Cherry Viola
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Sense method | Metal contact |
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Actuation force | 45 cN |
Peak force | 75 cN |
Pretravel | 2.0 mm |
Total travel | 4.0 mm |
Keycap mount | Cherry MX mount |
Switch mount | Plate mount |
Website | www.cherry-switches.com/cherry-viola-switch.html |
Cherry Viola is an upcoming keyboard switch. It is being marketed as a lower-cost alternative to Cherry MX Red for gaming keyboard.
Its internal workings of the switch module are similar to the older Cherry MY by having a coiled main-spring and an actuating leaf spring in parallel. Unlike its predecessor, the leaf spring does not compress a membrane but instead shorts two contacts on an underlying PCB. It also can not be mounted to its base plate/PCB but requires a mounting plate.
Cherry's publicised force-curve has a more increasing resistance after the actuation point, which would give it a near-progressive characteristic. Cherry calls it "cross-linear". The force curve overall is close to the linear Cherry MX Red and much less steep than Cherry MY.
The slider is transparent to allow for SMD-mounted diodes for backlighting
The switch had been announced on 2020-01-10 in conjunction with the CES trade how. So far, only Cherry has been announced as a manufacturer of keyboards with the switch, with the first keyboards supposed to be available in the second half of 2020.
External links
- Tom's Hardware—New Cherry Viola Mechanical Switch Wants to End Membrane Keyboards. Posted 2020-01-10.
Forum threads
- Deskthority—Cherry Viola switch
- Geekhack—Cherry Viola Switches Announced at CES 2020