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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 00:50:31

Title: hi im new
Post by: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 00:50:31
My keyboard just broke. It was a crappy old 10$ rubber dome piece of junk that won't be missed. Now i want something badass and fully programmable to replace it, with a layout like a 75% or 60% with extra top row and blue mx switches similar to https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=65036.0 so it led me here where hopefully i can learn things in order to obtain my dream keyboard
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: Rotaku on Sat, 09 May 2015, 00:55:26
Welcome to the community :D Have you thought about the Race 2 or Noppoo Choc mini?
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 01:40:22
thank you! the physical layouts of those are what i am searching for, but i also search for something that allows customizable firmware that can hold different dynamically switchable layouts. that doesnt seem to be the case since they don't specify the use of a controller like teensy that you can reprogram with the usb interface, so im assuming its not the case. but i could be wrong  :))
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 02:16:57
ive been wondering if there are commercial keyboard that allow custom firmware loading. Or else i would rather make my own than buy a brand new keyboard and put a microcontroller inside it.
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: bazh on Sat, 09 May 2015, 03:34:59
Hi new!
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 09 May 2015, 05:27:55
Quote from: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 02:16:57
ive been wondering if there are commercial keyboard that allow custom firmware loading. Or else i would rather make my own than buy a brand new keyboard and put a microcontroller inside it.


Commercial, probably not.  If you're okay with soldering, there's always the B.Mini:
http://winkeyless.kr/product/b-mini-pcb/
http://winkeyless.kr/product/b-minir-pcb/

Their bootmapper is relatively easy to use for programming keys:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=58945.msg1348915#post_SW
This is for the faceW pcb, but the winkeyless boards use the same bootmapper.


Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: condoriano on Sat, 09 May 2015, 16:14:29
that seems like what im searching for; i have no problem with soldering and assembling the parts. I sent an email to the owner about a schematic of his PCBs, since it doesnt seem to be anywhere on his website. Since basically when buying a custom keyboard it seems you are buying mainly the pcb and the metal plates. The rest is some generic stuff you can get on your own. So i need to make sure the PCB circuit is what i want.
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 12 May 2015, 06:01:27
Welcome to Geekhack!

Good luck on your search!  Although the GB has finished, you might still find someone that wants to sell theirs.
Title: Re: hi im new
Post by: LXXXIX on Tue, 12 May 2015, 07:29:12
Welcome to GH! It seems like you want to go all in (which is a good thing).

Good luck finding what you want on here. There's a wealth of information on here of exactly what your looking for.

We're glad to have you here and if you have any questions feel free to get in contact with anyone on here. Don't be afraid to start a discussion either. :thumb: