Hi!
I think it's time I start this project.
First, I will use this board as controller:
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which I bought here:
https://world.taobao.com/item/548316293212.htm(yeah, the board looks different, mine is the new version)
reasons are:
- soldering the smd component with many pins, Atmega32, is a pain
- I have not figured out how to install bootloader...
by the way, the above board supports in-switch led, RGB underglow and keymapping with Bootmapper Client
As for the layout, I thought of making this:
I don't know if it's possible to mix "hot swap" and "universal layout" but I will try.
because we're using hot-swap switches, I think smd leds are a must, I guess I just put the pads for leds in the opposite layer.
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a bit on the progress:
- split backspace:
do you think this will work?
there are collisions but I think it's ok.
- 1.25u and 1.5u modifiers
hopefully the collision in the middle key is not a problem
I'm trying to make bottom row with split-spacebar and 3u spacebar in it, it's: 1.5, 1.25, 1.5, 3, 2.25, 1.5, 1.25, 1.25, 1.5
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I have to admite that adding hot-swap and leds do increase the difficulty quite a bit.