helix VS build_guides

Does anyone know if there's a fork/repo for the Helix but with choc spacing?

I seem to be struggling with putting together a Helix (by MakotoKurauchi).

There are other benefits: A PCB design can be shared so that others can fabricate it themselves. (Or modify it if they wish). A PCB design will likely have a schematic, too, which can be studied.

I'd also bet that PCB projects are more likely to inspire better PCB projects. -- Or at least, the domain I've tried my hand at has been PCBs for custom mechanical keyboards.

e.g. I've seen boards inspired by https://github.com/hsgw/plaid such as https://github.com/coseyfannitutti/discipline or https://github.com/rtitmuss/torn and I think there are several popular split keyboard designs which basically descend from https://github.com/MakotoKurauchi/helix

looks like you’ve circled back to the Helix …

Probably this https://github.com/MakotoKurauchi/helix/pull/36

Keyboard is an older build but this is the base:https://github.com/MakotoKurauchi/helix

You can read more about the product here

Helix

Maybe read https://github.com/keyhive/build_guides/blob/master/docs/keyboards/sofle-rgb.md including the issues and pull request 10 https://github.com/keyhive/build_guides/pull/10 which has an update to the firmware instructions.

here is the build guide for v2.

Here's a couple of guides, they may not be applicable to the exact version you have.

They also have a build guide: https://github.com/keyhive/build_guides/blob/master/docs/keyboards/milk_v2.md

I was worried that the order might impact on ease and access for soldering, so was following the official foostan order of attaching things (diodes, leds, jack/oled socket, switch sockets) but given the good advice and discovering this guys build guide seems I can do the LEDs last and, thus, test as I go.

I dont know about a helix guide specifically, but I followed this one for the lily58, which is super similar (as you probably know) https://github.com/keyhive/build_guides/blob/master/docs/keyboards/lily58pro.md

Also make sure you have jumpered the pads for the oleds, I see that missed or bridged semi-commonly. https://github.com/keyhive/build_guides/blob/master/lily58pro.md#attach-the-oled