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【IC】60% Bluetooth PCB and 60% alu case (updated on April 9)

类型: IC
作者: TriangleLab
发布时间: 2017-11-25 09:03:16
更新时间: 2018-04-09 21:48:36
原链接: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=92723.0


Update on April 9: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=92723.msg2590828/#msg2590828
About us
TriangleLab:
Tiangle lab is a group composed of several mechanical keyboard enthusiasts with different backgrounds. The custom MK market is saturated with similar boards with different layouts and cases. Triangle lab is mainly interested in developing new features of machnical keyboards.
senter (or /u/runninghack) is a programmer based in Washington D.C., USA. He’s known as a member in Foxlab.
Triangle is a professional designer based in Hangzhou, China. Many of KBDfans’ keysets were designed by Triangle. He’s also an experienced PCB designer.
Mickey Team:
Mickey team is composed of two embedded engineers in China who mainly work on BLE devices. They were fascinated by mechanical keyboards and developed their own Bluetooth mechanical keyboard PCB, the MICKEY (Made In China Keyboard).
About the PCB
MICKEY is a 60% Bluetooth machanical keyboard PCB. It works under Bluetooth 4.0 mode. The controller of the PCB is Nordic nRF51822, which makes the PCB very stable and power efficient.



Features:

  • Long battery life. With two AAA batteries, the PCB can work for more than 3 months under default settings.

  • Programmable with an online configurator.

  • Multiple layouts are supported. Check out the layout schematic below.

  • Compatible with cheap plasic cases (e.g. https://kbdfans.cn/collections/case/products/60-plastic-case ) with a little modification.

  • Compatible with our aluminum case.

  • What’s not supported:*

  • Backlight / LEDs

  • USB mode / Wired mode

  • TMK / QMK

  • Compatibility of many other 60% cases. The AAA batteries behind the PCB need larger space than normal 60% cases.

  • Layouts (updated):*

    Old design:
    More

About the case
This case was designed for MICKEY bluetooth PCB. Following are photos of our first prototype.








The case is still under designing. Please feel free to leave your suggestions.
Price estimations (updated Nov 27.)
I have a rough estimation for the pricing now.

  • Presoldered PCB: $50 without shipping
  • Aluminum case (without brass weight): $90 or less without shipping
    These are rough estimations so they can be changed. The firmware and PCB is still being improved. We’re ordering some equipment for analyzing on-air packets and something else. The server for generating firmware also need to be upgraded. I prefer to start a small and quick GB first in December.
    For CONUS buyers, 20 or 30 PCBs can be shipped directly from me. I’ll cover the international shipping because I’ll have packages shipping from China anyway. Not sure if 20 PCBs will be sold out though.
    For other buyers and buyers for aluminum cases, packages will be shipped from China.
    Edit:
    New case design:










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