Hello all,
Total noob here. I'm thinking about dipping my toe in and building a little control keyboard for my CNC machine - something that can live next to the bed of the table.
A number pad/cursor mini keyboard would do most of what I want, but not quite. Then there's the Keychron Q series which looks promising, but not sure on compatibility with Linux (with mixed advice from Keychron themselves...) I've also ordered one of those blank programmable keyboards in from China - again, looks good, but not sure on how well it'll work. I'm quite happy to have a go myself and self build - seems like a neat little project tbh.
I have the ability to make my own box along with any PCBs required etc. just after a few pointers towards making a USB keyboard which essentially behaves like a basic off-the-shelf keyboard, except I choose the keys I want to include and lay them out according to what best suits my workflow.
As far as the components go - can I dismantle an old keyboard and use bits from that, or am I better off starting from scratch and buying in the bits and pieces I'll be needing?
Thanks for any advice!
Wal.
