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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: obra on Sun, 21 December 2014, 01:37:42

Title: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: obra on Sun, 21 December 2014, 01:37:42
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ng4t9j6rxsd23x/IMG_20141220_230212.jpg?dl=1)

Video on youtube: http://youtu.be/wlHVNzhwktc (http://youtu.be/wlHVNzhwktc)

Hacked together so I can start prototyping effects for the production keyboards.
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Sun, 21 December 2014, 03:18:51
Whaaaaaaaattt?!!!!!!????!! That's awesome!!!
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: obra on Sun, 21 December 2014, 08:43:02
Quote from: YoungMichael88 on Sun, 21 December 2014, 03:18:51
Whaaaaaaaattt?!!!!!!????!! That's awesome!!!

You wouldn't say that if you'd seen the LED PCBs after I used scissors to cut them apart and reposition individual LEDs to fit ;)

But thanks. We're pretty psyched.
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sun, 21 December 2014, 08:54:52
(http://media.giphy.com/media/yidUzwyo6b3qwiLe4E/giphy.gif)
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: Lain1911 on Sun, 21 December 2014, 08:58:36
1337 H4x0rz
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: bowji on Sun, 21 December 2014, 09:02:18
Amazing! an ergorave!!   :eek:
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 21 December 2014, 09:12:24
That does look very pretty but if I you're looking for feedback before launching a commercial product the side LEDs of the thumb clusters should be "moved" further from the middle.  That is to say in the attached pic the left of the left cluster should be greener and the right of the right pinker.  Might just be config or because they can move, but it's hard to tell from a nighttime shot.

I'm being really picky, how many people will actually use a rainbow effect to notice anyway?  Not me, I'd be busy dialling in my favourite shade of orange :))

Great work!
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: obra on Sun, 21 December 2014, 23:37:29
@suicidal_orange, indeed that video is the near final led PCBs hacked to fit an old thumb layout, aligned with scotch tape and running the default neopixel demo sketch. It. ... Should not have worked at all.
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: jacobolus on Mon, 22 December 2014, 00:01:23
I hope none of your customers have epilepsy.
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: dustinhxc on Mon, 22 December 2014, 00:59:33
(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120617175806/fantendo/images/c/c9/Rainbow_koopa.gif)

 :p
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: suicidal_orange on Mon, 22 December 2014, 03:47:16
Quote from: obra on Sun, 21 December 2014, 23:37:29
@suicidal_orange, indeed that video is the near final led PCBs hacked to fit an old thumb layout, aligned with scotch tape and running the default neopixel demo sketch. It. ... Should not have worked at all.
In that case I'm sure the final version will be perfect - there's plenty of light even with all the tape!
Title: Re: Made my keyboard light up
Post by: obra on Mon, 22 December 2014, 13:08:48
Quote from: suicidal_orange on Mon, 22 December 2014, 03:47:16
In that case I'm sure the final version will be perfect - there's plenty of light even with all the tape!

And we have yet to start playing with keycap material.  But I'm really digging the clear Matias keyswitches :)