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Another glamour shot of the 5×2 #handwired #dactyl #keyboard. The middle key in the left column now works as Shift_R (working on modifier keys).

Front of 3D printed keyboard with keys inserted. Two columns have black keycaps. In the background is a breadboard with the microcontroller and many wires connecting the keyboard.

Finally figured out how the wiring should be done on my #dactyl #keyboard to the #teensy 2.0.

A drawing of a circuit for one half of a handbuilt keyboard. Also pictured is the Teensy microcontroller that will power the keyboard and the 3D printed top of the case.

Status af my #Teensy2 powered #dactyl keyboard: breadboarding is ongoing, I have a functional 4-button keyboard (aoeu on Dvorak, asdf on qwerty).

The I²C connection to the MCP23018 IO expander works, but not yet fully through the TRRS jack cable (I think it's bad connection/soldering on one of the pins, that's on me). Six months ago I wouldn't have known what any part of than previous sentence meant 😅 it's a wonderful learning journey.

#keyboard #electronics #avr

Pictured is a laptop and a breadboard in front of it with a small circuit, including the Teensy 2.0 and an IO expander.

The IO expander connects to a red LED that's lit.

I recently (a few weeks ago) finished putting the latest version of my Dactyl Lynx #keyboard together, using my Snowshoe MX single-switch PCBs, and I'm incredibly happy with the results!
https://hackaday.io/project/176016-dactyl-lynx/log/241332-finally-finished-the-new-build
#ergonomic #ergokeyboard #dactyl #mechanicalkeyboard #splitkeyboard #3dprinting #rp2040 #rmk

A view of my Dactyl Lynx ergonomic keyboard attached to a cabinet using C-clamps and ball mounts.

Another view of my Dactyl Lynx ergonomic keyboard attached to a cabinet for typing while standing.

A photo of preparing a wire for soldering to the Dactyl Lynx keyboard.

Pics, in terrible light of the new keyboard.

Alt text explains the second pic.

#mechanicalKeyboard #dactyl

Dactyl manuform with 44 keys. Grey sculpted for the alphas, grid caps in smoke, red and mostly orange for the mods.

Case is printed in black PLA (or maybe PETG, I can't remember)

The bottom case for the left half of the Dactyl. Printed in TPU with hex towers trying to fill the void in the Dactyl. Printed without top layers to expose the gyroid infill to try and maximise sound deadening.

A groove around the edge has the top case slot in, just gravity and light friction to hold them together.

Print is a bit stringy, but that isn't visible in use.

Handwired keyboard question:

As I was using my keyboard, suddenly a during a keypress (in the "row" of two keys in the middle) the entire column is being triggered (and flickering). I checked the connections on the keys but I could not find any shorts.

What could this be? Should I resolder everything just to be sure?

#Handwired #MechanicalKeyboard #Dactyl #Manuform #Soldering

After a few hours of scratching my head about the diode wiring, my #diy #dactyl #manuform #splitkeyboard is wired up and working!

Now I need to do the other half 😭

The thick enamel wire is horrible to solder to (at least I'm sure there won't be any shorts!) and the config is really confusing to reason about.

But it's all set up with #Vial #QMK so at least I can change the keymap without recompiling/flashing!

Right side of my DIY split keyboard all wired up to a RP2040-Zero microcontroller.

Finally starting to build the latest version of my Dactyl Lynx keyboard! Many thanks to my coworker Baran for printing me some new keyboard parts while my 3D printer is in storage. Now to start soldering...

https://hackaday.io/project/176016-dactyl-lynx/log/239652-finally-starting-to-assemble-the-new-design

#ergo #keyboard #ergokeyboard #dactyl #dactyl_lynx

Mounted the right hand side of my board to my desk after attaching the keycaps... looking good!

A side shot of the right side of the keyboard mounted to the desk.

Started mounting my Snowshoe MX boards on the back of keys, to prepare for soldering.

All of the keys on the right hand side now have their Snowshoe MX boards attached; now to start soldering wires between them!

😢 😢 I started working on my walking desk after a few months of knees rehabilitation and my (last) #diy #dactyl keyboard starts emitting random noise characters. I'll need to dedicate an afternoon for debugging and fixing it. (Also if anyone in Ljubljana would like to join for some keyboard hacking, let me know).

Anyway, here's my setup (I'll write a blogpost about it when I'll find some time).

standing desk with treadmill bellow and diy split keyboard on the desk

Second half looks a fair bit better. Not perfect, but I'm not sure I can do better.

Now to add the controller.

#mechanicalKeyboard #kicad #3Dprinting #handwiredKeyboard #dactyl

The mirrored side, but more structured and neater.

Don't zoom in.

Regardless I'm reasonably proud, and learned a lot.

#mechanicalKeyboard #kicad #3Dprinting #handwiredKeyboard #dactyl #rp2040

Dactyl Manuform showing the wiring

Galaxy gold pla

Purple per key PCBs with ARGB LEDs

RP2040 zero controller, mounted upside down so buttons can be accessed.

Enamel wire used for all connections but power to the TRRS socket.

Update. Now I'm in the process of resculpting the whole keyboard by hand, to "smoothify it" a bit.

Was quite a fun experience, gonna do that to the whole piece + remake sure it prints out without any supports.

I AM going to publish the desing once it's done.

#diy
#dactyl
#dactylmanuform
#keyboard
#diykeyboard

Stairs picture of a printed object due polygons.

Hand-Sculpted keyboard, before-and-after

As promised, next prototype, besides the thumb part which I need to model.

It came out much better than the other one, and it was fast, 3 hoursh ish.

After a bit of processing which, I admit, it was a bit hasly, so it's not the pretties, it's a great result I think.

Gonna itterate a bit more, I still have to do wire hole stuff, the cable holes, all those.

But it's nice!

Supportless as in, no slicer supports, just some breakways parts.

#diy #dactyl #dactylmanuform #keyboard #diykeyboard

Pre-Post Processing print of a Dactyl Keyboard, supportless.

Post Processing print of a Dactyl Keyboard, supportless.

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Folding Typewriter https://hackaday.com/2024/08/26/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-folding-typewriter/ #Corona3typewriter #foldingtypewriter #PeripheralsHacks #HackadayColumns #tinykeyboard #microclick #macropad #macropad #wedgetyl #RGBLEDs #dactyl

Finished printing one side of my dactyl manuform and had to try the keycaps on for size 😻
Too bad I didn't order more in light blue. Well, maybe next time.

Now I gotta clean the print, apply the switches and start soldering - and find one and a half free days to print the other side ...

#3dprinter #3dprint #3dprinting #prusa #keyboard #keyboards #dactyl #dactylmanuform #ErgonomicKeyboards

Half of a self-printed dactyl manuform keyboard. Its a highly ergonomic keyboard with four rows and six buttons on the thumb cluster. The case is purple, the keycaps in the thumb cluster are light blue, the home keys are white and all other keys are hot pink. It almost looks like a teams flag.

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Duplex Typewriter https://hackaday.com/2023/11/21/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-duplex-typewriter/ #PeripheralsHacks #duplextypewriter #HackadayColumns #dactylkeyboard #colecoadam #macropad #macropad #Coleco #dactyl #ADHD

I've been lurking on Mastodon for a while and figured it's time to actually post an #introduction and start sharing my projects. I like writing software and to generally just #make stuff, like:

- my star projector that uses star catalog data to accurately project points of light.
- my #dactyl keyboard re-designed in #OpenSCAD and built from laser cut acrylic

And for the past couple of years my main side project has been creating a visual keymap editor for #zmk #mechanicalkeyboards

A completed star projector sitting in the corner of a room projecting stars and constellations onto nearby walls

The assembled keyboard sitting on my desk in the office. On the front of the keyboard's frame are thumb joysticks that I was experimenting with at the time to control the mouse cursor (left stick) and vertical/horizontal scrolling (right stick) which I quickly abandoned.

A screenshot of my Keymap Editor demonstrating a Corne keyboard with a QWERTY layout and homerow mods. Below the keyboard layout is a sample of some RGB light functions bound to rotary encoders.

#imageastrodujour #apod #asteroide #ida #dactyl https://apod.vidry.ca/day/230528/fr

#dactyl

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