping sockets]] allowing switches to be removed and replaced without de/soldering.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- opening the switch.jpg|Opening one side of a PCB-mounted switch.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Accessories===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX Black -- LED fitted and active.jpg | MX switch with LED fitted<br />
File:Cherry MX Clear -- opened, with jumper wire visible.jpg | MX switch with jumper fitted<br />
File:G80-0559 -- Switch w. LED and diode at side.JPG | Switches with LEDs fitted require diodes to be external<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX base.jpg | Base<br />
File:Cherry MX front.jpg | Front<br />
File:Cherry MX rear.jpg | Rear<br />
File:Cherry G80-3700HAU -- unusual LED switch.jpg | Variant design used for windowed keycaps on certain Cherry models such as the [[Cherry G80-3700|G80-3700HAU/04]]<br />
File:Xerox 1109 (type 2) -- Cherry MX linear white.jpg | Hirose Cherry MX switch with original HCP branding<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Construction===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- sliders and springs.jpg | Sliders and springs<br />
File:Cherry MX -- click sliders.jpg | Click sliders from blue and white switches<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 1.jpg | MX Blue and opened MX Brown<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 2.jpg | Partially disassembled switch<br />
File:Cherry MX -- gold crosspoint contacts.jpg | Gold crosspoints<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- contacts.jpg | Electrical contacts, newer design (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry KXN3-8451 MX Black Spacebar 2.jpg | Electrical contacts, original design (1984 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX -- switch contacts.jpg | Contact plate and leaf (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, top views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (top views)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, bottom views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (bottom views)<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- old vs new.jpg | Classic (left) and revised (right, from 2016) non-silenced slider design<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Silencing===<br />
To provide damping, Cherry revised the slider to contain an integral, fully moulded-in-place damper. The damped switches use softer colours for the sliders.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped.jpg | "Silent" switch slider designs, with upstroke and downstroke damping using a moulded-in rubber damper<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped 2.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches|Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
*Kaihua — [http://www.kailh.com/gb/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=37 红轴将被取代 Kailh黄轴大战Cherry轴] — Detailed disassembly shots<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm Cherry MX Series Key Switch] on Cherry's home page.<br />
*[http://cherry.co.uk/cid/b2b_keymodules.htm Keymodules] on Cherry UK web page.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3">ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/cherry/yamaha_qx3_cherry_orange/ Yamaha QX3 Sequencer keyboard]</ref><br />
<ref name="gh-hrclear">geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50240.0 This cherry switch]</ref><br />
<ref name="DT-launch">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/other-news-events-f47/7-november-1983-2013-30-years-cherry-mx-t6780.html 7 November 1983-2013 | 30 Years Cherry MX!]</ref><br />
</references><br />
<br />
[[Category:Cherry MX]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]<br />
[[Category:Illuminable switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX&diff=51730Cherry MX2023-08-24T19:17:32Z<p>Findecanor: /* MX2A revision */</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo|more=true|reason=need photo of opened switch with diode (for this and the diode page)}}<br />
<br />
{{infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = Cherry MX.jpg<br />
| family = [[Cherry MX]]<br />
| patents = [http://www.google.com/patents/US4467160 US4467160] (1983)<br />
| introduced = 1983-11-07<br />
| switch mount = [[PCB mount]]<br>[[Plate mount]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]]<br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br>[[Hirose mount]]<br>[[Cherry M8 mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 20 M (1985)<br/>500 k/20 M/50 M (1994)<br/>50 M (2017)<br/>50 M/100 M (2020)<br />
| bounce time = 5 ms (1985)<br/>1 ms (Nov 2019)<br />
| website = https://www.cherrymx.de/en<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Phantom_mx_013.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Variants of the Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:CherryMX_shippingboxes_062143.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cherry MX shipping boxes]]<br />
[[File:Filco_otaku_blue.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A keyboard with MX Blue switches]]<br />
[[File:Sord M243EX -- switches.jpg|250px|thumb|right|MX switches with Hirose Cherry branding and keycap mount]]<br />
<br />
'''Cherry MX''' is the most popular line of keyswitches used in mechanical computer keyboards.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
{{see also|Cherry catalogues}}<br />
<br />
Designed by [[Cherry]], they were introduced on 7 November 1983<ref name="DT-launch" /> and were initially available only in a [[:Category:Linear switches|linear]] (smooth), light-resistance version.{{citation needed}} An entire family of Cherry MX variants was subsequently developed with combinations of these characteristics:<br />
<br />
*Light to heavy [[force]]<br />
*With or without tactile feedback (a "bump" the typist can feel on actuation)<br />
*With or without auditory feedback (clicky/non-clicky)<br />
<br />
These variants are generally referred to by stem colour. Cherry officially refers to most switch types by article number, but their newest switch types are indeed referred to by community-style monikers on their website.<br />
<br />
The exact history of the product line is not yet clear. In July 1985, the series officially comprised MX Black, MX Linear Grey (for space bars in MX Black keyboards), MX White, and MX Click Grey (for space bars in MX White keyboards). MX Lock appears to have already existed at this point (found in a Xerox keyboard made by Hirose Cherry), but it was not included in the 1985 German MX datasheet.<br />
<br />
The part numbers were divided into linear and tactile, with the model character being numeric for linear switches (MX1A-'''1'''1__ and MX1A-'''2'''1__) and alphabetic for tactile switches (MX1A-'''A'''1__ and MX1A-'''B'''1__). MX Lock was identified as "3", but MX Red was strangely identified as "L" (with "H", "I", "J" and "K" currently unaccounted for), with the much later MX Nature White getting "4" following on from MX Lock.<br />
<br />
The patent, filed in 1983, describes the hysteresis mechanism, but says nothing about audible feedback. It would appear that the click sound was originally suppressed with grease; MX Blue was a later addition to the series after MX Clear, and it was permitted to emit a click sound.<br />
<br />
The 1985 MX datasheet lists a rated lifetime of 20 million keystrokes for both linear and tactile types. The 1994 MX brochure lists the lifetimes as 500 k (MX Lock), 20 M ("soft" and "click" types, where "soft" may refer to MX Clear), and 50 M for "linear" and "ergonomic" types (where "ergonomic" is MX Brown). From 2017, the whole series got rated for 50 M keystrokes, with MX Lock having gone end of life.<br />
<br />
From November 1st, 2019 all variants are supposed to be manufactured with a different leaf spring and contacts, supposed to lead to a bounce time of less than 1 ms. In 2020, linear MX variants and MX Brown got modified stems (and possibly housing), with a new rating of 100 M keystrokes. <ref name="cherrymxblog200323">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/100-mio.html 100 MIO]. Dated 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-07-08</ref><br />
<br />
The "MX2A" revision was announced in Aug 2023 for MX Black, Brown, Speed Silver and Silent Red in all variants.<ref name="cherrymx2ablog">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx2a-the-ultimate-in-mechanical-switch-design.html CHERRY MX2A:Exceeding expectations - The Ultimate in Mechanical Switch Design]. Attributed to Holger Dassler. Dated 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25</ref><br />
These have a new barrel-shaped spring with [[lubrication]] which supposedly "mirrors the performance of the Krytox GPL 205 Grade 0").<ref name="cherrymx2a">CherryMX web site—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx2a.html CHERRY MX2A: Welcome to the New Era]. No dating. Retrieved 2023-08-24</ref><br />
<br />
==Design==<br />
Cherry MX switches have [[gold crosspoint]] contacts. The contact mechanism has one small static terminal, and a movable leaf that is folded against itself at the top. At least two designs of contact mechanism are known. As of 2013, the current system has a very narrow "neck" where it folds back on itself. One known previous design uses more metal and appears to be more complicated; this design has been found in the [[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3" /> and [[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]], as well as [[Cherry MX Black]].<ref name="gh-hrclear" /><br />
<br />
All German Cherry MX switches, and some Japanese-made Hirose MX switches, are branded "CHERRY" on the top; the exact logo used has varied over time. Hirose MX switches were also branded "HCP" (Hirose Cherry Precision).<br />
<br />
The shell's design is based on the [[Cherry M9]]. The upper shell cannot be removed while the switch is mounted in a [[switch mount#plate mount|plate]]; it must first be de-soldered and removed, as the plate prevents the shell's four retention clips from moving outward. For modification, PCB-mount keyboards are preferred, or enthusiast-created plates with four small cutouts that allow the switches to be opened in-place.<br />
<br />
Clicky MX switches use a special two-piece slider with a movable contact that fires the "click collar" downwards on passing the actuation point. When the switch is released, the click collar is pulled back upwards by the slider itself and held in place by the movable contact.<br />
<br />
The [[keycap mount]] is only 180° rotationally symmetrical. The horizontal (E and W) arms of the cross are around 1.25–1.30 mm thick, while the vertical (N and S) arms are 1.05–1.10 mm thick. Keycaps do not always fit sideways. The stem is around 3.7 mm tall and sits on a platform that descends inside the switch, allowing the full travel to be greater than the stem's height.<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
[[File:CherryMXForceTravel.png|250px|thumb|right|Force-travel diagram (CN/mm) of the downstrokes of the most common Cherry MX switches]]<br />
<br />
===Common variants===<br />
The most common Cherry MX variants are [[Cherry MX Black|Black]] and [[Cherry MX Red|Red]] for [[:Category:Linear switches|linear switches]]; and [[Cherry MX Clear|Clear]], [[Cherry MX Brown|Brown]] and [[Cherry MX Blue|Blue]] for [[:Category:Tactile switches|tactile switches]]. Keyboards based on the clicky [[Cherry MX Green|MX Green]] and tactile [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey|MX Grey]] variants also exist; but due to their heavier resistance, these variants are usually reserved for [[space bar]]s.<br />
<br />
===Hirose Cherry===<br />
Hirose Cherry Precision ("Cherry Japan") manufactured a version of the MX switch with the Hirose Cherry keycap mount. Hirose Cherry MX switches accept standard Cherry MX keycaps, but Hirose keycaps do not fit standard switches.<br />
<br />
===Other variants===<br />
Some rarer Cherry MX variants have transparent switch housings, and allegedly the earliest MX switches all had clear stems.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/hirose-cherry-switches-and-the-xerox-1109-t8192.html Hirose Cherry switches and the Xerox 1109]</ref><br />
<br />
Old versions of MX Blue switches exist. Because no dye was added to their stems, these switches are called [[Cherry MX White|Whites]].{{citation needed}}<br />
<br />
===Observed variants===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Nixie.jpg|125px]]||[[Nixie]]||?||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Nixdorf White.png|125px]]||Nixie Spacebar||?||Space Bar||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Olympia Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Revised MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Linear Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]||MX1A-21''xx''||Space bar||Linear||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Lock (grey).jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Lock]]||MX1A-31''xx''||Alternate action||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black#Clear-Top|Cherry MX Black Clear-Top]]||MX1A-61NW||Normal||Linear||63,5 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX white.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX White]]||MX1A-A1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Soft Click Clear]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Click Grey]]||MX1A-B1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||105 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Clear]]||MX1A-C1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||65 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Tactile Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]||MX1A-D1''xx''||Space bar||Tactile||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Green.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Green]]||MX1A-F1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]||MX1A-H1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Red -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed Silver -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Nature White -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Nature White]]||MX1A-41NA||Normal||Linear||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Mxsuperblacksmall.png|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Super Black]]||?||Special||Linear||150 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX-M8 Adapter.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX-M8 Adapter]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||[[Cherry M8|M8]]||?||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirosecherrymxpaleyellowsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Pale Yellow]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherrymxlineargreygreensmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Grey Green]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirose Cherry MX Orange.jpg|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MXPaleBlue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||?||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Dark Blue -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Dark Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hiroseclearsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===MX2A revision===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! Name!!Product code!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black|Cherry MX2A Black]]||MX2A-11N''x''||Linear||60 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Speed Silver|Cherry MX2A Speed Silver]]||MX2A-51N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Silent Red|Cherry MX2A Silent Red]]||MX2A-71N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown|Cherry MX2A Brown]]||MX2A-G1N''x''||Tactile||55 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red|Cherry MX2A Red]]||MX2A-L1N''x''||Linear||45 cN<br />
|}<br />
The last letter in the product code:<br />
* N: 3-pin <br />
* W: 5-pin<br />
* A: 3-pin RGB<br />
* B: 5-pin RGB<br />
<br />
===Country-specific types===<br />
Position six in product codes is "1" for a Cherry MX keystem, and a country-specific letter otherwise. The only known example of this is "G" for Germany; these switches are listed by a number of stockists and other sites, but in all cases appear to be false stock levels and no parts are available for sale. Cherry Americas have three of the products on record, as obsolete parts (two of which with meaningful descriptions), and examples of three of the types in their offices (MX1A-1GBR, MX1A-EGEQ and MX1A-1GCL); the remainder of the product codes below remain entirely unconfirmed. The three examples where parts have been retained are all Cherry MX mount, and the only apparent difference in all cases is customisation of the return spring weight.<ref>Correspondence with Cherry Americas, 2017-10-02 to 10</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Product code!!Source!!Description<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GAP||Cherry||"MX1A-1GAP" [sic] (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GBR||Cherry||Derived from MX Black, PCB mount, 179 cN according to the database record ("179 CN PCB MOUNT N/O")<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCX||Cherry||"350CN W/PINS" (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCL||Cherry||Derived from MX Black; PCB mount; the bag states “lowest force possible”, but it seems to be only slightly lower in force than standard MX Black; the bag is dated 8-26-94<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-EGEQ||Cherry||Derived from MX Blue; PCB mount, 180 cN<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GER||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GFD||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GRE||Surplus sites||None<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Unconfirmed variants===<br />
"Cherry MX Yellow" ([[Aristotle Yellow]]) is now officially determined to not be a Cherry product. As such, the following switches—not yet sighted in any keyboard at the time of writing—are not verified Cherry products. They are Cherry-branded, but they may be counterfeit.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Click]]||?||?||Clicky||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Linear]]||?||?||Linear||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Grey]]||?||?||Linear||?||MX||?||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Recombination variants===<br />
There are several custom Cherry MX Switches that can be created by merging together two different switches.<br />
<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ghetto Green]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Panda Clear]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]<br />
*Cherry MX Ergo Grey<br />
*Cherry MX Ghost Black<br />
*Cherry MX Light White<br />
<br />
==Features (as advertised by [[Cherry]])==<br />
<br />
*Desktop profile, 0.60 inch (15.2 mm) from PCB (no keycap)<br />
*Choice of feel: linear, soft tactile, click tactile<br />
*PCB or frame mount<br />
*Long life of 50 million operations (previously also 20 million and 500 thousand depending on model and age)<br />
*4 mm travel<br />
*LED, diode or [[jumper]] option<br />
*12V maximum AC/DC<br />
*Current Rating: 10 mA<br />
*Insulation Resistance: < 100 MΩ at 100V DC<br />
<br />
==Mounting options==<br />
[[File:PCB Mount.jpg|thumb|right|A PCB mountable Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:PCBvsPlate.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison between plate and PCB mount switches]]<br />
<br />
Cherry MX switches are available with additional mounting options for either a wire bridge, an LED or a [[Diode|diode]]. <br />
<br />
They are also available for either [[Switch-mounting construction|PCB or plate mounting]]. Switches for PCB mounting have two additional plastic pins to secure and stabilize them (although plate-mounted switches do not necessarily need these extra pins, as they are stabilized by the metal backplate). PCB-mounted switches can easily be converted for back-plate mounting by cutting off the extra stems. <br />
<br />
Mounting designs are specified by the last two digits of the switches' product numbers (see below).<br />
<br />
==Product numbers==<br />
The Cherry MX series follows an eight-digit naming convention:<br />
M X [1,3,5] [A,C] - [0-9, A-Z] [1] [N,R,G,Y,D,J] [N,W,A,B]<br />
<br />
*M: Keyswitch module<br />
*X: Cherry MX family<br />
*[1,3,5]<br />
**1: Material: AuAg10, 10mA, max. 12V<br />
**3: Silenced slider<br />
**5: Special<br />
*[A,C]<br />
**A: SPST NO (single pole, single throw, normally open)<br />
**C: Special<br />
*[0-9, A-Z] — Operating characteristics, actuation force and key style (switch 'color'):<br />
**1: [[Cherry MX Black]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]<br />
**2: [[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]<br />
**3: [[Cherry MX Lock]]<br />
**A: [[Cherry MX White]]<br />
**B: [[Cherry MX Click Grey]]<br />
**C: [[Cherry MX Clear]]<br />
**D: [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]<br />
**E: [[Cherry MX Blue]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]<br />
**F: [[Cherry MX Green]]<br />
**G: [[Cherry MX Brown]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]<br />
**L: [[Cherry MX Red]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]<br />
*[1,A-Z]<br />
**1: Standard straight, cross-shaped keystem for standard [[Cherry MX mount]] caps<br />
**G: Special (Germany) with D and H reserved for future use<br />
**W: Special (USA) with C and F reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**U: Special (UK) with K and E reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**N: Special (Japan) with J and L reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**A: Special (Australia) with Q and M reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**B: Special (Brazil) with S and P reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
*[N,R,G,Y,D,J] - Integrated components<br />
**N: No additional, integrated components<br />
**R: Red LED<br />
**G: Green LED<br />
**Y: Yellow LED<br />
**D: Diode<br />
**J: Jumper wire<br />
*[N,W] - Mounting configuration / case color<br />
**N: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / black case<br />
**W: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / black case<br />
**A: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / clear case<br />
**B: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / clear case<br />
<br />
Examples of Cherry MX product numbers and their descriptions: <br />
<br />
*MX1A-11NN - Cherry MX Black/linear, no diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-E1DN - Cherry MX Blue/tactile clicky, with diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-L1RW - Cherry MX Red/low-force linear, red LED, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-G1JW - Cherry MX Brown/tactile non-clicky, with jumper wire, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
<br />
==Disassembly==<br />
The Cherry MX switch shell is based on Cherry's previous low-profile [[Cherry M9|M9]] switch ("[[low-profile]]" in the '80s being standard profile from the '90s onward).<br />
<br />
The switch has four retention tabs: two on the left and two on the right. A loose switch can be opened by prying these tabs either from the top or from the bottom.<br />
Enthusiasts have developed special tools for both methods, but narrow flat screwdrivers are also often used.<br />
The screwdrivers are inserted into two opposite holes; then the side retention tabs are pried away from the switch body. <br />
<br />
PCB-mounted MX switches can be opened in-place from the top. <br />
Most plate-mounted switches must be removed to be opened, as the plate prevents their side tabs from moving outward to clear the retaining lugs.<br />
Some DIY keyboard kits have cutouts for the retention tabs, allowing them to be opened in place. Other keyboards, primarily for enthusiasts, have [[Hot-swap#Hot-swap_sockets|hot-swapping sockets]] allowing switches to be removed and replaced without de/soldering.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- opening the switch.jpg|Opening one side of a PCB-mounted switch.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Accessories===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX Black -- LED fitted and active.jpg | MX switch with LED fitted<br />
File:Cherry MX Clear -- opened, with jumper wire visible.jpg | MX switch with jumper fitted<br />
File:G80-0559 -- Switch w. LED and diode at side.JPG | Switches with LEDs fitted require diodes to be external<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX base.jpg | Base<br />
File:Cherry MX front.jpg | Front<br />
File:Cherry MX rear.jpg | Rear<br />
File:Cherry G80-3700HAU -- unusual LED switch.jpg | Variant design used for windowed keycaps on certain Cherry models such as the [[Cherry G80-3700|G80-3700HAU/04]]<br />
File:Xerox 1109 (type 2) -- Cherry MX linear white.jpg | Hirose Cherry MX switch with original HCP branding<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Construction===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- sliders and springs.jpg | Sliders and springs<br />
File:Cherry MX -- click sliders.jpg | Click sliders from blue and white switches<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 1.jpg | MX Blue and opened MX Brown<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 2.jpg | Partially disassembled switch<br />
File:Cherry MX -- gold crosspoint contacts.jpg | Gold crosspoints<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- contacts.jpg | Electrical contacts, newer design (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry KXN3-8451 MX Black Spacebar 2.jpg | Electrical contacts, original design (1984 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX -- switch contacts.jpg | Contact plate and leaf (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, top views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (top views)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, bottom views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (bottom views)<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- old vs new.jpg | Classic (left) and revised (right, from 2016) non-silenced slider design<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Silencing===<br />
To provide damping, Cherry revised the slider to contain an integral, fully moulded-in-place damper. The damped switches use softer colours for the sliders.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped.jpg | "Silent" switch slider designs, with upstroke and downstroke damping using a moulded-in rubber damper<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped 2.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches|Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
*Kaihua — [http://www.kailh.com/gb/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=37 红轴将被取代 Kailh黄轴大战Cherry轴] — Detailed disassembly shots<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm Cherry MX Series Key Switch] on Cherry's home page.<br />
*[http://cherry.co.uk/cid/b2b_keymodules.htm Keymodules] on Cherry UK web page.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3">ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/cherry/yamaha_qx3_cherry_orange/ Yamaha QX3 Sequencer keyboard]</ref><br />
<ref name="gh-hrclear">geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50240.0 This cherry switch]</ref><br />
<ref name="DT-launch">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/other-news-events-f47/7-november-1983-2013-30-years-cherry-mx-t6780.html 7 November 1983-2013 | 30 Years Cherry MX!]</ref><br />
</references><br />
<br />
[[Category:Cherry MX]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]<br />
[[Category:Illuminable switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Cherry_MX&diff=51729Cherry MX2023-08-24T19:15:48Z<p>Findecanor: Added MX2A revision</p>
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<div>{{TODO photo|more=true|reason=need photo of opened switch with diode (for this and the diode page)}}<br />
<br />
{{infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = Cherry MX.jpg<br />
| family = [[Cherry MX]]<br />
| patents = [http://www.google.com/patents/US4467160 US4467160] (1983)<br />
| introduced = 1983-11-07<br />
| switch mount = [[PCB mount]]<br>[[Plate mount]]<br />
| sense method = [[Metal contact]]<br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br>[[Hirose mount]]<br>[[Cherry M8 mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 20 M (1985)<br/>500 k/20 M/50 M (1994)<br/>50 M (2017)<br/>50 M/100 M (2020)<br />
| bounce time = 5 ms (1985)<br/>1 ms (Nov 2019)<br />
| website = https://www.cherrymx.de/en<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Phantom_mx_013.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Variants of the Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:CherryMX_shippingboxes_062143.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cherry MX shipping boxes]]<br />
[[File:Filco_otaku_blue.jpg|250px|thumb|right|A keyboard with MX Blue switches]]<br />
[[File:Sord M243EX -- switches.jpg|250px|thumb|right|MX switches with Hirose Cherry branding and keycap mount]]<br />
<br />
'''Cherry MX''' is the most popular line of keyswitches used in mechanical computer keyboards.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
{{see also|Cherry catalogues}}<br />
<br />
Designed by [[Cherry]], they were introduced on 7 November 1983<ref name="DT-launch" /> and were initially available only in a [[:Category:Linear switches|linear]] (smooth), light-resistance version.{{citation needed}} An entire family of Cherry MX variants was subsequently developed with combinations of these characteristics:<br />
<br />
*Light to heavy [[force]]<br />
*With or without tactile feedback (a "bump" the typist can feel on actuation)<br />
*With or without auditory feedback (clicky/non-clicky)<br />
<br />
These variants are generally referred to by stem colour. Cherry officially refers to most switch types by article number, but their newest switch types are indeed referred to by community-style monikers on their website.<br />
<br />
The exact history of the product line is not yet clear. In July 1985, the series officially comprised MX Black, MX Linear Grey (for space bars in MX Black keyboards), MX White, and MX Click Grey (for space bars in MX White keyboards). MX Lock appears to have already existed at this point (found in a Xerox keyboard made by Hirose Cherry), but it was not included in the 1985 German MX datasheet.<br />
<br />
The part numbers were divided into linear and tactile, with the model character being numeric for linear switches (MX1A-'''1'''1__ and MX1A-'''2'''1__) and alphabetic for tactile switches (MX1A-'''A'''1__ and MX1A-'''B'''1__). MX Lock was identified as "3", but MX Red was strangely identified as "L" (with "H", "I", "J" and "K" currently unaccounted for), with the much later MX Nature White getting "4" following on from MX Lock.<br />
<br />
The patent, filed in 1983, describes the hysteresis mechanism, but says nothing about audible feedback. It would appear that the click sound was originally suppressed with grease; MX Blue was a later addition to the series after MX Clear, and it was permitted to emit a click sound.<br />
<br />
The 1985 MX datasheet lists a rated lifetime of 20 million keystrokes for both linear and tactile types. The 1994 MX brochure lists the lifetimes as 500 k (MX Lock), 20 M ("soft" and "click" types, where "soft" may refer to MX Clear), and 50 M for "linear" and "ergonomic" types (where "ergonomic" is MX Brown). From 2017, the whole series got rated for 50 M keystrokes, with MX Lock having gone end of life.<br />
<br />
From November 1st, 2019 all variants are supposed to be manufactured with a different leaf spring and contacts, supposed to lead to a bounce time of less than 1 ms. In 2020, linear MX variants and MX Brown got modified stems (and possibly housing), with a new rating of 100 M keystrokes. <ref name="cherrymxblog200323">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/100-mio.html 100 MIO]. Dated 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2020-07-08</ref><br />
<br />
The "MX2A" revision was announced in Aug 2023 for MX Black, Brown, Speed Silver and Silent Red in all variants.<ref name="cherrymx2ablog">Cherry MX Blog—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/blog/cherry-mx2a-the-ultimate-in-mechanical-switch-design.html CHERRY MX2A:Exceeding expectations - The Ultimate in Mechanical Switch Design]. Attributed to Holger Dassler. Dated 2023-08-24. Retrieved 2023-08-25</ref><br />
These have a new barrel-shaped spring with [[lubrication]] which supposedly "mirrors the performance of the Krytox GPL 205 Grade 0").<ref name="cherrymx2a">CherryMX web site—[https://www.cherrymx.de/en/mx2a.html CHERRY MX2A: Welcome to the New Era]. No dating. Retrieved 2023-08-24</ref><br />
<br />
==Design==<br />
Cherry MX switches have [[gold crosspoint]] contacts. The contact mechanism has one small static terminal, and a movable leaf that is folded against itself at the top. At least two designs of contact mechanism are known. As of 2013, the current system has a very narrow "neck" where it folds back on itself. One known previous design uses more metal and appears to be more complicated; this design has been found in the [[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3" /> and [[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]], as well as [[Cherry MX Black]].<ref name="gh-hrclear" /><br />
<br />
All German Cherry MX switches, and some Japanese-made Hirose MX switches, are branded "CHERRY" on the top; the exact logo used has varied over time. Hirose MX switches were also branded "HCP" (Hirose Cherry Precision).<br />
<br />
The shell's design is based on the [[Cherry M9]]. The upper shell cannot be removed while the switch is mounted in a [[switch mount#plate mount|plate]]; it must first be de-soldered and removed, as the plate prevents the shell's four retention clips from moving outward. For modification, PCB-mount keyboards are preferred, or enthusiast-created plates with four small cutouts that allow the switches to be opened in-place.<br />
<br />
Clicky MX switches use a special two-piece slider with a movable contact that fires the "click collar" downwards on passing the actuation point. When the switch is released, the click collar is pulled back upwards by the slider itself and held in place by the movable contact.<br />
<br />
The [[keycap mount]] is only 180° rotationally symmetrical. The horizontal (E and W) arms of the cross are around 1.25–1.30 mm thick, while the vertical (N and S) arms are 1.05–1.10 mm thick. Keycaps do not always fit sideways. The stem is around 3.7 mm tall and sits on a platform that descends inside the switch, allowing the full travel to be greater than the stem's height.<br />
<br />
==Variants==<br />
[[File:CherryMXForceTravel.png|250px|thumb|right|Force-travel diagram (CN/mm) of the downstrokes of the most common Cherry MX switches]]<br />
<br />
===Common variants===<br />
The most common Cherry MX variants are [[Cherry MX Black|Black]] and [[Cherry MX Red|Red]] for [[:Category:Linear switches|linear switches]]; and [[Cherry MX Clear|Clear]], [[Cherry MX Brown|Brown]] and [[Cherry MX Blue|Blue]] for [[:Category:Tactile switches|tactile switches]]. Keyboards based on the clicky [[Cherry MX Green|MX Green]] and tactile [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey|MX Grey]] variants also exist; but due to their heavier resistance, these variants are usually reserved for [[space bar]]s.<br />
<br />
===Hirose Cherry===<br />
Hirose Cherry Precision ("Cherry Japan") manufactured a version of the MX switch with the Hirose Cherry keycap mount. Hirose Cherry MX switches accept standard Cherry MX keycaps, but Hirose keycaps do not fit standard switches.<br />
<br />
===Other variants===<br />
Some rarer Cherry MX variants have transparent switch housings, and allegedly the earliest MX switches all had clear stems.<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/hirose-cherry-switches-and-the-xerox-1109-t8192.html Hirose Cherry switches and the Xerox 1109]</ref><br />
<br />
Old versions of MX Blue switches exist. Because no dye was added to their stems, these switches are called [[Cherry MX White|Whites]].{{citation needed}}<br />
<br />
===Observed variants===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Nixie.jpg|125px]]||[[Nixie]]||?||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Nixdorf White.png|125px]]||Nixie Spacebar||?||Space Bar||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Olympia Linear Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Revised MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Linear Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]||MX1A-21''xx''||Space bar||Linear||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Lock (grey).jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Lock]]||MX1A-31''xx''||Alternate action||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Black#Clear-Top|Cherry MX Black Clear-Top]]||MX1A-61NW||Normal||Linear||63,5 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX white.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX White]]||MX1A-A1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Soft Click Clear]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Click Grey]]||MX1A-B1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||105 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Clear]]||MX1A-C1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||65 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Tactile Grey.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]||MX1A-D1''xx''||Space bar||Tactile||80 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Green.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Green]]||MX1A-F1''xx''||Space bar||Clicky||80 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX clear.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]||MX1A-H1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Red -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent Black -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]||MX1A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Blue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]||MX1A-E1''xx''||Normal||Clicky||60 cN||MX||Yes||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Brown.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]||MX1A-G1''xx''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]||MX1A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Red.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Red]]||MX3A-L1''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Silent RGB Black.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Silent RGB Black]]||MX3A-11''xx''||Normal||Linear||60 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed Silver -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Speed RGB Silver]]||MX1A-51''xx''||Normal||Linear||45 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX RGB Nature White -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX RGB Nature White]]||MX1A-41NA||Normal||Linear||55 cN||MX||No||Yes<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Mxsuperblacksmall.png|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Super Black]]||?||Special||Linear||150 cN||MX||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX-M8 Adapter.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX-M8 Adapter]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||[[Cherry M8|M8]]||?||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirosecherrymxpaleyellowsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Pale Yellow]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherrymxlineargreygreensmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Grey Green]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hirose Cherry MX Orange.jpg|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Orange]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:MXPaleBlue.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||?||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Cherry MX Dark Blue -- infobox.jpg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Dark Blue]]||?||Normal||Clicky||50 cN||MX||Yes||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:Hiroseclearsmall.png|125px]]||[[Hirose Cherry MX Clear]]||?||Normal||Linear||?||Hirose||No||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===MX2A revision===<br />
The last letter in the product code:<br />
* N: 3-pin <br />
* W: 5-pin<br />
* A: 3-pin RGB<br />
* B: 5-pin RGB<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Black|Cherry MX2A Black]]||MX2A-11N''x''||Normal||Linear||60 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Speed Silver|Cherry MX2A Speed Silver]]||MX2A-51N''x''||Normal||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Silent Red|Cherry MX2A Silent Red]]||MX2A-71N''x''||Normal||Linear||45 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Brown|Cherry MX2A Brown]]||MX2A-G1N''x''||Normal||Tactile||55 cN<br />
|-<br />
| [[Cherry MX Red|Cherry MX2A Red]]||MX2A-L1N''x''||Normal||Linear||45 cN<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Country-specific types===<br />
Position six in product codes is "1" for a Cherry MX keystem, and a country-specific letter otherwise. The only known example of this is "G" for Germany; these switches are listed by a number of stockists and other sites, but in all cases appear to be false stock levels and no parts are available for sale. Cherry Americas have three of the products on record, as obsolete parts (two of which with meaningful descriptions), and examples of three of the types in their offices (MX1A-1GBR, MX1A-EGEQ and MX1A-1GCL); the remainder of the product codes below remain entirely unconfirmed. The three examples where parts have been retained are all Cherry MX mount, and the only apparent difference in all cases is customisation of the return spring weight.<ref>Correspondence with Cherry Americas, 2017-10-02 to 10</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Product code!!Source!!Description<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GAP||Cherry||"MX1A-1GAP" [sic] (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GBR||Cherry||Derived from MX Black, PCB mount, 179 cN according to the database record ("179 CN PCB MOUNT N/O")<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCX||Cherry||"350CN W/PINS" (database record only)<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GCL||Cherry||Derived from MX Black; PCB mount; the bag states “lowest force possible”, but it seems to be only slightly lower in force than standard MX Black; the bag is dated 8-26-94<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-EGEQ||Cherry||Derived from MX Blue; PCB mount, 180 cN<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GER||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GFD||Surplus sites||None<br />
|-<br />
|MX1A-1GRE||Surplus sites||None<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Unconfirmed variants===<br />
"Cherry MX Yellow" ([[Aristotle Yellow]]) is now officially determined to not be a Cherry product. As such, the following switches—not yet sighted in any keyboard at the time of writing—are not verified Cherry products. They are Cherry-branded, but they may be counterfeit.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable variants-table"<br />
! !!Name!!Product code!!Type!!Key feel!! data-sort-type="number" |Actuation!!Mount!!Stem cam!!Production<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Click]]||?||?||Clicky||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Alps Linear]]||?||?||Linear||?||[[Alps]]||N/A||No<br />
|-<br />
|[[File:No photograph.svg|125px]]||[[Cherry MX Pale Grey]]||?||?||Linear||?||MX||?||No<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Recombination variants===<br />
There are several custom Cherry MX Switches that can be created by merging together two different switches.<br />
<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ghetto Green]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Panda Clear]]<br />
*[[Cherry MX Ergo Clear]]<br />
*Cherry MX Ergo Grey<br />
*Cherry MX Ghost Black<br />
*Cherry MX Light White<br />
<br />
==Features (as advertised by [[Cherry]])==<br />
<br />
*Desktop profile, 0.60 inch (15.2 mm) from PCB (no keycap)<br />
*Choice of feel: linear, soft tactile, click tactile<br />
*PCB or frame mount<br />
*Long life of 50 million operations (previously also 20 million and 500 thousand depending on model and age)<br />
*4 mm travel<br />
*LED, diode or [[jumper]] option<br />
*12V maximum AC/DC<br />
*Current Rating: 10 mA<br />
*Insulation Resistance: < 100 MΩ at 100V DC<br />
<br />
==Mounting options==<br />
[[File:PCB Mount.jpg|thumb|right|A PCB mountable Cherry MX switch]]<br />
[[File:PCBvsPlate.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison between plate and PCB mount switches]]<br />
<br />
Cherry MX switches are available with additional mounting options for either a wire bridge, an LED or a [[Diode|diode]]. <br />
<br />
They are also available for either [[Switch-mounting construction|PCB or plate mounting]]. Switches for PCB mounting have two additional plastic pins to secure and stabilize them (although plate-mounted switches do not necessarily need these extra pins, as they are stabilized by the metal backplate). PCB-mounted switches can easily be converted for back-plate mounting by cutting off the extra stems. <br />
<br />
Mounting designs are specified by the last two digits of the switches' product numbers (see below).<br />
<br />
==Product numbers==<br />
The Cherry MX series follows an eight-digit naming convention:<br />
M X [1,3,5] [A,C] - [0-9, A-Z] [1] [N,R,G,Y,D,J] [N,W,A,B]<br />
<br />
*M: Keyswitch module<br />
*X: Cherry MX family<br />
*[1,3,5]<br />
**1: Material: AuAg10, 10mA, max. 12V<br />
**3: Silenced slider<br />
**5: Special<br />
*[A,C]<br />
**A: SPST NO (single pole, single throw, normally open)<br />
**C: Special<br />
*[0-9, A-Z] — Operating characteristics, actuation force and key style (switch 'color'):<br />
**1: [[Cherry MX Black]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Black]]<br />
**2: [[Cherry MX Linear Grey]]<br />
**3: [[Cherry MX Lock]]<br />
**A: [[Cherry MX White]]<br />
**B: [[Cherry MX Click Grey]]<br />
**C: [[Cherry MX Clear]]<br />
**D: [[Cherry MX Tactile Grey]]<br />
**E: [[Cherry MX Blue]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Blue]]<br />
**F: [[Cherry MX Green]]<br />
**G: [[Cherry MX Brown]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Brown]]<br />
**L: [[Cherry MX Red]]/[[Cherry MX RGB Red]]<br />
*[1,A-Z]<br />
**1: Standard straight, cross-shaped keystem for standard [[Cherry MX mount]] caps<br />
**G: Special (Germany) with D and H reserved for future use<br />
**W: Special (USA) with C and F reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**U: Special (UK) with K and E reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**N: Special (Japan) with J and L reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**A: Special (Australia) with Q and M reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
**B: Special (Brazil) with S and P reserved for future use ''(yet to be observed)''<br />
*[N,R,G,Y,D,J] - Integrated components<br />
**N: No additional, integrated components<br />
**R: Red LED<br />
**G: Green LED<br />
**Y: Yellow LED<br />
**D: Diode<br />
**J: Jumper wire<br />
*[N,W] - Mounting configuration / case color<br />
**N: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / black case<br />
**W: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / black case<br />
**A: No plastic mounting pins (plate mount) / clear case<br />
**B: With plastic mounting pins (PCB mount) / clear case<br />
<br />
Examples of Cherry MX product numbers and their descriptions: <br />
<br />
*MX1A-11NN - Cherry MX Black/linear, no diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-E1DN - Cherry MX Blue/tactile clicky, with diode, plate mount (no fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-L1RW - Cherry MX Red/low-force linear, red LED, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
*MX1A-G1JW - Cherry MX Brown/tactile non-clicky, with jumper wire, PCB mount (with fixing pins)<br />
<br />
==Disassembly==<br />
The Cherry MX switch shell is based on Cherry's previous low-profile [[Cherry M9|M9]] switch ("[[low-profile]]" in the '80s being standard profile from the '90s onward).<br />
<br />
The switch has four retention tabs: two on the left and two on the right. A loose switch can be opened by prying these tabs either from the top or from the bottom.<br />
Enthusiasts have developed special tools for both methods, but narrow flat screwdrivers are also often used.<br />
The screwdrivers are inserted into two opposite holes; then the side retention tabs are pried away from the switch body. <br />
<br />
PCB-mounted MX switches can be opened in-place from the top. <br />
Most plate-mounted switches must be removed to be opened, as the plate prevents their side tabs from moving outward to clear the retaining lugs.<br />
Some DIY keyboard kits have cutouts for the retention tabs, allowing them to be opened in place. Other keyboards, primarily for enthusiasts, have [[Hot-swap#Hot-swap_sockets|hot-swapping sockets]] allowing switches to be removed and replaced without de/soldering.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- opening the switch.jpg|Opening one side of a PCB-mounted switch.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===Accessories===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX Black -- LED fitted and active.jpg | MX switch with LED fitted<br />
File:Cherry MX Clear -- opened, with jumper wire visible.jpg | MX switch with jumper fitted<br />
File:G80-0559 -- Switch w. LED and diode at side.JPG | Switches with LEDs fitted require diodes to be external<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Design===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX base.jpg | Base<br />
File:Cherry MX front.jpg | Front<br />
File:Cherry MX rear.jpg | Rear<br />
File:Cherry G80-3700HAU -- unusual LED switch.jpg | Variant design used for windowed keycaps on certain Cherry models such as the [[Cherry G80-3700|G80-3700HAU/04]]<br />
File:Xerox 1109 (type 2) -- Cherry MX linear white.jpg | Hirose Cherry MX switch with original HCP branding<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Construction===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX -- sliders and springs.jpg | Sliders and springs<br />
File:Cherry MX -- click sliders.jpg | Click sliders from blue and white switches<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 1.jpg | MX Blue and opened MX Brown<br />
File:Cherry MX -- opened, 2.jpg | Partially disassembled switch<br />
File:Cherry MX -- gold crosspoint contacts.jpg | Gold crosspoints<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- contacts.jpg | Electrical contacts, newer design (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry KXN3-8451 MX Black Spacebar 2.jpg | Electrical contacts, original design (1984 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX -- switch contacts.jpg | Contact plate and leaf (2013 switch)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, top views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (top views)<br />
File:Cherry MX Brown -- disassembled, bottom views.jpg | Fully disassembled MX Brown (bottom views)<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- old vs new.jpg | Classic (left) and revised (right, from 2016) non-silenced slider design<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Silencing===<br />
To provide damping, Cherry revised the slider to contain an integral, fully moulded-in-place damper. The damped switches use softer colours for the sliders.<br />
<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped.jpg | "Silent" switch slider designs, with upstroke and downstroke damping using a moulded-in rubber damper<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped 2.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped sliders<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
<br />
*[[:Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches|Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
*Kaihua — [http://www.kailh.com/gb/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=37 红轴将被取代 Kailh黄轴大战Cherry轴] — Detailed disassembly shots<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
*[http://www.cherrycorp.com/english/switches/key/mx.htm Cherry MX Series Key Switch] on Cherry's home page.<br />
*[http://cherry.co.uk/cid/b2b_keymodules.htm Keymodules] on Cherry UK web page.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="YAMAHA-QX3">ちゃたりたいね — [http://kbd.rzw.jp/cherry/yamaha_qx3_cherry_orange/ Yamaha QX3 Sequencer keyboard]</ref><br />
<ref name="gh-hrclear">geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50240.0 This cherry switch]</ref><br />
<ref name="DT-launch">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/other-news-events-f47/7-november-1983-2013-30-years-cherry-mx-t6780.html 7 November 1983-2013 | 30 Years Cherry MX!]</ref><br />
</references><br />
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[[Category:Keyboard switches with Cherry MX mount]]<br />
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It was founded by [[Apple]]-cofounder Steve Jobs after he had been fired from there.<br />
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<br />
NeXT Software, Inc. was eventually acquired by [[Apple]], and NeXTStep/OpenStep became the basis for future versions of [[MacOS]].<br />
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==Products==<br />
* [[:Category:NeXT keyboards]]<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Apple]]<br />
* [[MacOS]]<br />
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT NeXT] on Wikipedia.<br />
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[[Category:List of all brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:American brands & companies]]<br />
[[Category:Vintage brands & companies]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=NeXT_ADB&diff=51725NeXT ADB2023-08-24T15:22:35Z<p>Findecanor: Added links to NeXT Computer and NeXT non-ADB</p>
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{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = NeXT_ADB_keyboard.jpg<br />
| model = NeXT ADB<br />
| fcc = N/A<br />
| branding = [[NeXT Computer]]<br />
| manufacturer = [[NeXT Computer]]<br />
| features =<br />
| switch = [[Mitsumi KPQ Type]]<br />
| interface = [[Apple Desktop Bus]]<br />
| supersedes = "[[NeXT non-ADB]]"<br />
}}<br />
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This keyboard is commonly called the '''Next ADB''', because it has a [[Apple Desktop Bus]] interface unlike its [[NeXT non-ADB|predecessor]] which had used a NeXT-proprietary interface.<br />
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==Description==<br />
The key switches are what appear to be [[Mitsumi KPQ Type]] key switches.<br />
<br />
Notable are the circular media keys and the command bar right under the space bar.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
===US Layout===<br />
The manufacture date of this example appears to be 1992-07-23.<br />
<br />
Pictures of the NeXT ADB keyboard, US layout.<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=167><br />
File:NeXT_ADB_keyboard.jpg|Keyboard top<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_back.jpg|Keyboard bottom<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_keyboard_mechanism.jpg|Keyboard mechanism<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_back_lifted.jpg|Back lifted<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_back_removed.jpg|Back removed<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_Mitsumi_markings.jpg|Mitsumi markings<br />
File:NeXT_ADB_key_caps_and_switches.jpg|Key caps and key switches<br />
File:NeXT ADB - ADB keyboard controller.jpg|ADB keyboard controller<br />
File:NeXT ADB - Mitsumi sticker.jpg|Internal Mitsumi sticker<br />
File:NeXT ADB - Mitsumi PCB markings.jpg|Mitsumi PCB close up<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===German layout===<br />
The manufacture date of this example appears to be 1992-11-13, if the interpretation of the Mitsumi sticker is correct.<br />
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Pictures of the NeXT ADB keyboard, German layout.<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=167><br />
File:NeXT ADB German Keyboard Top.jpg |Keyboard top, german layout<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Keyboard Bottom.jpg |Keyboard bottom, german layout<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Keyboard Mechanism.jpg |Keyboard mechanism, german layout<br />
File:NeXT ADB German PCB Back.jpg |Back of PCB<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Label.jpg |Label on the back<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Mitsumi Markings.jpg |Mitsumi markings, German layout<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Retractable Foot.jpg |Mechanism of the retractable foot<br />
File:NeXT ADB German PCB Close Up Numbers.jpg |Details of PCB<br />
File:NeXT ADB German Label Inside.jpg |Internal Mitsumi sticker<br />
File:NeXT ADB German PCB Close Up Version.jpg |Mitsumi PCB close up, german layout<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Next non-ADB]] — this keyboard's predecessor.<br />
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[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Mitsumi OEM keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Mitsumi switches]]<br />
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:NeXT keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Category:NeXT_keyboards&diff=51724Category:NeXT keyboards2023-08-24T15:10:37Z<p>Findecanor: Changed company name link to point to a future page instead of an incorrect (now nonexistent) page.</p>
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<div>Keyboards from [[NeXT Computer]].<br />
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[[Category:Keyboards by brand]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=NeXT&diff=51721NeXT2023-08-24T15:08:59Z<p>Findecanor: Findecanor moved page NeXT to NeXT non-ADB: Quirk in search engine when looking for the old name "NeXT". The term "NeXT non-ADB" is in wide use.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[NeXT non-ADB]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:NeXT_non-ADB&diff=51722Talk:NeXT non-ADB2023-08-24T15:08:59Z<p>Findecanor: Findecanor moved page Talk:NeXT to Talk:NeXT non-ADB: Quirk in search engine when looking for the old name "NeXT". The term "NeXT non-ADB" is in wide use.</p>
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<div>This page is surprisingly hard to find.<br />
<br />
Search the wiki for NeXT, you get no hits:<br />
https://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?search=NeXT&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1<br />
<br />
Browse by manufacturer:<br />
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Category:NeXT_keyboards<br />
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The only keyboard listed there is NeXT's later ADB-speaking rubberdome board:<br />
https://deskthority.net/wiki/NeXT_ADB<br />
<br />
That well-illustrated article doesn't mention the previous Alps based NeXT keyboard at all. So how did I even find this page with all the pictures of the original keyboard then?<br />
<br />
Well… this page is very sneakily linked to from the top of the NeXT_keyboards category page, where it is mislabelled as simply NeXT the manufacturer!<br />
--[[User:Muirium|Muirium]] ([[User talk:Muirium|talk]]) 15:43, 24 August 2023 (CEST)</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:NeXT&diff=51723Talk:NeXT2023-08-24T15:08:59Z<p>Findecanor: Findecanor moved page Talk:NeXT to Talk:NeXT non-ADB: Quirk in search engine when looking for the old name "NeXT". The term "NeXT non-ADB" is in wide use.</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Talk:NeXT non-ADB]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=NeXT_non-ADB&diff=51720NeXT non-ADB2023-08-24T15:08:58Z<p>Findecanor: Findecanor moved page NeXT to NeXT non-ADB: Quirk in search engine when looking for the old name "NeXT". The term "NeXT non-ADB" is in wide use.</p>
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<div>{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = NeXT AAE and ABP - keyboard top.jpg<br />
| manufacturer = NeXT, Inc., later [[NeXT Computer|NeXT Computer, Inc]]<br />
| switch = [[Alps SKCM Cream]]<br>[[Alps SKCM Black]]<br />
| layouts = ANSI<br />
| interface = NeXT-specific<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = 1985-1997<br />
| keycaps = [[Double-shot molding]]<br />
}}<br />
'''NeXT non-ADB''' is a moniker given to the first generation of<br />
[[NeXT Computer]] keyboards that had a NeXT-specific cable interface.<br />
<br />
The successor, called [[NeXT ADB]] had the [[Apple Desktop Bus]] interface.<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Description==<br />
The NeXT non-ADB keyboard needed either a proper NeXT monitor or a "soundbox" that the keyboard connected to that then connected to the NeXT Cube or NeXTStation.<br />
A mouse was connected to the keyboard via a [[Bus mouse#NeXT (non-ADB)|8-pin mini-DIN bus mouse interface]].<br />
<br />
The following variants of this keyboard are known to exist:<br />
#The '''ABP''' with pine [[Alps SKCM Black]] switches. Believed to the be first generation. Has a backwards-L Return key.<br />
#The '''AAE''' with [[Alps SKCM Cream]] switches.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===US-English layout===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared..jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared<br />
File:NeXT ABP - back case opened.jpg|NeXT ABP - back case opened PCB<br />
File:NeXT AAE - key caps and switches.jpg|NeXT AAE - key caps and Alps SKCM Cream switches<br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label<br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Japanese layout===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:P1070415.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot<br />
File:P1070383.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 2<br />
File:P1070393.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 3<br />
File:P1080380.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 4<br />
File:P1070380.jpg|thumb|Label<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[NeXT ADB]] keyboard with Mitsumi "hybrid" key switches, except for the low-profile media keys.<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
*Deskthority — Photos NeXT Non-ADB keyboard [http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/next-non-adb-keyboard-t12259.html]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - NeXT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT]<br />
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[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Alps SKCL/SKCM switches]]<br />
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:NeXT keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=NeXT_non-ADB&diff=51719NeXT non-ADB2023-08-24T15:07:38Z<p>Findecanor: Edited up to standard, before move</p>
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<div>{{infobox dkeyboard<br />
| image name = NeXT AAE and ABP - keyboard top.jpg<br />
| manufacturer = NeXT, Inc., later [[NeXT Computer|NeXT Computer, Inc]]<br />
| switch = [[Alps SKCM Cream]]<br>[[Alps SKCM Black]]<br />
| layouts = ANSI<br />
| interface = NeXT-specific<br />
| weight = <br />
| years = 1985-1997<br />
| keycaps = [[Double-shot molding]]<br />
}}<br />
'''NeXT non-ADB''' is a moniker given to the first generation of<br />
[[NeXT Computer]] keyboards that had a NeXT-specific cable interface.<br />
<br />
The successor, called [[NeXT ADB]] had the [[Apple Desktop Bus]] interface.<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Description==<br />
The NeXT non-ADB keyboard needed either a proper NeXT monitor or a "soundbox" that the keyboard connected to that then connected to the NeXT Cube or NeXTStation.<br />
A mouse was connected to the keyboard via a [[Bus mouse#NeXT (non-ADB)|8-pin mini-DIN bus mouse interface]].<br />
<br />
The following variants of this keyboard are known to exist:<br />
#The '''ABP''' with pine [[Alps SKCM Black]] switches. Believed to the be first generation. Has a backwards-L Return key.<br />
#The '''AAE''' with [[Alps SKCM Cream]] switches.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
===US-English layout===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared..jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP (top) and AAE (bottom) compared<br />
File:NeXT ABP - back case opened.jpg|NeXT ABP - back case opened PCB<br />
File:NeXT AAE - key caps and switches.jpg|NeXT AAE - key caps and Alps SKCM Cream switches<br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - AAE Label<br />
File:NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label.jpg|NeXT Non-ADB - ABP Label<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
===Japanese layout===<br />
<gallery widths="250" heights="187"><br />
File:P1070415.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot<br />
File:P1070383.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 2<br />
File:P1070393.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 3<br />
File:P1080380.jpg|thumb|NeXT Japan ABS Doubleshot 4<br />
File:P1070380.jpg|thumb|Label<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[NeXT ADB]] keyboard with Mitsumi "hybrid" key switches, except for the low-profile media keys.<br />
<br />
==Forum threads==<br />
*Deskthority — Photos NeXT Non-ADB keyboard [http://deskthority.net/photos-f62/next-non-adb-keyboard-t12259.html]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - NeXT [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeXT]<br />
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[[Category:List of all keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Alps SKCL/SKCM switches]]<br />
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:NeXT keyboards]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Damping&diff=51696Damping2023-08-08T09:43:37Z<p>Findecanor: Added the NuPhy GhostBar</p>
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<div>[[File:Damping.jpg|250px|thumb|Various damping techniques]]<br />
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'''Damping''' refers to reducing the noise made by a keyboard. There are two points within each keystroke that are inherently noisy: [[bottom out|bottoming out]] (pressing the key all the way down until it comes to a stop, with the sound being the so-called "[[clack]]") and when a released key comes to a hard stop in its home position.<br />
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Keystrokes can be damped either by using [[keyswitch]]es with internal damping, or by designing or modifying the keyboard to cut down on sound.<br />
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==Damped key switches==<br />
<div class="rellink">Listed in [[:Category:Damped switches|Damped switches]]</div><br />
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===Prongs===<br />
Progs project laterally across the width of the slider.<br />
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<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:Logitech Romer-G -- slider.jpg | One "elastic touch piece" from a [[Logitech Romer-G]] switch<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Vertical dampers===<br />
The [[Alps SKCM Cream Damped]] and [[Alps SKCM White Damped|White Damped]] switches achieves damping by way of small rubber dampers fitted into channels on either side of the [[slider]]. The new [[Matias switch|Matias quiet switch]] resurrected this idea. With Alps and Matias switches, the rubber blocks are removable, allowing damped switches to be converted to undamped switches; with the "silent" version of [[Cherry MX]], the rubber damper is moulded into the slider and cannot be removed.<br />
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<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:Damped sliders.jpg | Damped [[Matias switch|Matias]] and [[Alps SKCM Cream Damped]] sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped.jpg | "Silent" [[Cherry MX]] slider designs, with upstroke and downstroke damping using a moulded-in rubber damper<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped Cherry MX sliders<br />
File:Cherry MX slider -- damped vs non-damped 2.jpg | Classic undamped vs damped Cherry MX sliders<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Vertical rings===<br />
Vertical rings placed on either side of the slider. This is used in the [[i-Rocks switch]].<br />
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===Horizontal rings and mats===<br />
Rubber rings can be placed around laterally around the slider in a manner similar to vertical rings. They can also be placed around the base of the nub that holds the return spring.<br />
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<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:Omron B2R-M -- slider, front.jpg | Separate upstroke and downstroke rings around an [[Omron B2R series]] slider<br />
File:ASM MEXICO reed -- opened.jpg | Landing mat on a [[Clare-Pendar S88010 E9]] switch<br />
File:RAFI RS 76 C 010 -- angled.jpg | Landing ring on a [[RAFI RS 76 C]] non-illuminated switch<br />
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</gallery><br />
===Rubber domes===<br />
[[Rubber dome]]s are inherently quiet when bottomed out, as the impact sound is absorbed by the rubber.<br />
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==External modding==<br />
===O-rings===<br />
Small rubber '''O-rings''' can be fitted around a key stem to cushion the impact of bottoming out: Instead of the slider reaching its bottom, the O-ring hits the switch housing.<br />
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The effect of using O-rings is a distinctly cushioned landing when bottoming out, when the O-ring makes contact with the switch housing around the slider. The resulting reduced travel (related to the diameter of the O-ring's cross section) and feel is similar to typing on some scissor switch keyboards.<br />
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On [[Cherry MX]] and [[:Category:Clones of Cherry MX switches|clones]], O-rings are fitted inside keycap stems against the internal struts in the keycap.<br />
Keycaps without internal supports around the stem are not suitable.<br />
The O-ring must be pushed some distance up into the keycap, otherwise it completely impedes slider motion.<br />
<br />
The thickness of the O-ring should match the keycap used, or it will impede key travel (and feel) too much or not cushion at all.<br />
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[[OEM profile]] keycaps are typically used with thicker silicone O-rings. [[WASD Keyboards]] rate their own O-rings as follows:<ref>WASD Keyboards — [http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/cherry-mx-rubber-switch-dampeners.html Cherry MX Rubber O-Ring Switch Dampeners (125pcs)]</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Part number !! Hardness !! Travel reduction<br />
|-<br />
|| 40A-R || 40A || 0.4mm<br />
|-<br />
|| 40A-L || 40A || 0.2mm<br />
|}<br />
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Cherry-profile is more often used with orthodontic bands: very thin O-rings originally intended for dental braces. The size to get is ''3/16" Medium''.<br />
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<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:O-rings.jpg|O-rings<br />
File:O-rings fitted.jpg|O-rings fitted to keycaps<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Soft-landing pads===<br />
'''Soft-landing pads''' are small square pads of rubbery material placed over the top of a switch. The work the same as O-rings except that they are not tight around the key stem.<br />
<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:Soft-landing pads.jpg|Soft-landing pads<br />
File:Soft-landing pads fitted.jpg|Soft-landing pads placed onto [[Cherry MX]] switches<br />
</gallery><br />
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===Silencing clips===<br />
A silencing clip works like a soft-landing pad by muting the bottom of the stroke but they also dampen the slider's return. They clip over pre-existing switches.<br />
Compatibility with keyboards on the market is very limited.<br />
<br />
* [[UNIQEY]]'s '''QMX-clip'''. Two variants exist: The original variant is only for [[Switch mount#PCB mount|PCB-mounted]] [[Cherry MX]] switches. A second variant for [[Switch mount#Plate mount|plate-mounted]] switches got introduced later.<br />
* [[Zeal PC]]'s '''Zealencio''' silencing clips. For both plate-mounted and PCB-mounted [[Cherry MX]] and [[Gateron KS-3 series|clones from Gateron]] that have compatible housings including [[Zealio|Zeal PC's own switches]].<br />
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Like with O-rings and soft-landing pads, bottoming out is cushioned against internal struts in the keycap which requires that the keycap has them.<br />
Both QMX-clips and Zealencios are made for [[Cherry profile]] keycaps and would need an additional O-ring for use with OEM profile.<br />
<br />
Plate-mounted clips do not fit together with [[Stabiliser#Costar | Costar-style stabilisers]].<br />
<br />
Because QMX-clips and Zealencios surround the tops of Cherry MX switches, thick-walled keycaps work with these clips should be mounted only on key switches with the LED window facing towards the user or else the clip's plastic wall would be in the way and greatly reduce key travel.<br />
This means that they are unsuitable together with thick keycaps on many keyboards, including almost all keyboards made for [[backlighting]] as those typically have the switches oriented with the LED window facing the other way.<br />
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The clips also don't work with clicky [[Cherry MX Blue]] or [[Cherry MX Green|Green]] because those have small pins in the base of the slider that would get in the way. Clicky clones from Greetech also has those sprues but [[Gateron KS-3 series|Gateron]] does not.<br />
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<gallery widths=250 heights=187><br />
File:QMX Clip and Zealencio.jpg|QMX Clips (left) and Zealencio clips (right)<br />
</gallery><br />
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==Internal modding==<br />
===Topre O-rings===<br />
A regular [[Topre switch]] can be turned into effectively a ''Silenced Topre'' switch by placing a thin ring of cushioning material around the slider inside the housing.<br />
<br />
One such aftermarket product are the ''Hypersphere rings''<br />
<ref name="dthypersphere">Deskthority thread: [https://deskthority.net/help-f53/silencing-rings-for-topre-rf-or-hhkb-t10051.html Help:Interest Check: Silencing Rings for Topre RF or HHKB]</ref>.<br />
Other brands are DESKEYS and Silence-X.<br />
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==="Trampoline mod"===<br />
The bottom of the slider inside a [[Cherry MX]] switch is a pin that plunges into a tube. The "trampoline mod" involves opening up a switch and placing a small piece of rubber inside the bottom of that tube.<br />
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The [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=50632.0 original mod] used a section cut from an O-ring but silicone balls have been sold especially for this purpose.<br />
Clicky Cherry MX switches have different sliders from other variants, requiring different lengths (or number of balls). The mod can be difficult to reverse.<br />
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[https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&CC=DE&NR=3742711A1 German patent 3742711], filed by [[Sasse]] in 1987, describes this and other approaches and depicts them as applied to [[Sasse series 25]] as well as their taller switches.<br />
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===Latex mod===<br />
A small amount of liquid latex "milk" can sometimes be brushed on the inside top of switch housing switch to dampen the sound of the slider's return. This is often discouraged because latex being a natural material is susceptible to spoiling after a time. Latex is especially sensitive to oils - which could be in [[lubrication|lubricants]].<br />
<br />
An improved mod is to use silicone RTV gasket maker ([https://scarff.id.au/blog/2020/silenced-kailh-speed-copper-switches/ instructions], [https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/cm1mll/new_silence_and_trampoline_mod/ original]). The silicone is resistant to the oils in typical lubricants.<br />
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===Lubrication===<br />
Coiled springs can in some instances be lubricated to reduce [[ping|reverberation]].<br />
Too much lube on a spring could interfere with the switch's operation and electrical contacts must never be lubricated.<br />
<br />
For [[buckling spring]] switches, the dental floss mod would be more suitable as it is more easily reversed. <br />
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===Dental floss mod===<br />
{{Main|Dental floss mod}}<br />
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Reverberation of [[buckling spring]] switches can be reduced by placing a piece of dental floss inside the coiled spring. If done right, it should leave only the sound of the click.<br />
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==Keyboard construction==<br />
===PCB mounting===<br />
[[Switch mount#Plate mount|Plate-mount]] keyboards hold the switches firm, and effectively amplify the sound of keystrokes. [[Switch mount#PCB mount|PCB-mount]] keyboards cut down on the sound by flexing, thereby absorbing the impact of keystrokes.<br />
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Some PCB-mounted keyboards can be further damped by placing rubber drawer liner underneath the printed circuit board.<br />
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===Damped plate===<br />
Sound can also be damped with careful construction of a the switch-mounting [[Switch mount#Plate mount|plate]], and its mounting.<br />
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A ''gasket mount'' keyboard has rubber gaskets sandwiched in-between the plate and case top and bottom.<br />
A mod for [[Custom Keyboard Construction#Tray Mount|tray-mounted]] keyboards for achieving a similar effect is to mount rubber O-rings on the standoffs that the keyboard "sandwich" is mounted to.<br />
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Some plates have slits cut to allow them to flex.<br />
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Brass and wood are known to have lower-pitched and thus more pleasing noise profile than materials such as aluminium and steel.<br />
<br />
===Weight and solidness===<br />
Many custom keyboard cases are made from thick solid metal, often with brass weights for extra weight.<br />
<br />
Some modders have modded plastic cases by mounting reinforcing ribs at weak spots, that would otherwise vibrate.<br />
Some modders have even put lead weights in the bottom.<br />
<br />
===Sound-absorbing material===<br />
Sound can transfer and reverb inside the voids of a keyboard case. Modders often fill such voids with sound-absorbing materials.<br />
Most often, various kinds of foam or rubber are put at the bottom, and (if possible) in-between plate and PCB.<br />
<br />
Soft materials have ranged from PE foam (packing foam) and EVA foam (craft foam, gym mats etc.) to Sorbotane.<br />
<br />
Bitumen sheets have sometimes been placed in the bottom of keyboards, both to add weight and for its vibration-damping properties.<br />
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==Other==<br />
===Cushioning under the keyboard===<br />
Hard plastic feet on a hard desk surface will amplify the sound of key strokes.<br />
Soft rubber feet underneath the keyboard prevents that.<br />
<br />
If a keyboard does not have soft feet, the keyboard could be placed onto an extra wide mouse pad or desk pad that would provide some cushioning.<br />
<br />
===Damped keycap===<br />
NuPhy's '''GhostBar''' is a two-part [[Space bar]] with a sound-absorber of silicone in-between the key stem and the main keycap.<br />
<ref name="ghostbar">NuPhy store—[https://nuphy.com/products/ghostbar GhostBar]. Retrieved 2023-08-08</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Keyboard terms]]<br />
[[Category:Guides]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboard modding]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Kailh_PG1280_series&diff=51694Kailh PG1280 series2023-08-07T09:49:50Z<p>Findecanor: Added alternative name seen at Yusha Kobo (store)</p>
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{{Infobox dswitch<br />
| image name = <br />
| name = Kailh KH Switch<br />
| manufacturer = [[Kailh]]<br />
| inventor = <br />
| switch type = Clicky; tactile; linear<br />
| sense method = [[Metal leaf]]<br />
| product code = <br />
| family = <br />
| keycap mount = [[Cherry MX mount]]<br />
| switch mount = [[PCB mount]], [[Plate mount]]<br />
| lifetime = 50 M<br />
| force graph = <br />
| peak force = <br />
| actuation force = 45±15 gf (previously 45±10 gf)<br />
| pretravel = 1.5±0.5 mm (previously 1.8±0.5 mm)<br />
| travel = 3.5±0.5 mm<br />
| website = http://www.kailh.com/en/Products/Ks/KHS/<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''PG1280''', also called '''Kailh KH''' or '''Kailh Mid-height switch''' is a series of metal contact switches from [[Kailh]].<br />
It has also been rebranded as the '''Tesoro Agile''' switch for use by [[Tesoro]].<br />
<br />
The switch appears to be constructed as a [[Cherry MX clone]] but is smaller in both height and width.<br />
It is [[keycap mount]]-compatible with [[Cherry MX]] except for a shorter stem.<br />
It is almost pin-compatible with [[Cherry MX]], except for the top pin being 0.45 mm to the right. Its PCB-mounting pins are only 10 mm apart and slightly thinner. These differences would make them fit tightly in some PCBs for Cherry MX but not in others depending on tolerances used.<br />
It is however too small for a hole in a Cherry MX mounting [[Plate mount|plate]] (12.2 vs 14.0 mm square).<ref name="kailh17"/><br />
<br />
The switch variant is distinguished by different colours of the bottom housing.<br />
The top housing is clear and the slider is translucent (like [[Cherry MX RGB Nature White]]) for better [[backlit keyboard|illumination]].<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
==Variants==<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Housing colour !! Type !! Product code !! Actuation distance<br />
|-<br />
| Brown || Tactile || CPG128001S03 || 1.5±0.5 mm<br />
|-<br />
| Blue || Clicky || CPG128001S02 || 1.5±0.5 mm<br />
|-<br />
| Red || Linear || CPG128001S01 || 1.5±0.5 mm<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The [[Tesoro Agile]] switches are rebranded variants of this switch, available in Blue and Red.<br />
<br />
Before the Tesoro switch had been announced, Kailh's web site did supposedly list actuation distance as 1.8±0.5 mm, not 1.5 mm.<br />
Bounce time was cited as 5 ms or less, at a keystroke rate of 3–5 keystrokes per second.<ref name="kailh17"/><br />
<br />
The clicky variety has a [[click bar]] instead of a [[Clicky#Sliding collar|sliding collar]]<ref name="kale"/><br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
* Tesoro Gram Spectrum<ref name="tesorogramspectrum"/><br />
* The keyboard bundled with the ''Acer Predator G1'' gaming PC is widely believed to be a variant of the same OEM keyboard as the Tesoro Gram Spectrum but in a different case.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="tesorogramspectrum"><br />
Tesoro Gaming &mdash; [http://tesorotec.com/project/gram-spectrum-mechanical-gaming-keyboard/ Gram Spectrum] &mdash; Official site</ref><br />
<ref name="kale">Geekhack &mdash; [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91747 Kailh on Kale], post by '''merlin64'''. Dated 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-27</ref><br />
<ref name="kailh17">Specificiations on [http://www.kailh.com/gb/Productdetail.asp?Productid=1583 a now defunct page] on Kailh's web site. Retrieved 2017-04-17 or earlier</ref><br />
</references><br />
<br />
[[Category:Kailh switches]]<br />
[[Category:Metal contact switches]]<br />
[[Category:Clicky switches]]<br />
[[Category:Tactile switches]]<br />
[[Category:Linear switches]]<br />
[[Category:RGB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Production switches]]<br />
[[Category:List of all keyboard switches]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alice_layout&diff=51693Alice layout2023-08-06T20:34:28Z<p>Findecanor: Found one more difference between Alice and Arisu</p>
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The '''Alice''' (or '''Arisu''') layout is an [[Ergonomic keyboard|ergonomic]] layout where the innermost four columns on each hand have been [[Ergonomic keyboard#Split|split]], and [[Ergonomic_keyboard#Separation_and_angling|separated and angled]] inwards.<br />
The remaining keys have a slight symmetric stagger.<br />
Most keyboards are a flat single piece.<br />
<br />
The name comes from the [[TGR Alice]] keyboard, designed by Malaysian designer '''Yuk Tsi'''.<br />
She had based the keyboard layout on the [[EM.7]].<br />
<ref name="tgraliceic">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95009.0 IC TGR-Alice]. Dated 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-18</ref><br />
<br />
==Variations==<br />
The original EM.7 has [[arrow keys]] in an inverse-T form below the right Shift key, two keys on the top right and a ''straight'' column of three keys on the top left.<br />
<br />
The Alice omits the arrow keys and staggers the top-left column to fit the left alphanumeric cluster.<br />
<br />
On the EM.7 and Alice, there are 'B' keys on both sides that mirror each-other. The '2' and '-_' keys pop up above the rest.<br />
There is a 2.75u space bar on the right and a 2.0u space bar on the left, flanked by a 1.5 modifier each. There is a 1u key under (the left) 'B'. There are two keys to the left of the right Shift key before the row bends.<br />
The numeric row is split between '6' and '7'.<br />
<br />
The Arisu keyboard, inspired by both, reintroduced arrow keys, and has a staggered column of three nav keys above them on the right. The second 'B' is omitted. There is only one key to the left of the right Shift key before the row bends.<br />
The designer '''FateNozomi''' made files freely available under the MIT license.<br />
<br />
After these, many variations have been introduced, both free, as custom keyboard kits and commercial.<br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
''This is far from a complete list. Please add to it''<br />
<br />
===Commercial===<br />
* Akko ACR Pro Alice Plus: Arrows, straight right 3-key column<br />
* [[Keychron]] Q8 (arrows, right column and volume knob) and Q10 (adds right column and function keys)<br />
<br />
===Split===<br />
* Mistel MD600 (60%)<br />
* Rabbit Capture Plan (60% with arrow keys)<br />
<br />
===Tented===<br />
* Mont Cervin — Arisu-like arrow keys, 3-key left, 2-key right columns<br />
* [[KBDfans]] Mountain Ergo (60%)<br />
* Type-K — No arrow keys, 4-key right column)<br />
<br />
===Gradual curve===<br />
* Feker Alice80 — arrows, 3-key right column, volume knob<br />
* Fox Labs Sand Glass Ergo<br />
<br />
===Extreme curve===<br />
* Sagittarius — 60% with 4-key left column<br />
* Yamada Iteya — Sagittarius clone with more thumb-keys, function keys, arrow keys and volume knob<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* FateNozomi on Github — [https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb Arisu PCB].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category: Keyboard layouts]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alice_layout&diff=51692Alice layout2023-08-06T20:19:27Z<p>Findecanor: Fixed errors</p>
<hr />
<div>{{stub}}<br />
{{TODO photo|reason=more pictures are needed}}<br />
<br />
The '''Alice''' (or '''Arisu''') layout is an [[Ergonomic keyboard|ergonomic]] layout where the innermost four columns on each hand have been [[Ergonomic keyboard#Split|split]], and [[Ergonomic_keyboard#Separation_and_angling|separated and angled]] inwards.<br />
The remaining keys have a slight symmetric stagger.<br />
Most keyboards are a flat single piece.<br />
<br />
The name comes from the [[TGR Alice]] keyboard, designed by Malaysian designer '''Yuk Tsi'''.<br />
She had based the keyboard layout on the [[EM.7]].<br />
<ref name="tgraliceic">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95009.0 IC TGR-Alice]. Dated 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-18</ref><br />
<br />
==Variations==<br />
The original EM.7 has [[arrow keys]] in an inverse-T form below the right Shift key, two keys on the top right and a ''straight'' column of three keys on the top left.<br />
<br />
The Alice omits the arrow keys and staggers the top-left column to fit the left alphanumeric cluster.<br />
<br />
On the EM.7 and Alice, there are 'B' keys on both sides that mirror each-other. The '2' and '-_' keys pop up above the rest.<br />
There is a 2.75u space bar on the right and a 2.0u space bar on the left, flanked by a 1.5 modifier each. There is a 1u key under (the left) 'B'.<br />
<br />
The Arisu keyboard, inspired by both, reintroduced arrow keys, and has a staggered column of three nav keys above them. The second 'B' is omitted.<br />
The designer '''FateNozomi''' made files freely available under the MIT license.<br />
<br />
After these, many variations have been introduced, both free, as custom keyboard kits and commercial.<br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
''This is far from a complete list. Please add to it''<br />
<br />
===Commercial===<br />
* Akko ACR Pro Alice Plus: Arrows, straight right 3-key column<br />
* [[Keychron]] Q8 (arrows, right column and volume knob) and Q10 (adds right column and function keys)<br />
<br />
===Split===<br />
* Mistel MD600 (60%)<br />
* Rabbit Capture Plan (60% with arrow keys)<br />
<br />
===Tented===<br />
* Mont Cervin — Arisu-like arrow keys, 3-key left, 2-key right columns<br />
* [[KBDFans]] Mountain Ergo (60%)<br />
* Type-K — No arrow keys, 4-key right column)<br />
<br />
===Gradual curve===<br />
* Feker Alice80 — arrows, 3-key right column, volume knob<br />
* Fox Labs Sand Glass Ergo<br />
<br />
===Extreme curve===<br />
* Sagittarius — 60% with 4-key left column<br />
* Yamada Iteya — Sagittarius clone with more thumb-keys, function keys, arrow keys and volume knob<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* FateNozomi on Github — [https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb Arisu PCB].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category: Keyboard layouts]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Commodore_Amiga&diff=51679Commodore Amiga2023-08-05T11:38:45Z<p>Findecanor: /* Keyboard interface */</p>
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The Commodore '''Amiga''' is a computing platform, introduced by [[Commodore International|Commodore]] in 1985 after it had purchased ''Amiga Inc''.<br />
<br />
The classic Amiga used the Motorola MC680x0 family of processors and a custom chip set which gave it good graphics and sound capabilities (for the time) at a low cost. Its proprietary operating system had a windowing system and was one of the first for home computers to have preemptive multitasking. It was considered before its time when it arrived but much behind when Commodore folded in 1994.<br />
<br />
The platform still has a small but very dedicated user community which has produced different expansions, emulators and follow-up systems.<br />
This is an input device wiki, so the focus of this article is on Amiga keyboards and mice.<br />
<br />
==Common features of Amiga keyboards==<br />
* What makes the Amiga keyboard layout stand out the most are the two '''''[[Amiga key|A]]'''''[[Amiga key|miga key]]s at each end of the [[space bar]]. The right is used for command shortcuts and the left for the windowing-system.<br />
<br />
* ANSI Amiga keyboards have a backwards-L ("Big-Ass") [[Return key|Return key]] where as ISO keyboards have a vertical Return key. Compared to PC keyboards, ISO has not one but two additional keys: one next to left Shift and one next to a vertical Return key. All variations have a small [[Backspace key]].<br />
<br />
* The layout has both a [[Control key|Ctrl key]] and a [[Caps Lock]] key to the left of 'A' on the home row. Unlike the PC the (only) Ctrl key is seldom used in GUI based programs and is used mainly in terminal emulators, the command console and ''Micro Emacs'' which was included.<br />
<br />
* The [[Caps Lock]] key has a LED in it to indicate Caps mode. This is the only keyboard LED. On computers with LEDs in the top/right corner or on the right near the keyboard, those LEDs are actually for power and FDD and (on Amiga 600 and 1200) HDD activity, and are on separate circuits.<br />
<br />
* There are Cursor keys, with [[Delete key|Del]] and [[Help key|Help]] keys above them. Shift+''cursor'' is used to move the cursor to beginning of line, end of line, page up and page down, so special navigation keys for those tasks are not needed. Text selection using the keyboard is typically modal, initiated with the key combination ''Amiga''-B and ended with ''Amiga''-X (Cut) or ''Amiga''-C (Copy).<br />
<br />
* There are two [[Alt key|Alt]] keys, both functioning as second-level ''Shift'' (like the [[Alt Gr key|Alt Gr]] key on PC, or the [[Option key|Option]] key on Macintosh), on the bottom left and bottom right corners of the main typing area.<br />
<br />
* [[Escape key|Esc]] key and ten [[function key]]s.<br />
<br />
* All Amiga keyboards except the one in the [[Commodore Amiga 600|Amiga 600]] have a [[numeric keypad]]. Starting with the [[Commodore Amiga 2000|Amiga 2000]], the numpad also has '''+''', '''*''', '''/''', as well as left and right brackets. The added keys, different layout and side printed legends make it more compatible with the layout in the common [[IBM Enhanced Keyboard]], which was relevant for PC emulation.<br />
<br />
* Only [[Commodore Amiga 2000#Cherry_versions|Cherry-made Amiga 2000 keyboards]] have diodes for [[N-key rollover]]. The others have the same [http://amigadev.elowar.com/read/ADCD_2.1/Hardware_Manual_guide/node017A.html keyboard matrix, published in the ''Amiga Hardware Reference Manual''] so that software developers would be able to design around [[Rollover,_blocking_and_ghosting#Blocking|blocking key]] combinations.<ref name="elowaradcd_limitations">AmigaOS 3.5 Developer Docs — Amiga Hardware Reference Manual: Interface hardware: The Keyboard: <br />
[http://amigadev.elowar.com/read/ADCD_2.1/Hardware_Manual_guide/node019E.html Limitations of the Keyboard]. Retrieved 2018-04-18.</ref> (The seven modifier keys are outside the matrix, each with a dedicated line).<br />
<br />
== External Amiga keyboards ==<br />
Most external Amiga keyboards have been found with tactile switches.<br />
The exceptions are the [[Commodore Amiga_2000#Cherry versions|Cherry-made versions]] that instead have linear [[Cherry MX Black]].<br />
<br />
===Amiga 1000===<br />
{{Main|Commodore Amiga 1000}}<br />
<br />
The first Amiga's keyboard is significantly different than those of later Amiga models.<br />
The cursor keys are in a star configuration (instead of "inverse-T"), there are homing bumps on the D and K keys (instead of dished F and J keys), and the numeric keypad is smaller.<br />
<br />
It also fits in a dedicated "keyboard garage" underneath the desktop computer's case.<br />
<br />
===Amiga 2000===<br />
{{main|Commodore Amiga 2000}}<br />
<br />
Three variants have been identified:<br />
# With Cherry MX Black, and double-shot Cherry keycaps<br />
# With tactile NMB switches, and dye-sublimated PBT keycaps<br />
# With tactile [[Mitsumi KPQ Type|KPQ]] type [[Mitsumi hybrid switch]]es, and pad-printed ABS keycaps<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 1500, Amiga 2500 ===<br />
Late variations of the Amiga 2000.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 3000 (T) ===<br />
{{main|Commodore Amiga 3000}}<br />
External. Linear [[Mitsumi KPR Type|KPR]] no sleeves, spring only or Tactile [[Mitsumi KPQ Type|KPQ]] type [[Mitsumi hybrid switch]]es with rubber sleeves under the keycaps.<br />
The keyboard case had been updated with stripes on top reminding of the cooling vents on the Amiga 500.<br />
<br />
The connector is the same DIN-plug as for the [[#Amiga 2000|Amiga 2000]].<br />
<br />
=== CDTV ===<br />
{{Main|Commodore CDTV}}<br />
Basically a black version of the Amiga 3000 keyboard, but with a mini-DIN connector using a custom pinout.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 4000D ===<br />
Similar to the Amiga 3000 keyboard. The case is white (not beige) and has (yet) another connector.<br />
<br />
The connector is a 6-pin mini-DIN with pin-out: 1:Data, 3:Ground, 4:+5V, 5:Clock. Pins 2 and 6 are not connected.<ref name="pinouts"/><br />
<br />
=== Amiga 4000T ===<br />
<br />
The Amiga 4000T returns to the same DIN-plug as for the [[#Amiga 2000|Amiga 2000]].<br />
<br />
Case design is identical to the [[#Amiga 4000D|Amiga 4000D]], but most just have "Amiga" and not the Commodore Logo. The majority of Amiga 4000Ts were produced after Commodore's bankruptcy by Amiga Technologies.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga CD32 ===<br />
Anthracite case and keys with black modifiers, plus the "Amiga CD32" logo.<ref>Amiga.org &mdash; [http://www.amiga.org/forums/showpost.php?p=576540&postcount=14 Is there a genuine CD32 keyboard?]</ref><br />
<br />
The connector is the same 6-pin mini-DIN as for the Amiga 4000, except that the keyboard port also doubles as a serial port. Pins 2 and 6 are used for RS-232 transmit and receive, respectively.<ref name="pinouts"/><br />
<br />
== Integrated Amiga keyboards ==<br />
These are inside the computer's case above the logic-board.<br />
Where as most external Amiga keyboards have tactile feel, most integrated Amiga keyboards have linear feel.<br />
<br />
[[Commodore Amiga 500|Amiga 500]] keyboards have Power and FDD activity LEDs on a circuit board together with the keyboard controller in the keyboard assembly.<br />
Inside the Amiga 600 and 1200, the controller is instead on the main logic-board and Power, FDD and HD activity LEDs are on a separate board.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 500 (+) ===<br />
{{Main|Commodore Amiga 500}}<br />
[[File:A500-full-keyboard.jpg|thumb|250px|Early Amiga 500 keyboard]]<br />
<br />
Like the Amiga 2000, the Amiga 500 has also come in multiple revisions.<br />
<br />
[[Early Amiga 500 keyboards|Early models]] have [[Hi-Tek Series 725]] "Space Invader" switches like the Amiga 2000 keyboard.<ref>Amibay — [http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?46689-Help-Key-and-white-quot-space-invaders-quot-switch Help Key and white "space invaders" switch]</ref><br />
<br />
Most Amiga 500s have linear [[Mitsumi KPR Type|KPR]] type [[Mitsumi hybrid switch]]es with coiled springs under the keycaps.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 1200 ===<br />
{{Main|Commodore Amiga 1200}}<br />
Linear [[Mitsumi KPR Type|KPR]] type [[Mitsumi hybrid switch]]es with coiled springs under the keycaps. The membrane extends as a ribbon cable to a connector on the main logic board where the controller is located.<br />
<br />
=== Amiga 600 ===<br />
{{Main|Commodore Amiga 600}}<br />
More compact layout that omitted the numeric keypad. The cursor keys and the '''Help''' and '''Del''' keys have moved left and the '''Esc''' key is 1.25 units wide.<br />
Most Amiga 600 are believed to have [[Mitsumi hybrid switch]]es.<br />
<br />
== Replacement keyboards ==<br />
''See individual pages for [[Commodore_Amiga_500#Availability|Amiga 500]], [[Commodore Amiga 600|600]] and [[Commodore_Amiga_1200#Availability|1200]]''.<br />
<br />
== Conversion kits ==<br />
It was not unusual to convert an [[Commodore Amiga 500|Amiga 500]] into a desktop or tower form factor with external keyboard. The keyboard had a serial cable to header pins on the motherboard making this possible. Several kits were made and sold for this purpose.<br />
<br />
The ''Checkmate A1500'' was one such conversion kit sold in the UK. Commodore released the ''Amiga 1500'' to prevent the cheaper Amiga 500 with Checkmate's kit from taking sales from the Amiga 2000.<br />
In 2019, Checkmate released a follow-up: the ''Checkmate A1500 plus'', with an option for an external [https://www.checkmate1500plus.com/Products.aspx?id=354 keyboard case in sheet metal].<br />
<br />
The ''[http://www.bigbookofamigahardware.com/bboah/product.aspx?id=1341 Infinitiv]'' kit from Micronik, converts instead an [[Commodore Amiga 1200|Amiga 1200]] into a minitower system with an external keyboard enclosure.<br />
<br />
== Other Amiga keyboards ==<br />
The AmigaOne platform supports common [[PS/2 interface|PS/2]] keyboards and mice.<br />
<br />
== Keyboard interface ==<br />
All Commodore Amiga keyboards use the same serial protocol, but there are a few different connectors.<br />
<br />
* Amiga 1000 has a 4P4C modular connector.<br />
* Amiga 2000, 3000 and Amiga 4000T keyboards use a 5-pin DIN-plug.<br />
* Desktop Amiga 4000 has a 6-pin mini-DIN plug. The DIN and Amiga 4000 mini-DIN pin assignments are the same as for [[AT keyboard interface|AT]] and [[PS/2 interface|PS/2]], so any passive adaptor between AT and PS/2 should work as adaptor.<br />
* [[Commodore CDTV]] keyboards have a 5-pin mini-DIN, not compatible with the Amiga 4000.<br />
* The Amiga 500 has a cable connected to the motherboard and can be adapted or rebuilt to use an external keyboard.<br />
* The [[Commodore Amiga 1200|Amiga 1200]] and [[Commodore Amiga 600|600]] have serial communication only between components on the motherboard so any adaptor would have to be a [[Keyboard controller|controller]] or emulate a matrix, respectively.<br />
<br />
==Keyboard adapters==<br />
===Other keyboard to Amiga===<br />
* The [http://www.vesalia.de/e_lyra.htm Lyra] is a converter that allows a PS/2 keyboard to be connected to an Amiga. There is a version for the Amiga 1200 and a version for Amiga 2000/3000/4000/CDTV/CD32.<br />
* The [http://www.vesalia.de/e_pckey.htm PC-Key] is an interface device for the Amiga 1200 and 600, allowing them to use an external Amiga keyboard or a PS/2 keyboard.<br />
* The [http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1282 Sum] adapter enables connecting a [[USB]] HID keyboard to the [[Commodore Amiga 1200|Amiga 1200]].<br />
<br />
===Amiga keyboards to USB===<br />
The options below require more or less hacking.<br />
<br />
* The [http://www.vesalia.de/e_keyrahv2.htm Keyrah] is a controller that replaces the motherboard in the Amiga 600 and 1200 (also the Vic 20, Vic 64 and 128). It has two digital joystick ports and USB out. Joysticks are emulated as key presses.<br />
* [https://www.tindie.com/stores/tynemouthsw/ Tynemouth Software] has different adapter boards for installation into Amiga 1200/600 and 500 enclosures.<br />
* [http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=139358.0 AMIGA 500/1000/2000 Keyboard Interface]. Firmware for an Arduino Leonardo, allowing an external Amiga keyboard to be connected via USB to a modern computer.<br />
* [http://ezhid.sourceforge.net/amikbd.html EzHID Amiga Keyboard Firmware] for the Cypress' EZ-USB (AN2131) chip. The firmware has support for other input devices.<br />
<br />
== Controller ports ==<br />
All Amiga models came with two [[Atari_interface|Commodore 64-compatible DE-9 controller ports]].<br />
In addition to support for light pen and various game controllers, there was also<br />
dedicated hardware for a [[Bus mouse#Commodore_Amiga_and_PC|bus mouse]] in each port.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Amiga Mouse.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Original "tank" mouse supplied with the Amiga 1000 and later the Amiga 500 and 2000]]<br />
A two-button ball mouse was included as standard with every Amiga running AmigaOS, for its graphical user interface. Amiga Unix, the Amiga 3000UX mouse and some third-party mice used a third mouse button.<br />
A second Amiga mouse is used only in some two-player games, but the second port's circuitry could also be used for rotary controllers such as steering wheels.<br />
<br />
=== Mouse usage ===<br />
If the right mouse button is pressed a menu bar appears at the top of the screen. A menu item is selected by releasing the right button when hovering the pointer above it. Releasing the mouse button elsewhere cancels.<br />
<br />
Third-party utilities were available that replaced (or complimented) the menu bar with a pop-up menu underneath the mouse pointer.<br />
<br />
After having booted into AmigaOS, it supported [[mouse keys]] as combinations with the two [[Amiga key]]s.<br />
<br />
Aftermarket mice in the late '90s added a scroll wheel and up to three more buttons.<br />
<br />
=== Mouse models ===<br />
The "Tank mice" for the Amiga have an angular exterior similar to the Commodore 1350 and 1351 "tank mice" for the [[Commodore 64]], but they differ in their [[Atari interface#Mice and trackballs|signals]]. All Amiga mice are [[Bus mouse|bus mice]].<br />
<br />
* Tank mouse with angled connector only for the Amiga 1000.<ref name="rdvA1000mouse">Ramond de Vrede's retro collection: [https://retro.ramonddevrede.nl/commodore-amiga-1000-mouse/ Commodore Amiga 1000 Mouse]. Retrieved 2022-10-19.</ref><br />
* Tank mouse (Amiga 500, 2000). "1352". <br />
* Tank mouse version 2: "313254-01"<br />
* Amiga 3000 "pregnant" mouse. Ridge at edges between buttons. The ball is in the middle.<ref name="zimmers3000">Zimmers.net—[http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/jmice4.html Commodore/Amiga A3000 "Pregnant" Mice]. Retrieved 2018-07-13</ref><br />
* Amiga 3000 UX mouse. This has three buttons for use with Amiga Unix.<ref name="zimmers3000"/><br />
* Wireless infrared CDTV mouse. "CD 1252".<ref name="zimmersCDTV">Zimmers.net—[http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/jmice5.html Commodore 1252 & 1253 Mice]. Retrieved 2018-07-13</ref><br />
* Wired CDTV mouse, 1253. Apparently inspired by the [[Microsoft mouse (3rd gen)|1987 Microsoft mouse]]: the ball has moved forward and the buttons are larger.<ref name="zimmersCDTV"/>. Narrower in front and the left button is wider than the right.<br />
* Amiga 600/1200/4000 mouse. Similar to 1253 but off-white like the computers it was bundled with.<br />
* Amiga 600 mouse. Both buttons are the same size. Ball forward.<br />
* Amiga CD32 mouse. Like the 1253 but grey and the Amiga CD³² logo printed on top.<br />
* Amiga Technologies Mouse. A different design branded by Amiga Technologies who had bought Commodore assets after [[Commodore]] had folded. Narrow in the middle with a dimple in the left button, and the new "Amiga" logo printed on it.<br />
<br />
===Retro mice===<br />
''TheA500 Mini'' from Retro Games Ltd in the UK is an upcoming "mini retro console" resembling the [[Commodore Amiga 500|Amiga 500]]. It comes with a matching "Tank" mouse that talks USB<ref name="thea500mini">Retro Games Ltd—[https://retrogames.biz/thea500-mini The A500 MINI]. Retrieved 2021-09-19</ref> but it is smaller than the original.<br />
The mouse is also available to order separately.<br />
<br />
There exist optical kits for the "tank" mouse, but those remain [[Bus mouse#Commodore Amiga|bus mice]] for genuine Amiga computers.<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Atari interface]] — Every Amiga had two of these ''Controller ports'' for mouse and joystick/s.<br />
* [[Atari ST]] — This computer was the Amiga's biggest competitor at the time.<br />
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==References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="pinouts">[http://l8r.net/technical/t-keyboard.shtml Amiga Keyboard Pinouts] on l8r.net. Retrieved on 2018-01-04</ref><br />
</references><br />
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[[Category:Commodore keyboards]]<br />
[[Category:Computers]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Cherry MX switches]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with Mitsumi switches]]<br />
[[Category:Keyboards with NMB switches]]<br />
[[Category:Vintage keyboards]]<br />
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The '''Alice''' (or '''Arisu''') layout is an [[Ergonomic keyboard|ergonomic]] layout where the innermost four columns on each hand have been [[Ergonomic keyboard#Split|split]], and [[Ergonomic_keyboard#Separation_and_angling|separated and angled]] inwards.<br />
The remaining keys have a slight symmetric stagger.<br />
Most keyboards are a flat single piece.<br />
<br />
The name comes from the [[TGR Alice]] keyboard, designed by Malaysian designer '''Yuk Tsi'''.<br />
She had based the keyboard layout on the [[EM.7]].<br />
<ref name="tgraliceic">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95009.0 IC TGR-Alice]. Dated 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-18</ref><br />
<br />
==Variations==<br />
The original EM.7 has [[arrow keys]] in an inverse-T form below the right Shift key, two keys on the top right and a ''straight'' column of three keys on the top left.<br />
<br />
The Alice omits the arrow keys and staggers the top-left column to fit the left alphanumeric cluster.<br />
<br />
On the EM.7 and Alice, there are 'B' keys on both sides that mirror each-other. The '2' and '-_' keys pop up above the rest.<br />
There is a 2.75u space bar on the right and a 2.25u space bar on the left, flanked by a 1.5 modifier each.<br />
<br />
The Arisu keyboard, inspired by both, reintroduced arrow keys, and has a staggered column of three nav keys above them. The second 'B' is omitted and it is instead keys '6' and '7' on the numeric row that meet.<br />
The designer '''FateNozomi''' made files freely available under the MIT license.<br />
<br />
After these, many variations have been introduced, both free, as custom keyboard kits and commercial.<br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
''This is far from a complete list. Please add to it''<br />
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===Commercial===<br />
* Akko ACR Pro Alice Plus: Arrows, straight right 3-key column<br />
* [[Keychron]] Q8 (arrows, right column and volume knob) and Q10 (adds right column and function keys)<br />
<br />
===Split===<br />
* Mistel MD600 (60%)<br />
* Rabbit Capture Plan (60% with arrow keys)<br />
<br />
===Tented===<br />
* Mont Cervin — Arisu-like arrow keys, 3-key left, 2-key right columns<br />
* [[KBDFans]] Mountain Ergo (60%)<br />
* Type-K — No arrow keys, 4-key right column)<br />
<br />
===Gradual curve===<br />
* Feker Alice80 — arrows, 3-key right column, volume knob<br />
* Fox Labs Sand Glass Ergo<br />
<br />
===Extreme curve===<br />
* Sagittarius — 60% with 4-key left column<br />
* Yamada Iteya — Sagittarius clone with more thumb-keys, function keys, arrow keys and volume knob<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* FateNozomi on Github — [https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb Arisu PCB].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category: Keyboard layouts]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Alice_layout&diff=51654Alice layout2023-07-18T08:45:17Z<p>Findecanor: Created</p>
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<div>{{stub}}<br />
{{TODO photo|reason=more pictures are needed}}<br />
<br />
The '''Alice''' (or '''Arisu''') layout is an [[Ergonomic keyboard|ergonomic]] layout where the innermost four columns on each hand have been [[Ergonomic keyboard#Split|split]], and [[Ergonomic_keyboard#Separation_and_angling|separated and angled]] inwards.<br />
The remaining keys have a slight symmetric stagger.<br />
Most keyboards are a flat single piece.<br />
<br />
The name comes from the [[TGR Alice]] keyboard, designed by Malaysian designer '''Yuk Tsi'''.<br />
She had based the keyboard layout on the [[EM.7]].<br />
<ref name="tgraliceic">Geekhack—[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95009.0 IC TGR-Alice]. Dated 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2023-07-18</ref><br />
<br />
==Variations==<br />
The original EM.7 has [[arrow keys]] in an inverse-T form below the right Shift key, two keys on the top right and a ''straight'' column of three keys on the top left.<br />
<br />
The Alice omits the arrow keys and staggers the top-left column to fit the left alphanumeric cluster.<br />
<br />
On the EM.7 and Alice, there are 'B' keys on both sides that mirror each-other. The '2' and '-_' keys pop up above the rest.<br />
There is a 2.75u space bar on the right and a 2.25u space bar on the left, flanked by a 1.5 modifier each.<br />
<br />
The Arisu keyboard, inspired by both, reintroduced arrow keys, and has a staggered column of three nav keys above them. The second 'B' is omitted and it is instead keys '6' and '7' on the numeric row that meet.<br />
The designer '''FateNozomi''' made files freely available under the MIT license.<br />
<br />
After these, many variations have been introduced, both free, as custom keyboard kits and commercial.<br />
<br />
==Keyboards==<br />
''This is far from a complete list. Please add to it''<br />
<br />
===Commercial===<br />
* [[Keychron]] Q8 (arrows, right column and volume knob) and Q10 (adds right column and function keys)<br />
<br />
===Split===<br />
* Mistel MD600 (60%)<br />
* Rabbit Capture Plan (60% with arrow keys)<br />
<br />
===Tented===<br />
* Mont Cervin — Arisu-like arrow keys, 3-key left, 2-key right columns<br />
* [[KBDFans]] Mountain Ergo (60%)<br />
* Type-K — No arrow keys, 4-key right column)<br />
<br />
===Gradual curve===<br />
* Feker Alice80 — arrows, 3-key right column, volume knob<br />
* Fox Labs Sand Glass Ergo<br />
<br />
===Extreme curve===<br />
* Sagittarius — 60% with 4-key left column<br />
* Yamada Iteya — Sagittarius clone with more thumb-keys, function keys, arrow keys and volume knob<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* FateNozomi on Github — [https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb Arisu PCB].<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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[[Category: Keyboard layouts]]</div>Findecanorhttps://deskthority.net/wiki/index.php?title=Keebtalk&diff=51653Keebtalk2023-07-17T22:25:33Z<p>Findecanor: Created</p>
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{{infobox dcommunity<br />
| language = English<br />
| website = https://www.keebtalk.com<br />
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Keebtalk was founded in July 2018 as a reaction to [[Geekhack]] being acquired by [[Drop]].<br />
<br />
Founders were:<br />
* Huey Hoang (Manofinterests) of TopClack<br />
* Ryan Norbauer (norbauer) of Norbauer & Co.<br />
* Andrew Lekashman (lekashman) of [[Input Club]] and Kono Store.<br />
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Keebtalk runs on the Discourse software.<br />
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[[Category:Keyboard communities]]</div>Findecanor