keyboard-labs
Repo with my PCB designs and keyboard firmware (by rgoulter)
qmk_firmware
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families (by sadekbaroudi)
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9.6 | 0.0 | |
3 months ago | about 11 hours ago | |
OpenSCAD | C | |
- | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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keyboard-labs
Posts with mentions or reviews of keyboard-labs.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-11.
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Budget Split Keyboard
- Here's a build guide https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/blob/master/docs/buildguide_rev2021.4_budget.md / video log https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhKnluxdRtA
- CH552-48: 4x12 Ortho using Low-cost CH552 MCU
- What are the best designs to cheap out? E.g. Reviung34 only needs 1 controller.
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Gaming with Trackball vs Mouse Comparison
Ah, it's a custom PCB design https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/ and the design takes a clear inspiration from the Lumberjack PCB https://github.com/peej/lumberjack-keyboard
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If you can't be good, be colorful
Keyboard. Keycaps are MDA profile from Melgeek. Keyboard PCB is custom PCB. https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs Devboard is a WeAct Studio MiniF4 "Blackpill", which runs Arm (so allows e.g. firmware with Rust, or KMK, or more bells/whistles from QMK).
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Finding SN74LVC1T45DBV replacement for 3.3 to 5V logic
Hi, I'm planning on building a mechanical keyboard and found this SN74LVC1T45DBV in the schematic which is used to convert a 3.3v signal to 5v so that the RGB LEDs receive data reliably, as per component shortage those are hard to find and quite expensive since I just need two and it doesn't seem that critical to me (low current and common voltage from 3.3 to 5) but I don't know how to look for an alternative do you have any suggestion on how to look for one other than footprint (sot-23-6in this case) as I don't really understand enough on this datasheet to find one myself and this is the last part to find before ordering the electronics. If that matters I'm buying most of the electronics from china (to avoid 20€ shipping from mouser and similar for just basic components) and mechanics from another site. I think it's on-topic but if it's not feel free to remove the post
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Lumberjack-inspired ARM-powered Ortho 5x12 in GH-60 Case
Gerbers and lasercutting assets can be found at: https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/releases/tag/x2-rev2021.1 (with sources to generate these made available in the main repo).
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bgkeeb - cheap (or free!) split pcb with a lot of features! see post comment for details
Ah, I hope it's not too rude of me to say I'd had a go at designing a keyboard to a similar spec. https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/releases/
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Questions about hand wired board
I recently made a low-budget build, + wrote a build guide here: https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/blob/master/docs/buildguide_rev2021.4_budget.md There are a number of sub-100x100mm PCBs which would be similarly cheap. Not quite as cheap as hand-wired, but much less effort required.
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cost of building
https://github.com/rgoulter/keyboard-labs/ I have a design which is also smaller than 100x100, but use a more powerful dev board than the pro micro.
qmk_firmware
Posts with mentions or reviews of qmk_firmware.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-30.
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a split pretending to be a unibody
For the software side, do you mean writing firmware for a pcb in general, or all the fingerpunch features added on to QMK? (See this: https://github.com/sadekbaroudi/qmk_firmware/tree/develop_fingerpunch/keyboards/fingerpunch/README.md )
- Bad Wings got a case and working cirque
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Help with Sweep36 Miryoku Build
sweeeeep doesn't have community layout support enabled, but you can do it with some small edits: Add LAYOUTS = split_3x5_3 to https://github.com/sadekbaroudi/qmk_firmware/blob/master/keyboards/fingerpunch/sweeeeep/rules.mk and add #define LAYOUT_split_3x5_3 LAYOUT_sweeeeep to
- 36 key layout with 6 layers - haven't changed it in about a year
- Where to buy large "macropad", preferably programmable?
- bgkeeb - cheap (or free!) split pcb with a lot of features! see post comment for details
- enigma36 is alive! handwired with underglow and trackpoint enabled
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Prototype 36 key non split board - would you rock this?
See my keymap: https://github.com/sadekbaroudi/qmk_firmware/blob/master/users/sadekbaroudi/wrappers.h https://github.com/sadekbaroudi/qmk_firmware/blob/master/keyboards/crkbd/keymaps/sadekbaroudi/keymap.c
- Adapting well to a 36
- One of my favorite keyboards
What are some alternatives?
When comparing keyboard-labs and qmk_firmware you can also consider the following projects:
Sweep - Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
reviung
Contra - Contra - Lowest cost ortholinear keyboard kit possible
bgkeeb
enigma36 - 3D models for a hand wired keyboard
36keys - Keyboard pcbs with 36key or less?
sweep36
keygen - An(other) algorithm for generating optimal keyboard layouts.
euclid36
dracuLad - QMK-powered 34-36 key split keyboard
keyboard-pcbs - Keyboard PCBs