Matias Quiet Pro PCB Pics

[furosuto81]

For those of you interested in such things, I had to take my MQP apart to paint the case, so I took some photos of the PCB. Closeups are in the album. Top of the PCB is white and back is green. Solder looks great, with no flux residue to be found. Looks pretty good to my uneducated eye.


Top Cover Removed by adfrost81, on Flickr


PCB - Overview by adfrost81, on Flickr

[Matias]

Nice pics!

Thanks for posting them...

[tp4tissue]

well it certainly looks quiet...

[dorkvader]

Thanks for posting these. Lots of very interesting stuff on this KB.
1. The PCB appears to be similar to that of the CM QFR, at least in that it's drilled for ANSI, ISO, and what appears to be JP (with the exception of the rightmost modifier, which sure looks like it's drilled for three spacings, but there's only traces for two. Not sure what's up with that. The switch is either mounted sideways, or has traces to be mounted upside down and a little over. This is likely due to be able to get it shifted enough for the crazy japanese bottom row.

2. Lots of keys under the PCB have space, leads, and holes for an LED under them. The "tab" (Numlock) has space for an LED, likely for the PC version to light up). This keyboard has a (ducky style) extra row of keys above the tenkey, in which one lights up. There are leads for two more, the one next to it, and the last one which is called (see #3) BT key. The CTRL on the bottom right also has leads for an LED. It's wired to the same traces as the capslock light. This certainly looks like preparation for a unix version, which I would certainly buy.

3. There is something labeled BT key on the PCB, with the possibility of an LED under it. Might matias have been thinking of a wireless version at some point?
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The quality does look good from your pictures, the through holes are huge for those switches, which anchors them well. The soldering looks good, too. The flux has been cleaned off.

Anything I miss?

[Burz]

3. There is something labeled BT key on the PCB, with the possibility of an LED under it. Might matias have been thinking of a wireless version at some point?
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Anything I miss?

Yes, you missed the fact that Matias sells a bluetooth version of the Tactile Pro, the "Tactile One":
http://matias.ca/onekeyboard/tactile/

...so no mystery there. Actually, it has both bluetooth and USB.

[SmallFry]

Woah! That's sweet! Did not know that!

[gameaholic]

1. The PCB appears to be similar to that of the CM QFR, at least in that it's drilled for ANSI

Wait so could these switches be swapped into a QFR?

[alaricljs]

No, Alps and Cherry MX are not cross compatible in any way.  The comparison was in reference to basic design.

[esoomenona]

Coincidence! I just found the One keyboard today and was wondering if it was mechanical or not. Then I see that there is a mechanical version in the Tactile One! I think I will have to pick one of those up!

[deepthawt]

Thanks for sharing the pics, they are well done, and the PCB quality and layout look great.

I almost purchased a different high-end mechanical KB until I saw that they changed PCB manufacturers and their new PCB version was no-where near the quality of the original.

Some of the things I just liked right away were the lit num lock, caps lock and scroll lock keys, so it is especially cool to see them using the same switch for all of the keys with just the addition of the gull wing LED underneath.

The full size USB connectors look to be properly strain relieved also, and that's a huge PLUS.

My MQP has been ordered and I'm really looking forward to using it soon.

oh.. and lovin the whole 'unbranded' look of this KB, that and there is no writing on the keyboard other than what is on the keys themselves,  totally reeks of awesomeness.

[Polymer]

Yeah...I'm just hoping they come out with TKL and maybe PBT keycaps...