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Offline spwath

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Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« on: Fri, 27 May 2016, 17:18:23 »
Come with my on my journey of building my custom split keyboard.
 
Parts:
Custom plates
Purple Zealios
Granite DSA keycaps
2x teensys
 
Total price~ $300
 
Keycaps arrived, and show the layout that the keyboard will be
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Plates arived, and I started to put zealios in. One thing, the left plates holes are too big, I will have to have it remade
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Put all switches and keycaps onto the right plate
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Started to wire top plate
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More coming soon
« Last Edit: Sun, 28 August 2016, 14:46:27 by spwath »

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 31 May 2016, 01:49:57 »
Awesome!
How about produce "switch traces only" PCB?
My first PCB has no diodes or ICs at all, just for switch traces.
It's pretty much simple, not too easy.
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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 31 May 2016, 05:19:37 »
Awesome!
How about produce "switch traces only" PCB?
My first PCB has no diodes or ICs at all, just for switch traces.
It's pretty much simple, not too easy.
Hmm, i havent looked into PCB's at all.
Ill just hand wire this one, but if i ever build a new keyboard, i might look into a PCB

Oh cool, you are behind the VEA keyboard. Its really cool, I would get one, but im doing this keyboard. I love split keyboards ever since I got an Apple Adjustable keyboard.
« Last Edit: Tue, 31 May 2016, 09:18:36 by spwath »

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 28 June 2016, 17:52:24 »
Did some more soldering, and got my other plate. I can see what the final layout will be and test it.
WOw thoes granite keycaps are sexy.
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Next to my Apple Adjustable Keyboard
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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 29 June 2016, 03:50:37 »
Very interesting use of the ISO enter for the spacebars!

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 29 June 2016, 08:03:31 »
Very interesting use of the ISO enter for the spacebars!

Yeah, seemed like best option to have a bigger space bar. Not sure if there are really any readily avalible bigger keys

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 27 August 2016, 22:21:11 »
Another update.
Made some wood stuffs.
Think ill make my wrist wrest smaller....

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 28 August 2016, 14:47:07 »
This is new

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 29 August 2016, 03:39:20 »
Bling bling, baby. :D

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 08 September 2016, 00:03:29 »
B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L!
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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 08 September 2016, 13:31:31 »
Really love the look of this, something spartan and really attractive about it, great job.

Kindof a rookie question here but I see you and Zefyr talking about PCBs and see that you are not using one for this build, I didn't know you could create a keyboard without one, are you just daisy-chain soldering the switches to each other to a USB port and then letting whatever you plug it into handle the software side of the keyboard?

Edit: Here's the problem with being new to the community, I don't always know where all the resources are to answer my own questions, haha, I think I just found a few tutorials that might answer my above question, but any insight you guys have would be appreciated!!
« Last Edit: Thu, 08 September 2016, 14:03:32 by dead_pixel_design »

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 26 September 2016, 01:02:25 »
Really love the look of this, something spartan and really attractive about it, great job.

Kindof a rookie question here but I see you and Zefyr talking about PCBs and see that you are not using one for this build, I didn't know you could create a keyboard without one, are you just daisy-chain soldering the switches to each other to a USB port and then letting whatever you plug it into handle the software side of the keyboard?

Edit: Here's the problem with being new to the community, I don't always know where all the resources are to answer my own questions, haha, I think I just found a few tutorials that might answer my above question, but any insight you guys have would be appreciated!!

I believe he is using external controller like Arduino or Teensy :)
Those controllers have lots of software resources out there on public.
And here's one keyboard dedicated external controller made by winkeyless.
http://winkeyless.com/product/u-con-pcb/
This need some additional effort to use RGB otherwise it is pretty easy to build custom keyboard.
I used it with my early designs.
« Last Edit: Mon, 26 September 2016, 01:05:33 by zefyr »
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Offline spwath

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Re: Custom Split Grid Keyboard Buildlog [NOW RGB]
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 16 July 2017, 12:20:44 »
Really love the look of this, something spartan and really attractive about it, great job.

Kindof a rookie question here but I see you and Zefyr talking about PCBs and see that you are not using one for this build, I didn't know you could create a keyboard without one, are you just daisy-chain soldering the switches to each other to a USB port and then letting whatever you plug it into handle the software side of the keyboard?

Edit: Here's the problem with being new to the community, I don't always know where all the resources are to answer my own questions, haha, I think I just found a few tutorials that might answer my above question, but any insight you guys have would be appreciated!!

I believe he is using external controller like Arduino or Teensy :)
Those controllers have lots of software resources out there on public.
And here's one keyboard dedicated external controller made by winkeyless.
http://winkeyless.com/product/u-con-pcb/
This need some additional effort to use RGB otherwise it is pretty easy to build custom keyboard.
I used it with my early designs.

Do you know if I can buy that in the US?
I'm having some troubles with Teensy.