类型: IC
作者: snagy
发布时间: 2020-09-14
15:27:30
更新时间: 2020-09-14 15:27:30
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=108612.0
Hi folks!
I’ve been working on my personal project
keyboard, The Basis, for a while now, and I’ve now that I’ve
gone through a few iterations I’m very happy with my
prototypes.
I’m still trying to decide if I want to make a small
run of these, so this is a true ‘interest check’ in that I’m
curious if anyone’s actually interested enough for me to
move the project that direction. I’ve posted this on reddit
and keebtalk, and I’d love to get the opinions of anyone
here who didn’t see it there.
The IC form is here:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ZvIFUCDVtUCBP-i1NR4nYWqfCYTyXR5KsyzSyLwLJspUNlIySzRDSUREQUJOMTlaQ1JUSkhDUjZEVC4u
A gallery of photos of a mono prototype in a frosted
polycarb case is here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/Xw8Xv4J
Some shots of an earlier prototype showing the split
layout is here:
https://imgur.com/gallery/lWS7OVc
A quick sound test (recorded with my phone) of the
board with the wool case and plate dampers, and gat black
ink silents, can be found here:
The Basis is an
ortholinear 65%(ish) keyboard with three rotary encoders.
The keyboard is designed to be a developers dream
daily driver keyboard. The encoders are positioned for
frequent, workflow-integrated use, and the key layout was
aligned with a typical laptop keyboard to enable friction
free switching from working at your desk to working on the
go.
There are two configurations for the Basis - the
mono (single piece) keyboard, or a split keyboard with two
independent halves connected with a cable.
The PCB is designed to be completely hotswappable -
even the rotary encoders. We designed a custom plate fitting
that slots over your encoders to fully secure them while
allowing them to be hotswapped as easily as any keyswitch
key. But, if you want to solder your switches and encoders,
you can do that too.
The PCBs run ARM processors with USB-C connectors,
onboard audio, RGB underglow lighting and electrostatic
discharge protection. The Basis runs on QMK firmware, and
will support VIA for easy key binding.
The high profile
frosted polycarbonate case has no visible seams or screws on
the outside. A configurable weight or sound dampener sits
under the plate, and additional dampening can be added
between the plate and PCB to create a more muted audio
experience.
The layout uses ergo style keycaps, with a mix of
1.5u and 1u modifiers. The spacebars can be configured as 4
x 1u, 2 x 1u and 1 x 2u, or 2 x 2u. Or, if you want, 1 x 3u
and 1 x 1u. The PCB only supports MX-compatible switches,
and EC11 compatible encoders with push switches.
After multiple prototyping stages and extensive
testing, the Basis keyboard is ready to be an endgame
keyboard. Because of the multiple components and
expensive-to-machine case geometry, the expected price may
be somewhere above $500 for the case, weight, PCB, plate and
associated hardware.
More photos of the Basis and
updates on the project can be found on our instagram, at
https://www.instagram.com/tangent_space/