MxLEDBitPCB
By swanmatch
handwirehotswap
A 3D printed, Solderless Hot Swap Socket to build keyswitch matrixes (by stingray127)
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MxLEDBitPCB
Posts with mentions or reviews of MxLEDBitPCB.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-26.
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Dactyl Manuform with places for screwing single key pcb
I've tried the MXLEDBitPCB personally for a dactyl and it worked great. (I used the "Container" variant). My dactyl case holes were a tiny bit too big, but once i got the hotswap sockets in, it held the keys well enough to stop the wiggle. My only complaint is that the 5x5 PCB layout made it a pain to break them apart, and it left little fiberglass nubs i had to sand down. The labeling was a bit easier to understand than the Amoebas, but it also not as fancy. The big advantage these have, is they support through-hole diodes, as opposed to tiny smd diodes.
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Hot swap sockets in hand-wired build?
dometyl can generate keywells with hotswap socket slots, you can hot-glue/crazy-glue them in place or just yolo them in place. I prefer to use 1u pcb's, since soldering wire to them is much easier. The MxLEDBitPCB atlanta support hotswap sockets and you can have many manufactured very cheaply by jlcpcb.com.
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Finally done - my version of the Tractyl Manuform!
These PCBs: https://github.com/swanmatch/MxLEDBitPCB/tree/master/container
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Choc Amoeba
MxLEDBitPCBs have a Choc variant, too: https://kbd.news/MXLEDBitPCB-1060.html
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Per key RGB? - hand wired Dactyl manuform - non-matrix wiring for switches.
Also worth noting that Amoeba Royale has very small LED solder pads compared to mxledbit's "container" ( https://github.com/swanmatch/MxLEDBitPCB/tree/master/container ) board.
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When you order the wrong LEDs but are too stubborn
. The trouble? I got the Altana board made which only supports sk6812 mini LEDs (for an underglow I suppose) and do NOT support the sk6812 mini *-e* LEDs which tend to be the first result that come up if you just search sk6812 mini. See this wonderful github thread of another fellow keyboard enthusiast making the same mistake. In fairness the support rubric is pretty clear so I was just being stupid/hasty/whatever.
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Does the order of connecting per-key and underglow LEDs matter?
I much preferred the idea of SK6812MINI-E LEDs, but couldn't source a PCB that worked with chocs and also the MINI-Es. I decided to try handwiring one, then found the MxLEDBitPCB: the choc version supports MINI-Es, and it looked as if it might make handwiring a little more straightforward for a relative newbie.
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Dactyl Manuform 3x6 with Susuwatari caps and Zilent V2 switches
It's per-switch using PCBs from this repo: https://github.com/swanmatch/MxLEDBitPCB
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Need help with RGB in my Dactyl
Hey all! I'm trying to put together a handwired dactyl build with hotswap and RGBs in each switch using the MxLEDBitPCB Amoeba.
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$70 Dactyl Manuform and my mechanical keyboard journey
MxLEDBitPCB altana from jlcpcb $6 with shipping - you may want to choose the container version if you want backlighting but the wiring if more involved so I did not go this route
handwirehotswap
Posts with mentions or reviews of handwirehotswap.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-16.
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handwire hotswap prototype
I am trying to make my keyboards hotswappable without the need for PCB or complicated assembly. I found https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap but the design can only work with 1 switch at a time, and I found that the solid core wires I got are pretty soft so the contact doesn't seem very robust.
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Hot swap sockets in hand-wired build?
I've had great succes with these: https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap
- Hot swappable or nah
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Which Arduio's and wires will I need for my build?
Ooh ooh, I know something. I've been experimenting a lot myself lately. I've been socketing the MCU and have both Nice!nano and some other pro micros that I hotswap. Then I've been printing a bunch of these: https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap to quickly rewire and move switches around.
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What's wrong with my wiring? Details in comments
3d printed from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4791318, the wiring detail is listed here: https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap
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Direct-GPIO 3x5 Dactyl
I just did a Skeletyl with Nice!nano and very little soldering. Achieved this via these: https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap
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Dactyl Manuform Flexible PCB vs hotswap
I built a 4x6 dactyl manuform this week using printed hotswap sockets from https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap
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Solderless Hot Swap system for Handwire builds and Layout Prototyping
Github, for extensive documentation on how to use it.
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v4 of the 3D printed Hot Swap Sockets!
Thingiverse Project Link, Github Photo Guides
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Keyboard Builders' Digest / Issue 19
A documentation for the 3D printed hot-swap sockets by u/stingray127 (thing, source).
What are some alternatives?
When comparing MxLEDBitPCB and handwirehotswap you can also consider the following projects:
keyboard-pcbs - Keyboard PCBs
mechware - Modular and configurable plugin based firmware for mechanical keyboard.
su120-keyboard - Expandable keyboard with up to 120 keys
pinci - Super thin split PCB keyboard using rp2040 chips running Rust
klavgen - Handwired mechanical keyboard generator
FiFi_Case - Case files for a brass and acrylic FiFi
qmk_fw - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
ya36
dometyl-keyboard - A parametric generator for designing split, concave, ergonomic keyboards written in ocaml.
simplemodularkeyboard
amoeba-choc - Single key pcb for Kailh Choc switch
dactyl-manuform
MxLEDBitPCB vs keyboard-pcbs
handwirehotswap vs mechware
MxLEDBitPCB vs su120-keyboard
handwirehotswap vs pinci
MxLEDBitPCB vs klavgen
handwirehotswap vs FiFi_Case
MxLEDBitPCB vs qmk_fw
handwirehotswap vs ya36
MxLEDBitPCB vs dometyl-keyboard
handwirehotswap vs simplemodularkeyboard
MxLEDBitPCB vs amoeba-choc
handwirehotswap vs dactyl-manuform