keyboard-layout-editor VS arisu-pcb

I have some hobby hours I could devote, but I'm not convinced of the need. Also worth mentioning: Keyboard Layout Editor allows a lot of customization of the diagrams

Any good, mostly-automatic tooling to go from a Keyboard Layout Editor (KLE)[1] JSON to a laid-out (not necessarily routed) PCB design in something like KiCad?

[1]: http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/

For my preferred layout in QMK, I have Caps Lock mapped to Caps Lock only on tap, and Control on hold. I also have the right Alt key mapped to Backspace on tap, Alt on hold, to give me an additional backspace which I can hit with my thumb, keeping the rest of my fingers on the home row.

http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/4d894ef5848c4f...

Try http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com

Idk man, I binge watched more hours of keyboard content, than I'd ever like to admit with how little I've done with that. I guess, I get obsessive easily.Check out Joe Scotto for amazingly clean and tidy handwired boards, Ben Vallack for insane minimalistic crazy designs and layout content.There's Keyboard Layout Editor that works nicely with plate generator and QMK firmware generator so there's one workflow. Also check out ergogen, it's amazing, although I didn't learn KiCAD yet, so never used it to create anything more than a quick visualisation. There's lots of great materials on how keyboards are build and how they work. QMK docs have very insightful handwiring guide.

I use http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ to create an image and use AutoHotkey to pop it up when I need it using hotkey(s), it also has help for the hotkeys for Windows, my AutoHotkey script and piles of applications so I can quickly reference app hotkeys when I'm memorizing them or for the less common ones I can't remember.

This is Stardust, named after my dog Ziggy. It's a 41 Key Ortho. My goal with this keyboard was to be able to see if I could fully realize it without ordering anything besides switches. I used an old blank ABS keycap set, some stabs I had laying around, and a Elite C controller. Then I 3D printed the case, and added M2 bolts and threaded inserts to hold it together. I ordered Kiwi switches and designed everything myself using Keyboard Layout Editor, ai03 Plate Generator, KBFirmware and Fusion 360. It was printed on an Ender 3.

Keyboard Layout Editor is your friend!

You could use http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com to manual create one, or automate the process using https://github.com/caksoylar/keymap-drawer

Take a look at the Github files for the open source arisu pcb. I'm pretty sure this is what got copied for ymdk wings. Then everyone started calling every ergo 65% an arisu for some reason.

Arisu is name because original one was Japanese and it was first "Alice" that had arrow keys so the name stuck for Alice with arrow keys to be called Arisu, THIS is the original Arisu, it had arrows as you can see, YMDK Wings is one of the most popular Arisu layout keyboards, Akko Alice is not 1:1 of the Arisu like YMDK Wings, but it's obviously not Alice because of arrow keys, should have just called it Arisu and gave it japanese sublegends as a bonus, like the keycaps on ACR59

Sounds like you have enough keyboard experience to know what you like in terms of components like switches. This might be a good starting point for PCB design https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb if you go that route and what something to build off of.

If you want even cheaper you can get your own PCB printed by JLPCB https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb

so as far as keyboard stuff goes for this game, I have personally found that rebinding keys and a different profile for my keycaps has helped a ton. For reference, I am running an arisu layout while playing this game, so needless to say I am moderately limited in my options for keybinds. I have gone and set my regular attacks to mouse 1/2, and keys 1-3, and my elite attacks to "q-ertg" (I play scourge). For the other stuff, you can either just use the rest of the number keys, bind them to more things around the left side of your board, or get a mouse with more buttons on it (I used to use a razer naga hex). As far as the keycaps go, I have found that a higher profile set like the KAT profile has made hitting keys a lot nicer.

Arisu

Download files: https://github.com/FateNozomi/arisu-pcb/releases (Make sure to dropdown the assets for v1.1 to download)