keyboards
@tzarc's custom keyboard designs. (by tzarc)
yaemk-split-kb
5x8 Split keyboard with thumb-clusters, rotary encoders and oleds. (by KarlK90)
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
keyboards
Posts with mentions or reviews of keyboards.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-08.
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Ready for Diablo IV!
My own design; https://github.com/tzarc/djinn
- 7 column split ortho keyboards
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How do I get started with designing split keyboards ?
You can see an example of this with the Djinn Rev 2a
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Choosing keyboard
I have found one with no wireless module (djinn) but i really want a wireless one.
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Sexiest 7x5 in 2022?
djinn
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Djinn Rev 2a?
https://i.imgur.com/Z4FZ0t1.jpg Finally reflect I'm done with the hardware. This was my first non-kit board where I had to order all the components myself. Soldering was tough. Blood, sweat and ⠀tears were shed, but I think it was worth it. Big thanks to u/tzarc for the great piece of kit and for all folks on the djinn discord channel for putting up with all my noob questions! All the required info is here: https://github.com/tzarc/djinn Now I just have to learn to type better 😂 Here are some progress pics https://imgur.com/a/5h1qPb1
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A Blue Connector Does Not USB 3.0 Make
There may be enthusiast mechanical keyboards that use faster ports. My keyboard uses an Elite-C MCU in each half. I've heard some more modern stuff is switching to ARM for the MCUs.
Here's a keyboard that uses an ARM MCU:
https://github.com/tzarc/djinn
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Layout not working correctly after detaching split keyboard while powered on
Most of the open source designs do not have protection on the TRRS connector. There are many kinds of protection that can be built such as for ESD (static electricity), over voltage, over current (short circuit), noise (interference), etc. All of these require components and board real estate. You can check out the Djinn Djinn keyboard It implements protection on the TRRS port and it is a BEAST. The Pro Micro form factor for MCU boards is pretty small so there is limited space for this kind of circuitry. However, if a keyboard has an onboard controller (no separate microcontroller) it might have some protection, at least on the USB connector.
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Creating a footprint with copper traces embedded into it. Anyway to make it easier?
You can. I learned from this guy: https://github.com/tzarc/djinn. I just don’t remember how (I haven’t used kicad in a while). You might be able to figure it out by looking at the footprints he used here. Even the MCU footprint is a reversible one with all the traces included iirc.
yaemk-split-kb
Posts with mentions or reviews of yaemk-split-kb.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-06.
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CH32V305 Development Board from MuseLab
First u/KarlK90 ported QMK, TMK and ChibiOS to GD32VF103 and used it in YAEMK.
- Keyboard PCB schematic with SMD components
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Sexiest 7x5 in 2022?
yaemk
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Looking for split keyboard that utilize thumb keys
The YAEMK is one I've been considering myself lately, but you've got a lot of options for split boards. You can look at and directly compare a lot of them here. If you want choc switches, without going to the sub 40% size range then the main options it looks like you have are:
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Does anyone other than keeb.io do split keyboards using usb? Rather not use trrs if possible
There is the YAEMK
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My first. ErgoDash in a tented case
It would probably be cleaner to just put silicone stickers on a regular case like here: https://karlk90.github.io/yaemk-split-kb/
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ErgoDox vs Iris vs Lily58 ?
I was actually most intrigued by the Yaemk, but I think it's a too much DIY for a beginner such as I (no kits available AFAIK, has a disclaimer that it can be challenging for someone with no soldering experience).
- Another RiscV keyboard in the wild - Yaemk Keyboard by /u/KarlK90
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Split keyboard with ARM?
My YAEMK supports both ARM and RISC-V MCUs. Schematics, PCB and an extensive build guide is available here -> https://karlk90.github.io/yaemk-split-kb/
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Nori - Longan Nano
Here is his YAEMK, a split, ergo keyboard that can use the same MCU, or an ARM MCU: https://karlk90.github.io/yaemk-split-kb/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing keyboards and yaemk-split-kb you can also consider the following projects:
lalboard - A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand
adelheid - a 75% Alice-like keyboard based on the Arisu
nyx-kb - Nyx low-profile split ergonomic keyboard
Sweep - Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
ErgoDash - keyboard
kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager
Splay46 - stacked acrylic gasket mounted ergonomic keyboard
euclid36
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families