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【IC】Skog-reboot by Percent Studio (2020.12.02. GB is live)

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类型: IC
作者: kingnestea
发布时间: 2020-09-06 14:40:02
更新时间: 2020-12-02 14:43:20
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108496.0

update 02/12/2020:
Group buy is live, locking this IC thread now.
https://percent.studio/collections/skog-reboot

update 27/11/2020:
It’s been a while, we are finally there.
The pre-order of Skog-reboot is launching at 8am PST November 30th and will be open until December 18th.
More details about colour option can be found on https://percent.studio/pages/skog-reboot
We have also sent out 8 prototypes to different reviewers.
Build stream/review of the board will be popping in the coming weeks!
Make sure you have joined our Discord to stay tuned!

Update 2020.10.23.
Congratz to the winner of the knob design contest: JKaos

Update 2020.09.20.
Updated structural renders and layout render.
Plate thickness changed to 1.5mm
Added support to split backspace, split right shift for the solderable PCB.
Please see update in red below.

Update 2020.09.11.:
Rotary knob design contest
The entry of design contest is closed, link for votes will be coming soon.
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Dear all, this is the official launch of the rotary knob Geekhack design contest.
Please download the knob model in stp format with the Google drive link below.
E-mail to submit your work: 270084014@qq.com
Submission

  • Please send an e-mail to the submission mailbox with at least 3 screenshots of your design from different angle.

  • If you don’t use any 3D software, please submit your design with 2D or hand drawn sketches

  • To avoid your submission being lost due to e-mail transmission problems, please also post screenshots of your design in reply to this IC thread.

  • Please fill in the submission form with below format and include it in your submission e-mail

  • Community(Geekhack/Discord/Reddit):

  • User name:

  • Name your design:

  • Submission window*

2020.09.11 - 2020.09.25[/s]
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Dear Geekhackers:
This is kingnestea from Percent studio, and I’m here to introduce our latest project Skog-reboot.
Some words
As the first keyboard designed by Percent studio, Skog is not that wide spread as the Canoe.
It was late 2019 when we had the idea to give this iconic board a refresh.



After more than 10 revisions, we have finally come to a design that meets our standard and obsession for details.
Long story short, let’s get into the details.
Key features

  • Programmable rotary encoder above the arrow cluster
  • RGB led strip above the arrow cluster
  • Solderable PCB and Hot-swap PCB up to choice
  • QMK/VIA PCB
  • Bluetooth 4.2
  • Isolated gasket mount
  • Dampener between plate and PCB
  • Adjustable typing angle from 5.8° to 6.8°
  • 1.5mm aluminum/FR4 plate
  • The case*
    The case will be anodised/powder coating/cerakote/electrophoresis 6063 aluminum depending on colour.
    As a standard approach, we will provide colour combo’s picked by us during the GB phase.
    Different from the previous Percent studio GBs, this time we will provide Pantone colour code or colour samples for each colour available.







    Available colour combo is tbd at the moment, we will probably put up a poll for this at a later stage.
  • Plate and PCB*
    At Percent studio, we agree that besides aesthetics, typing experience is not negligible.
    We have added gaskets to the Canoe gen 2 and feedback is very positive.
    This time, we are doing fully isolated gaskets to enhance this.
    The keyboard kit will also come with a silicon dampener between the plate and PCB and a foam dampener between the PCB and bottom case, this together with the 1.5mm plate to reduce the hollow sounding.
    FR4 will also be provided as material of the plate.




    Old design:
    More




This time, we will continue to provide Bluetooth options.
4 PCB options will be available during the GB phase.

  • non-Bluetooth & Solderable
  • non-Bluetooth & Hot-swap
  • Bluetooth & Solderable
  • Bluetooth & Hot-swap
    The bluetooth function will be provided by a daughter board.
    To avoid shipping issues, we are using a Nokia BL5C battery, which is easily accessible worldwide.
  • This also means the keyboard kit will not come with a battery if you choose the bluetooth option.*
    Next to the iconic RGB led strip, we are adding a rotary encoder above the arrow cluster to the Skog-reboot.
    It will be programmable with QMK/VIA.
    Please see below for supported layouts.
    Solderable PCB:

    Hot-swap PCB:
  • Group buy*
    If you browse zFrontier regularly, you will probably be aware of this board.
    The Chinese GB is running from Sep. 8th to 11th.
    We encourage you to avoid the Chinese GB and wait for the international GB to avoid possible communication and shipping problems.
    The international GB will launch once we think it is ready and will be hosted on our website https://percent.studio/
    Please also join our Discord to stay tuned! https://discord.gg/HZkuG2u
  • Design contest*
    We have launched a design contest on zFrontier for the rotary dial knob and received 18 creative designs in only ONE week!
    We are also doing this with you Geekhackers!
    The model of the rotary dial knob will be shared in coming days.
    I’ll update how you can submit your work.
    After the defined window of submission, we will put up a poll.
    Winner who has the most votes will receive a Skog-reboot kit up to your choice and your design will be provided as option during the GB phase and probably later in stock on our webshop.
    There will also be rewards for all participants of this contest.


    For more renders and the zFrontier design contest, please check out our IC post on zFrontier. It is in Chinese though. https://www.zfrontier.com/app/flow/DrmOJg6B05lZ
  • Thank you for your time and specially to those who has supported Percent studio with the previous projects!*
  • You are the reason why we are still doing this!*
  • Keep safe*
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