Looking sick, please do consider Hotswap ISO support.
Looking sick, please do consider Hotswap ISO support.
Will take that into consideration :thumb:
Looking sick, please do consider Hotswap ISO support.
Will take that into consideration :thumb:
I won't ask for HS ISO because I'd doubt you'll sell the units to justify that, but consider some universal plates and foam cutouts for ISO. Or if not that, at least add split Left Shift to the current solder PCB (ISO layout is both enter and one key in its corner, as well as being one more key where shorter Left Shift is).
Really intriguing project overall. Best of luck!
one of the renders shows a 2u on the XT column - but that doesn't appear to be possible based on the pcb layout pics. so... just checking whether i can go geeksgonewild with 2u's on the xt column? please say yes.
any chance for an ortho layout?
This looks interesting, especially with the customization options. 400 does seem steep for what seems like a all aluminum construction. It honestly depends on the MOQ and what's in the kit (If all of those parts are in the kit then it would be more reasonable) so any info on both of those things would be greatly appreciated. GLWIC
First of al, it looks like a nice project. It is a shame that a ortho-layout isn’t supported, but I can understand why. The LED module seems pretty neat, and I assume making your own stencils wouldn’t be that hard if you wanted to. The bottom looks clean but elegant. There are, however, some small details to note and some suggestions, not sure if any of them are helpful or even feasible.
1. The knob seems to be inspired from TE TX-6, which is pretty cool. However, the accent colour seems a bit reddish in the renders, whilst TE consistently uses the same palette of colours and design across all their new products. In this case a poppy/brighter orange maybe that could be used? At least for the silver/white model. There is also no knurling, that could help to better rotate the knob, especially since it is sideways.
2. The dot and cross on the TE OP-1 was originally used as a mic and VOL/Battery indicator, respectively. However, we don’t seem have any functionality that uses that. The vertical line of the cross of OP-1 also goes all the way through and has a bit thinner horizontal line. Maybe it is intentional or a bit unlucky, but because the knob is right there on the side, it kind of gives the impression that rotating the knob up will lower something, whilst the the opposite for going down, especially since it look like a plus, which seems a bit counter-intuitive, but honestly that could just be me. Maybe a TE TX-6 style 1 to 5 dot-style volume indicators can be used, or just a short vertical line and a longer vertical line. This will however make the bottom seem a bit empty and imbalanced, so I am not sure if it even fits with the holistic design. Maybe something can be engraved there?
3. In the FAQ it was stated that the aim is for 10 colours. Maybe it would be better to focus on 2 to max 5 killer combinations and palettes. Because I can imagine that not all the colors would be equally popular.
Lastly, a few question, are the knob and LED programmable? And it is stated to have QMK and VIA support, is that also for VIAL? Are there any upcoming/planned reviews on the keyboard?
I love my Tetrix, and I think this one looks awesome. If I ever used anything except hhkb layout I would certainly try it :-D
But please can you reply to my post on the Tetrix GB thread https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=117955.msg3165346#msg3165346 ? I can't get it to work in via or vial.
Wish there was a version without the crucifix. Would be perfect otherwise.I'm with you - no crucifix and ISO would be a buy from me.
Wish there was a version without the crucifix. Would be perfect otherwise.I'm with you - no crucifix and ISO would be a buy from me.
Wish there was a version without the crucifix. Would be perfect otherwise.I'm with you - no crucifix and ISO would be a buy from me.
We've added the ISO support and split BS on the solder PCB.
Sorry to hear that you didn't like the crucifix, hope you would like our future design.
Is there a story or reason for the crucifix design?
The crucifix is a no go for me. Makes no sense for a minimalistic design like OP-1.
Really cool design - would you consider making an option without the crucifix?
Wish there was a version without the crucifix. Would be perfect otherwise.I'm with you - no crucifix and ISO would be a buy from me.
We've added the ISO support and split BS on the solder PCB.
Sorry to hear that you didn't like the crucifix, hope you would like our future design.
Mighty huge effort for you to run the exact same board without a crucifix in the future. Could easily just fix the problem by not having the crucifix with this R1. :thumb:
I also think a version without the crucifix would be a huge improvement!
It's a religious symbol which doesn't match the overall theme.
Just keep the led bar and get rid of the engraving.
Will there be different versions of the knob?
Adding to the no crucifix request. Otherwise this is fire.
Monke - tell the designer to bring out a non flexcut pcb or else