PROTO_1 is done and ready to go out for fabrication.
Current list of prototype testers is:
PROTO PCB RECIPIENTS - samwisekoi
- regack
- metalliqaz
- jdcarpe (2x)
- domoaligato (2x)
- SpAmRaY (2x)
- HoffmanMyster
- dorkvader
This list will be updated
in the OP after this post.
Here is v140808b8 aka PROTO_1:
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GH36 Matrix Gamepad Prototype PCB #1 by samwisekoi 2014 I have added additional mounting holes (total of nine now), as well as additional cut lines to provide 2x4, 2x6, 3x4, 3x6, 4x4, 4x6, 5x6, and 6x6 configurations.
All switch pads are twinned for reversible use, and all switches have LED resistors connected to a much larger ground plane. However, only WASD/ESDF and NUMLOCK LED circuits are powered. Most switches do not have LED positive traces, and the LED1 and LED2 pins are not connected, although they are labeled and available for hardwiring.
Future versions will have full LED support, and I would like to add the capability to create a 2x12 configuration to enable an F-122 layout using a GH36 plus a traditional PCB. (We'll have to get PF1-24 keycaps made to match Nuclear Data Green for that config!) And I will try to better match form factors of existing 60% and 75% keyboards.
Anyhow, this one is going out for fabbing today. If you are on the list for a PROTO_1 PCB or two, please PM me your shipping address.
Thanks to one and all!
- Ron | samwisekoi