类型: IC
作者: Kilgarah
发布时间: 2019-09-12
15:50:33
更新时间: 2019-09-20 19:45:15
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=102405.0
Hello! I’ve been working on this project for the past month
or so and figured it was time to see what other people
think. The board is named after Mount Olympus, a mountain in
Utah (also the name of the highest mountain in Greece, atop
which the Greek gods were believed to have lived). First
off, some renders. I did these myself and I’m not too great
at rendering - sorry.
A top-down view that should help make the layout more
clear.
And one of the weight.
Details
Curved bottom a la OTD Koala
Isolation gasket mount.
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Anodized (maybe cerakoted?) aluminum 6061/3 for the top and bottom pieces.
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Sandblasted brass for the weight and badge. I’m not interested in clear-coating at the moment.
Brass or Aluminum plate (see below).
7 degree angle and ~17.5mm front height.
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ATMEGA32u4 based PCB designed by me - compatible with QMK.
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USB-C breakout board designed by me. Right aligned.
Colors: TBD
Quantity: TBD
Price: TBD
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Plate*
The plate was generated by ai03’s plate builder and then modified. It has some acoustic/flex cutouts, but if I’m being honest, I can’t tell the difference in feel/sound. If and when this does turn into a group buy, I likely won’t be offering anything other than brass or aluminum. In any case, I will be making the plate files open source.
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PCB*
Not much to say here. It’s QMK compatible and only supports MX. No bluetooth, no backlighting. I will be making the files for both the PCB and the breakout open source.
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Badge/Weight*
Again, not much to say. The badge and the engraving on the weight are the same design. Mountains look triangular and I wanted something minimalist. -
Layout*
Here’s the layout I’ve been working with:
I am open to a full backspace and a full right shift. I am also open to adding in WK support if that gains some popularity. I am not open to an HHKB layout bottom row. I am willing to add ISO support, but only if there’s a decent amount of interest. I’m not going to alter the PCB and plate for just a handful of people.
It’s looking like these are the layouts I’ll be supporting:
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Gaskets*
The only gasket material I’ve played around with in keyboards is PORON. I like how it feels and I’m comfortable with it, so that’s probably what I’ll be going with. I am exploring other options though.
Finally, and quite importantly: I’ve been around for a couple of years now, but I have not put forth any public ICs or GBs. The projects I have done have been solely among friends and acquaintances. Thus, on the off chance there’s enough interest in this project for it to get into the GB stage, I wouldn’t be producing any more than 20 total kits, and maybe not even that many. -
Acknowledgements*
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Hoffy: Came up with the layout idea and name.
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Nephlock: Let me bug him with questions about how ICs and GBs work.
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ai03: Very useful plate builder and the open source Voyager projects taught me a bit about USB-C design.
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FAQ*
I’ve had some responses to the IC form, so I figured I’d clear up some common questions: -
Q:* WK support? HHKB support? Split space support?
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A:* Yes, yes, maybe. I’ve added in HHKB and WK support. Split space support is a little tricky. I’d rather not change the bottom row into a 6.25u one, so if I do end up doing split space it’ll have to be something like 2.25u, 2u, 2.75u, which isn’t standard. If this is agreeable, I think I can make it happen since it wouldn’t require any change to the top case.
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Q:* Can you do a 65% version?
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A:* Maybe in the future. Right now I’m sticking with this layout. It’s good to know there’s some interest for a 65% version though.
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Q:* Will this be priced similarly to the Polaris?
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A:* Most likely no. I’m only doing 20 kits, and I want the ones I produce to be as flawless as possible (within reason). I can’t really afford to do that at the same price point as Polaris. Sorry.
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Q:* Would you consider a gasket shim between the plate and the PCB?
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A:* I’m guessing what’s meant here is a compressible gasket that fits between the plate and the PCB a la MKUltra. If that is the intended question, yes! I’d be happy to have some made. I’m curious how it’ll change the feeling of the board.
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Q:* I like dark colors. A color we haven’t seen before would be nice.
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A:* I realize that isn’t a question, but it’s important to address nonetheless. I don’t know what colors I’ll be offering just yet. Black and gray have been the most popular in the IC, but I’d like to offer something like a dark red or blue-gray or something like that. I should have a more concrete answer concerning colors soon.
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Q:* Will there be a polycarb case option?
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A:* I would definitely like there to be, but I don’t have a manufacturer I trust enough to have polycarb cases machined just yet. Hopefully, but no guarantees.
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Q:* Bluetooth? Underglow?
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A:* No and no. Bluetooth is tricky to design in a metal case and I don’t want to compromise on the design of the case for bluetooth. If I do end up doing a polycarb case, I’d consider doing underglow. Otherwise, it wouldn’t really make sense. As it stands, there’s not even per-key backlighting, since I’d like to keep the PCB costs and complexity as low as possible and I’m figuring not that many people want per-key backlighting in a borad like this.
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Question list updated 9/20/19.*
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me on Discord (Kilgarah/#4277) or Reddit (/u/Kilgarah). I would strongly prefer one of those instead of a geekhack PM. -
Please fill out the interest check form: https://forms.gle/VPQe8GA3syMNW78N8*
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Update (9/20/19)*
Here are some more renders of the final supported layouts (HHKB, WK, WKL - not displayed here, see top of post):
The PCB and plate have been updated as well. -
Note: There is a seam between the top and bottom pieces. It doesn’t show up on renders, but I can come up with an exploded view to make the assembly more clear. The weight engraving is similarly not rendering correctly. Here’s a picture of it not rendered that should help clear up any confusion.*
