Hi Everyone here's the first big update
First of all I will be shipping out the kits from New Zealand and global pricing will be calculated based on the price in NZD converted.
Now some of the results from the IC.
Results from the knob question:
You guys mostly asked for knobs so the kit will include a knob, I am currently looking at this knob since they have enough stock to supply.
I have one on the way so I can confirm that it is compatible but I am confident it will be.
Results from the acrylic colour question:
Top responses were:
Frosted 30
Clear 15
Black 12
Dark Grey Tint 6
Green 6
So I will be offering these as the colour options.
Results from the plate design question:
Very even split here so there will be an option on the group buy to choose between the two designs pictured below.
Results from the diodes and processor cover question:
Large portion asking for a cover so one will be provided in the kit. It will be made from the leftover portion from your case so it will be the same colour as your case.
Results from the keycaps question:
Large majority said yes, so I have contacted Signature Plastics to provide keycaps and the colour options will be on the group buy.
Price and lead time:My target pricing of 200 NZD or 140 USD was optimistic but I have come close. It works out at around 210 NZD or 145 USD before tax which I had neglected to include in my estimate, sorry about that everyone.
So the price will be $240 NZD which is ~$167.90 USD.
Lead time on production I expect to be around 8-9 weeks to have everything made and sent to me to begin packaging and shipping out. The keycaps have a lead time of 8 weeks on their own so I expect that to be the longest item to be made.
I would expect the kits to start shipping out over the next week or two after that so the expected
PCB and plate only options:A couple people asked if they could just be provided the pcb and components with some people asking for the plate as well.
The PCB and components will be $85 NZD or $59.43 USD and the Plate another $75 NZD or 52.44 USD.
Design files:I will be providing all the design files on my github
https://github.com/Jrodna/OrthoCodeThe board has been fully merged into the qmk main repository now, so if you want you can start looking at layouts on the configurator at
https://config.qmk.fm/#/. One issue I see already is that you can't set the function of the encoder using the configurator, you instead need to use a code editor to do it in qmk.
If you are interested, have a look at the qmk docs
https://beta.docs.qmk.fm/tutorial/newbs_getting_started to learn how to set up your environment to create more custom layouts.
RGB:I know it was not clear initially but there is a pinout for addressable rgb on the underside of the pcb. It is compatible with all the addressable rgb strips that qmk supports.
It just did not show well at all in the photos.
What's left?I am still figuring out shipping to see if I can get a flat rate or if I need to calculate it at checkout or something.
Lastly, I need to set up a way of actually paying for it, I am currently planning on making a shopify store but I am open to suggestions since I have never run one of these before.
Thanks everyone,
