1Key - a single key mechanical keyboard.... because why not

[mrbishop]

As the title says i'm on a mission to be the owner of the smallest mechanical keyboard ever created! (as far as i know)

the goal is to make a mech keyboard as small as possible to house a single key (MX/Alps compatible)

rev1 will be hand wired because prototypes.

rev2 will be full PCB (if it ever gets to that point) i mean a single key keyboard is kinda silly but its fun none the less.

things to do....

controller... ATMega AVR ?
Software... TMK QMK Arduino native?
case... not sure yet but metal is likely due to the nature of the keyboard its self. if its too light it will just flop all over.
wired or bluetooth.... its going to be wired because i haven't got to wireless yet... rev3?

i'll do some renders keep your pants on



discuss

[QuincyJones]

go have a cold shower instead.

[juahenza]

i....ermm....nvm

[mrbishop]

ok so here's where this even came from.

i have a nice Alps vintage keyboard which i received from a member of the community.

it has no windows key (i use this as part of hot key functions inside windows.... ALOT)

so i need a windows key..... and i like to make things so 

its going to be a fun silly project. very much a why not sort of thing!

[suicidal_orange]

If you want the title of smallest you need to beat this - all I can say is good luck!

I guess you could use a Cherry ML to make it shorter )

[rowdy]

Have you encounter the Enabler? http://techkeys.us/collections/accessories/products/the-enabler

Might make a good base to save having to hard-wire ir.

[mrbishop]

If you want the title of smallest you need to beat this - all I can say is good luck!

I guess you could use a Cherry ML to make it shorter )

Damn keys witch one beat me to it.

sent from my chess board

[mrbishop]

Have you encounter the Enabler? http://techkeys.us/collections/accessories/products/the-enabler

Might make a good base to save having to hard-wire ir.

Yes I have but it would be 2 wires to solder so not that bad. I got the idea from the enabler tho.

sent from my chess board

[QuincyJones]

if you're going to use a freely available font in your 'logo' choose one which isn't so glaringly easy to spot. it looks tacky!

[CPTBadAss]

This is a cool project but just to float it out there, TechKeys did a 1 key keyboard a year or two ago.

Edit: Just realized I misread. People were saying smallest not who was first to do this. But regardless, the Techkeys example is a proven product that's a one-key keyboard so I'll leave it up. PS: Carbon Fiber is cool

[Data]

if you're going to use a freely available font in your 'logo' choose one which isn't so glaringly easy to spot. it looks tacky!

[mrbishop]

well looks like i missed the boat on being the first but i'd like to tinker with it regardless.

thanks for all the positive support guys i'm hoping this project helps me better understand some things and a single key keyboard is novel, and a fun conversation starter

CPT i always appreciate your support.

[mrbishop]

if you're going to use a freely available font in your 'logo' choose one which isn't so glaringly easy to spot. it looks tacky!

go have a cold shower instead.

hey Quincy. if i offended you or upset you in some way i apologize. but if you don't like the project continuing to post in the tread is trolling and i don't fee trolls. you are more than welcome to continue to post but unless its constructive i wont be responding. 

i thought this would be a fun project the community might get a chuckle out of not poke fun at. YES i was wrong, the one key keyboard has been done before. so what. i'm going to do my own. go me. why? because i can, the best reason to do anything.

have a super smashing awesome day m8.

*drops mic*

[Rhedone]

You should get a sculpted bishop keycap for that thing. If you're going to do it go all the way i feel

[QuincyJones]

hey, just dropping some constructive truth bombs which years of experience has taught me.

it's ok, you there with your mic to drop; ignore them, i really don't mind. there are many 'yes' men who will appease you which you can gravitate to instead. not many people will tell you about, for example, the fonts, but instead will just turn you away and then proceed to laugh about you behind your back and reputation ruined.

don't ask for opinions if you only want "OMG U R SO COOL" answers.

if you're going to use a freely available font in your 'logo' choose one which isn't so glaringly easy to spot. it looks tacky!

go have a cold shower instead.

hey Quincy. if i offended you or upset you in some way i apologize. but if you don't like the project continuing to post in the tread is trolling and i don't fee trolls. you are more than welcome to continue to post but unless its constructive i wont be responding. 

i thought this would be a fun project the community might get a chuckle out of not poke fun at. YES i was wrong, the one key keyboard has been done before. so what. i'm going to do my own. go me. why? because i can, the best reason to do anything.

have a super smashing awesome day m8.

*drops mic*

[chuckdee]

hey, just dropping some constructive truth bombs which years of experience has taught me.

it's ok, you there with your mic to drop; ignore them, i really don't mind. there are many 'yes' men who will appease you which you can gravitate to instead. not many people will tell you about, for example, the fonts, but instead will just turn you away and then proceed to laugh about you behind your back and reputation ruined.

don't ask for opinions if you only want "OMG U R SO COOL" answers.

I guess the problem with the application of your opinion is that it was very specifically non-helpful.  Then you offered an opion on the logo, that he wasn't asking for feedback on.  But hey, that's the opinion of a non-involved party.

[mrbishop]

hey, just dropping some constructive truth bombs which years of experience has taught me.

it's ok, you there with your mic to drop; ignore them, i really don't mind. there are many 'yes' men who will appease you which you can gravitate to instead. not many people will tell you about, for example, the fonts, but instead will just turn you away and then proceed to laugh about you behind your back and reputation ruined.

don't ask for opinions if you only want "OMG U R SO COOL" answers.

I guess the problem with the application of your opinion is that it was very specifically non-helpful.  Then you offered an opion on the logo, that he wasn't asking for feedback on.  But hey, that's the opinion of a non-involved party.

well over all i'm really confused on where all this came from. the thread isn't even about my logo. its about a keyboard with one key. either way i like my logo. yeah perhaps its abit large in my sig but no one has PM'd me and made mention of that before. which would have been a better way to to about it.

[suicidal_orange]

hey, just dropping some constructive truth bombs which years of experience has taught me.

it's ok, you there with your mic to drop; ignore them, i really don't mind. there are many 'yes' men who will appease you which you can gravitate to instead. not many people will tell you about, for example, the fonts, but instead will just turn you away and then proceed to laugh about you behind your back and reputation ruined.

don't ask for opinions if you only want "OMG U R SO COOL" answers.

I guess the problem with the application of your opinion is that it was very specifically non-helpful.  Then you offered an opion on the logo, that he wasn't asking for feedback on.  But hey, that's the opinion of a non-involved party.

well over all i'm really confused on where all this came from. the thread isn't even about my logo. its about a keyboard with one key. either way i like my logo. yeah perhaps its abit large in my sig but no one has PM'd me and made mention of that before. which would have been a better way to to about it.

I think the troll's had enough for now

[mrbishop]

hey, just dropping some constructive truth bombs which years of experience has taught me.

it's ok, you there with your mic to drop; ignore them, i really don't mind. there are many 'yes' men who will appease you which you can gravitate to instead. not many people will tell you about, for example, the fonts, but instead will just turn you away and then proceed to laugh about you behind your back and reputation ruined.

don't ask for opinions if you only want "OMG U R SO COOL" answers.

I guess the problem with the application of your opinion is that it was very specifically non-helpful.  Then you offered an opion on the logo, that he wasn't asking for feedback on.  But hey, that's the opinion of a non-involved party.

well over all i'm really confused on where all this came from. the thread isn't even about my logo. its about a keyboard with one key. either way i like my logo. yeah perhaps its abit large in my sig but no one has PM'd me and made mention of that before. which would have been a better way to to about it.

I think the troll's had enough for now

 

[QuincyJones]

 

[Dihedral]

This had better be NKRO or it's basically useless tbh \s.

Seriously, renders look nice, I always love some brushed aluminium (see profile picture). I would consider embedding a weak magnet in the chassis so it would weakly attach to the 'main' keyboard for convenience... that is if there's metal on the main keyboard for it to attach to. You'd also have to make sure the magnet didn't mess up the operation / feel of the switch somehow but I digress! Interested to see where this goes anyhow.

[rowdy]

This had better be NKRO or it's basically useless tbh \s.

Seriously, renders look nice, I always love some brushed aluminium (see profile picture). I would consider embedding a weak magnet in the chassis so it would weakly attach to the 'main' keyboard for convenience... that is if there's metal on the main keyboard for it to attach to. You'd also have to make sure the magnet didn't mess up the operation / feel of the switch somehow but I digress! Interested to see where this goes anyhow.

True, where n = 1.