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Title: Programmable numpad
Post by: garage_logician on Thu, 18 August 2016, 13:20:30

Anyone here ever assemble one of these?  Seems like after adding switches, LEDS and a controller(?) it would not be a cheap endeavor.  I would like a separate ten key, one that is programmable.  Are there better alternatives?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Digital-mechanical-keyboard-carbon-fiber-shell-digital-pad-kit-digital-key-mechanical-keyboard-shaft/32678512194.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000014.5.kNpsTK&scm=1007.13338.33346.0&pvid=56122a50-80c7-4ac4-bd1d-69af34d4ea42&tpp=1


Thanks!
-g

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: Tactile on Thu, 18 August 2016, 13:52:25

There's this one on Massdrop assembled & backlit.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kc21-mechanical-numpad

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: Data on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:41:12

I got mine earlier this week actually.  There's a thread about them in the Making Stuff forum.

Haven't assembled it yet, but I can tell you the controller and other required SMD components are already installed.  You would only need switches at minimum or LEDs and resistors if you wanted to bling it up.  It even came with stabilizers, which aren't pictured.

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: garage_logician on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:44:21

Quote from: Tactile on Thu, 18 August 2016, 13:52:25

There's this one on Massdrop assembled & backlit.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kc21-mechanical-numpad

The ones on MassDrop are not programmable, are they?

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: Tactile on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:46:08

Quote from: garage_logician on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:44:21

Quote from: Tactile on Thu, 18 August 2016, 13:52:25

There's this one on Massdrop assembled & backlit.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kc21-mechanical-numpad

The ones on MassDrop are not programmable, are they?

I think you're right. I missed that one.

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: garage_logician on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:46:58

Quote from: Data on Thu, 18 August 2016, 14:41:12

I got mine earlier this week actually.  There's a thread about them in the Making Stuff forum.

Haven't assembled it yet, but I can tell you the controller and other required SMD components are already installed.  You would only need switches at minimum or LEDs and resistors if you wanted to bling it up.  It even came with stabilizers, which aren't pictured.

Found the forum (had the main forum collapsed!), digging for the thread now.

Thanks
-g

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: ryan92084 on Fri, 19 August 2016, 05:49:41

If you want something a little more diy you could build one this way https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3q41gn/photos_npkc_numeric_keypad_build_instructions/? the plate is available from http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/No-Keycaps-and-Switches-included-Cherry-Kailh-Gateron-Switches-Shaft-Testing-Tool-Switch-TesterFor-17-Switches/429151_32595234420.html they also have switches for not a terrible price

just avoid their pcb it is unfortunately awful https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/3o9hec/photos_npkc_numpad_pcb/?

Title: Re: Programmable numpad
Post by: chuckdee on Fri, 19 August 2016, 11:10:05

I don't know anything about this one, but it seems to do what you want.

http://winkeyless.kr/product/b-pad-x2-pcb/#