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[IC] PCBs for Rama M10-A and M10-B
spooknik:
Hello!
Would like to check interest for a custom PCB for Rama M10-A and M10-B.
Planned PCB will have:
* Kailh Hot Swap Sockets
* RGB LED under each key (not per-key addressable RGB)
* USB-C (pending prototype fit, M10-A is mirco-usb but looks like USB-C could fit)
* Stabilizer support for 2U key
* QMK (and hopefully Via support)
* Black PCB, white slikscreen, immersion gold
* Other suggestions people might have.
In addition, I'd like to make brass plates. I think it works a lot better with hotswap when there is a plate. My plan is to have screw holes in the PCB and then 3.5mm standoffs for the plate to screw into. This idea is pending a prototype of course :D
I don't think this will be a large GB, I'm expecting around 10-15 PCBs. PCBs will be made in China (allpcb) but assembled, QC'ed, and shipped in/from Denmark.
Group Buy will be run 100% at cost. PCBs will be made open source after the GB concludes.
Let me know what you think!
iaman:
Oh, interesting. I could dig this.
LightningXI:
--- Quote from: spooknik on Thu, 07 November 2019, 06:41:38 ---Hello!
Would like to check interest for a custom PCB for Rama M10-A and M10-B.
Planned PCB will have:
* Kailh Hot Swap Sockets
* RGB LED under each key (not per-key addressable RGB)
* USB-C (pending prototype fit, M10-A is mirco-usb but looks like USB-C could fit)
* Stabilizer support for 2U key
* QMK (and hopefully Via support)
* Black PCB, white slikscreen, immersion gold
* Other suggestions people might have.
In addition, I'd like to make brass plates. I think it works a lot better with hotswap when there is a plate. My plan is to have screw holes in the PCB and then 3.5mm standoffs for the plate to screw into. This idea is pending a prototype of course :D
I don't think this will be a large GB, I'm expecting around 10-15 PCBs. PCBs will be made in China (allpcb) but assembled, QC'ed, and shipped in/from Denmark.
Group Buy will be run 100% at cost. PCBs will be made open source after the GB concludes.
Let me know what you think!
--- End quote ---
I'm interested in this to revive my M10. Would Via support be possible when there's an official M10 PCB by Wilba? I wonder if there's a conflict of interest; in any case, worth discussing with the developers of Via.
IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES:
Neat! Wouldn't mind a backup for my little guy.
spooknik:
--- Quote from: LightningXI on Thu, 07 November 2019, 11:14:03 ---
--- Quote from: spooknik on Thu, 07 November 2019, 06:41:38 ---Hello!
Would like to check interest for a custom PCB for Rama M10-A and M10-B.
Planned PCB will have:
* Kailh Hot Swap Sockets
* RGB LED under each key (not per-key addressable RGB)
* USB-C (pending prototype fit, M10-A is mirco-usb but looks like USB-C could fit)
* Stabilizer support for 2U key
* QMK (and hopefully Via support)
* Black PCB, white slikscreen, immersion gold
* Other suggestions people might have.
In addition, I'd like to make brass plates. I think it works a lot better with hotswap when there is a plate. My plan is to have screw holes in the PCB and then 3.5mm standoffs for the plate to screw into. This idea is pending a prototype of course :D
I don't think this will be a large GB, I'm expecting around 10-15 PCBs. PCBs will be made in China (allpcb) but assembled, QC'ed, and shipped in/from Denmark.
Group Buy will be run 100% at cost. PCBs will be made open source after the GB concludes.
Let me know what you think!
--- End quote ---
I'm interested in this to revive my M10. Would Via support be possible when there's an official M10 PCB by Wilba? I wonder if there's a conflict of interest; in any case, worth discussing with the developers of Via.
--- End quote ---
I'd like to reach out to Rama just to give a heads up and ask for a blessing, just so everything is cool. However I don't think it's strictly necessary. The design is from scratch, i'm not using any of Rama's logos or trying to pass it off as a Rama product. I also don't plan to make any money from the GB.
Just my perspective anyway, I don't want or mean to step on anyone's toes.
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