Infinity ErgoDox (Infinity X ErgoDox by Massdrop)

[davkol]

It seems Massdrop is replacing the ordinary ErgoDox in their semi-regular drops. The new design has the same physical layout, but hardware is more like their Infinity 60% keyboard. Links:

• The Drop
• the announcement at MD
• some random blogpost

Features:

• much better connection between halves, no more messing with TRRS cables/connectors or flipping halves for only left-handed use
• support for both MX-compatible and Alps SKCM-compatible switches
• everything but switches comes presoldered
• runs HaaTa's firmware, configuration is done in the KLL or future matt3o's GUI
• a gimmicky LCD

The drop features a choice of Cherry MX, Gateron and Matias switches, and DSA and DCS keycaps for MX-compatible or DSA keycaps for Matias/Alps switches. Price remains essentially the same.

Still no tenting support out of the box, the same layout, no backlighting but an LCD instead. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

I'm curious how the new interconnection works. I hope there's a controller in either half.

[SpAmRaY]

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=70476.0

Some discussion here also.

[daerid]

Apparently the PCB supports backlighting, it just doesn't come with any LEDs

[Input Nirvana]

Improved design, better pricing, the Input Club engineered a great product and addressed many requests.

Keep in mind this is merely a stepping stone to even better in the future.

[ideus]

Apparently the PCB supports backlighting, it just doesn't come with any LEDs

If the PCB actually supports back-lighting it requires the places for the resistors to be soldered.

[Parak]

If the PCB actually supports back-lighting it requires the places for the resistors to be soldered.

There's only a need for a single resistor, on the LED driver, which is used by the whole matrix.

[ideus]

If the PCB actually supports back-lighting it requires the places for the resistors to be soldered.

There's only a need for a single resistor, on the LED driver, which is used by the whole matrix.

Interesting, could that be done with for example the Nerd60? Or why this last requires resistors per switch? Or the term "back-lighting" here does not refer to the LEDs installed at each switch?

[Parak]

If the PCB actually supports back-lighting it requires the places for the resistors to be soldered.

There's only a need for a single resistor, on the LED driver, which is used by the whole matrix.

Interesting, could that be done with for example the Nerd60? Or why this last requires resistors per switch? Or the term "back-lighting" here does not refer to the LEDs installed at each switch?

It's a normal function of the LED driver. Using a single resistor requires using such a driver, or a similar one, so it would not apply to anything that does not use such a driver.

[Heliobb]

Thanks for the info. 4,039 users have requested this product, impressive.