类型: IC
作者: voxkey
发布时间: 2021-02-01 17:00:26
更新时间:
2021-02-26 11:19:31
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110985.0
IRON165 by Smith + Rune, Round 2
New year, new Iron165! Prototypes are done, group buy
date is set! Weve come prepared.
Group Buy Thread
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After the success of the Iron180 group buy we were
left with some big questions. What do we roll out at the
beginning of the year? A new Iron in a different layout, or
perhaps another new series of boards entirely, but we
decided a revisit to our debut board made the most sense.
The
Iron180 saw many little tweaks and improvements over the
original Iron165, and were continuing that trend of
optimization again for round 2.
Timeline, Vendors, and Quantities
Group Buy Start Time
The group
buy will go live on
February 27th, 2021 at 10 AM EST
worldwide!
Countdown Timer
Vendors, Pricing, and Quantities
We’re very proud to announce we’ve partnered up with
CannonKeys in the US,
DeskHero in Canada,
MyKeyboard in the EU, and
ILUMKB in the AP/China market to handle
sales once again.
If you are unsure which vendor covers
the country you live in, please reach out to the vendors
directly to confirm.
Vendor Links
CannonKeys
- North/Central/South America Vendor (excluding Canada) -
About CannonKeys Raffle Queue
500 boards, region locked, CannonKeys hybrid FCFS/raffle
checkout. Limit 1 per household.
$424 USD
DeskHero
- Canadian Vendor
150 boards, region locked for first ten minutes.
$566
CAD
MyKeyboard EU
- European Vendor
300 boards, region locked, Koi raffle system
Click here for Koi Raffle System info
More
The raffle will take place here:
https://www.koi-raffle.com/
To join the raffle you need to join the Koi Raffle
System Discord. The following link should be the invite,
otherwise google for it:
https://discord.gg/yxqVMrw
After joining the discord you need to verify yourself
in the registration channel (should be the only channel you
can see) to verify just press the thumbs up reaction on the
bot-post in that channel like over 9k others have. After
doing so you will get the verified role (your name is blue
and you can access the verified channel).
Next you head
to the website (koi-raffle.com) and log in with your discord
account.
If you followed the steps above and are
verified on the server it should work and your discord
username, hash and email will be displayed at the top of the
website.
To change the email you will have to change
your discord email and re-log into the website.
Once
the raffle starts it will be displayed on the koi-raffle
website and allow you to join. The raffle will not be
visible to you if you are not verified on the server!
If
you win an invoice will be sent to the displayed email.
The
raffle will remain open for 12 hours.
424 w/VAT included
iLumkb
- AP Vendor
500 boards, region locked, FCFS
$566 SGD
Iron165 Changes for Round 2
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Deeper gasket pockets, allowing the same poron gaskets, but with less overall compression, making the case easier to assemble
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0.25mm top case height increase, to better hide keycaps that arent as deep as GMK, while still maintaining the same overall switch height
Better, beefier, longer screws
Removal of cable channel
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Revised PCB with VIA compatibility //NOT HOTSWAP//
Further optimized consistency aluminum plate
All aluminum construction
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Many other minor tweaks to optimize machining
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Iron165 Features*
7 Degree Typing Angle
Full Gasket Isolation Mount
Bottom Accent Plate w/exposed rune logo
Low-Profile Front Height (less than 17.25mm)
Seamless Case Design
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QMK/VIA compatible PCB, designed in collaboration with Gondolindrim
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Unified C3 USB-C daughterboard (centered on case)
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Optimized plate for consistency on every key press (see analysis below)
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Iron165 Colors*
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Each board comes with a black anodized aluminum base and contrasting aluminum accent plate and aluminum badge. Please refer to the renders for a visual depiction.*
Midnight Teal
Graphite
Red
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Addons and Extras (All prices in EUR include VAT)*
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Extra PCB w/daughterboard and JST cable - $60 USD / 60 EUR / $80 CAD / $79 SGD
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Extra Aluminum Plate - $40 USD / 40 EUR / $53 CAD / $53 SGD
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Forged Carbon Plate - $50 USD / 50 EUR / $67 CAD / $66 SGD
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Stainless Steel (mirror polished) Weight and Badge Set - $175 USD / 175 EUR / $232 CAD / $235 SGD
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Copper Weight and Badge Set - $100 USD / 100 EUR / $133 CAD / $135 SGD
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Brass Weight and Badge Set - $90 USD / 90 EUR / $119 CAD / $120 SGD
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Additional Information*
- Badges and weights will only be sold as addon sets to simply order fulfillment across all vendors due to the increased quantities offered. We’re planning to order many extra badges for the online store though for those original Iron165 owners who’d like a new and different badge.
- We are adding a small pocket to make it compatible with other JST 65% PCBs on the market. This should help ensure that even if we run out of stock on PCBs that a suitable replacement can be found in a pinch.
Supported Layouts
There will be three
plate layout options, semi-fixed. All plates support split
backspace and stepped caps. ISO plates may not be available
from all vendors.
Tsangan (7u bottom row)
ANSI (6.25u bottom row)
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ISO
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What’s In The Box*
Iron165 Keyboard
Aluminum Plate
PCB, USB-C Daughterboard, and JST cable
Gaskets and all mounting hardware
Iron165 custom carrying case
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Optimized Plate, the Process, and FEA analysis*
More
Keyboard plate FEA analysis was needed to measure deflection
and try to achieve a uniform plate deflection distribution
across the keyboard. You can read more about our process and
testing methodology in the original Iron165 IC.
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101470.0
FAQ
Wait! Wheres the Iron265!?!?!
While we did make a bunch of optimizations to the
Iron165, we didnt feel it warranted a full version bump. The
naming convention we follow is series name + version number
+ layout.
Okay, cool, its a 165 and not a 265, but how will be tell
them apart?
Visually this should be quite easy, especially
because this one is not the SE (special edition) version,
which means no giant through-hole weight, but an entirely
differently designed bottom accent.
Gotcha, so this is just Iron165, not Iron165 SE, and
kinda like the Iron180 with no designation after
it?
Yep, you got it
So this doesnt have a crazy amount of brass like the SE,
so will this be less expensive?
Thats the hope! We dont have any pricing info yet, so
we cant really talk about it as a new, affordable Iron, but
thats the goal.
SE, FE, no designation, Im still a bit confused.
The goal is that long-term our naming system will
scale as more boards get released. Currently a board with no
designation is representative of the standard version of
that board. Weve reworked this a bit since our first release
where we referred to the SE as the standard edition, which
in hindsight didnt make much sense. Weve since decided to
repurpose SE to mean a special edition. In the case of the
Iron165 SE, that meant a liberal use of brass throughout.
Why not just use the round number in the naming
convention?
At first glance, this seems like a great solution
until it isnt. What I mean by that is it might not mean
much. Lets say we run the 165 in the future but nothing
changes and no improvements were made, and then a year later
we run it again with some improvements. It would become very
confusing to track changes across multiple runs.
Sounds good! But where is the PC!?! Ive seen pics! Ive
seen leaks!
The Iron165 PC will be released as an in-stock board
later in the year and will be much more limited in number.
More info on this board coming soon.
I have a question about something that isnt covered
here!
Make sure to check out the original Iron165 IC here:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=101470.0
Or shoot us an email, visit our instagram, or join
our Discord. Links are at the top.
Interest Check Disclaimer
Keep in mind this is an interest check.
Nothing, including options, pricing, etc, is final until
the GB starts.
This IC represents the most correct, up-to-date information
we have regarding the Iron165 at this time. Some things may
change.
We will be announcing any changes, if any, here
first, and on Discord as well.
Renders
Prototypes
Proof of concept, please refer to the renders for colors
offered in this round
Addon Weight and Badge Set Prototypes
Special Thanks
- LBaron, the other half of Smith + Rune!
- Mods, admins, and of course, the Inner Circle, best team ever!
- The entire Smith + Rune community, a bright light in a sometimes very dark world
- Everyone who has supported us this far. We couldn’t have got to this point without you!