ferris
A low profile split keyboard designed to satisfy one single use case elegantly (by pierrechevalier83)
Sweep
Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris. (by davidphilipbarr)
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ferris
Posts with mentions or reviews of ferris.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-11.
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What's a good option to connect a split kb while using only one RP2040
The original Ferris keayboard uses an I/O expander.
- Mercredi Tech - 2023-03-29
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GITHUB FILES
Corne/crkbd, Sweep, ferris, Lilly58, The Card (the one in your pic)
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How to order Ferris
So, I know the Ferris repo is here: https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris
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Semicolon to underscore trick
For minimizing awkward finger movements, I feel like a decent approach would be to borrow techniques from the tiny keyboard crowd make a multi-layered keyboard layout to minimize movement. e.g. some people have 34 key keyboards with multiple layers triggered in various ways to get the full range of input. (Some people go even further, e.g. to 16 keys).
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[EU-FR] [H] Ferris Compact v0.2.1 fully equipped white PCB [W] Paypal, Revolut, Bizum, LeBonCoin
I have 3 equipped white PCBs for Ferris Compact v0.2.1. It's a 34-key ergo keyboard, for Kailh Choc switches.
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Wireless split keyboard, non BLE
The base idea is something like this amazing keeb but with a more aggressive pinky row stagger like the ferris
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A Colemak Story
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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop
I would be very interested in having a programmable ergo keyboard like the Ferris: https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris
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Have there been splits with an IC?
The ferris (not sweep) is a great example of a board with an integrated mcu. The big disadvantage is that the design is tied to a specific part and also will be less accessible for DIYers. In the case of the ferris, the chip that it uses has been almost impossible to find for the last year, which is one of the factors of the sweep's popularity over the ferris. https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris
Sweep
Posts with mentions or reviews of Sweep.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-29.
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Principles for Keyboard Layouts (2022)
Adjacent: https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep
Sweep is a 34-key split PCB design that you can print and assemble yourself.
Happy user for over 3 years.
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ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard
Please also consider Ferris Sweep: https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep
- Sweep: A DIY promicro-based 34 keys split keyboard
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With enough GPIO pins, can I skip diodes?
there is the sweep (https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep). Also there are some sweep variants with 36 keys (https://github.com/sadekbaroudi/sweep36)
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Ferris Sweep with promicro rp2040 slave not working
Hi guys, still did unable to connect any of the slaves. Tried kmk but no luck as well. In the meanwhile i checked again continuity, which is working for all of the pins (in the TRRS) and also found the schematics for my board if that helps: https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep/blob/main/schematic.pdf
- It’s been one week since you shipped to me, clapped your flippers and said your mood was happy
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Any 34-key keyboard with pinky stagger like the cradio but MX spacing?
The ferris sweep has an mx spacing variant. [https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/Sweep]
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[Ergomechkeyboards] Ferris Sweep n'a pas de diodes contrairement aux autres claviers fendus, comment est-il possible?
DavidPhilipbarr / Sweep
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Which open source split keyboard do you suggest for Colemak Mod-DH?
ferris sweep
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Why hjkl is still default settings for moving around?
Personally I use ferris sweep and I just hold left thumb button to have arrows on right hand and I use them for neovim and helix. Nevertheless you should prioritize minimalising Same Finger Usage (SFI) and comfort, they are most important for speed and to minimize mistakes. Bare minimum, I would remap j to up and k do down, but you can also remap helix function of unei to places of hjkl and think for yourself how would you like to have them placed.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ferris and Sweep you can also consider the following projects:
miryoku - Miryoku is an ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout.
zmk - ZMK Firmware Repository
Ferris-Slip-On-Case - Friction fit case for the ferris pcb
awesome-mechanical-keyboard - ⌨️ A curated list of Open Source Mechanical Keyboard resources.
SofleKeyboard - A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards
dracuLad - QMK-powered 34-36 key split keyboard
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
keyboard-labs - Repo with my PCB designs and keyboard firmware
fifi_split_keeb - Fifi Keyboard 🐶 ⌨️
popcorn - 36 key corne thing but with more stagger.