类型: IC
作者: shensmobile
发布时间: 2018-09-01
18:05:49
更新时间: 2018-11-19 17:35:58
原链接:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=97211.0
Hi there everyone! I’m not much of a GH user, sticking to
Reddit mostly, but I will admit that I love visiting GH for
all the great ideas that come out of the IC section. My
initial IC was put up on Reddit to gauge interest in a
personal project I was working on, and the results were
really positive, enough for me to try to offer this to more
people. I think I’m 90% of the way to a final design, but
I’d like to get some more feedback before I settle on
anything. I will be keeping this post updated with the
current state of the project so people following along can
see where I’m at!
Background/History
More
Original interest check:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8vtqtz/ic_ergo60_60_ortholinear_pcb/
Second interest check (on Reddit):
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/9bbl9i/ic_boardwalk_the_pcb_formerly_known_as_ergo60/
Features:
- 5x14 Ortholinear grid
- Fits standard 60% cases with no case mods
- USB-C
- Inspired by the Atomic keyboard - Support for both true ortholinear grid and arrow cluster layout
- Maximum keycap compatibility using Ergodox mods
- Designed to be affordable
- Powered by QMK
Gallery
More
Layouts
Album of some sample layouts:
https://imgur.com/a/wGKjWd9
Plates
The default plates being offered will be
a standard GH60 plate, as well as a plate that fits into the
KPRepublic XD60 cases. They will be offered in stainless
steel and brass, and they will be bead blasted to remove
imperfections from manufacturing and shipping. A powder coat
option will also be available for a charge. After
deliberation with beta-testers and people who have expressed
interest, I opted to go with a single universal plate at the
cost of losing 1 layout option.
For this GB, I will
also design custom plates (for a minor charge) for your
top-mounted 60% case if you can supply me with the DXF of
your original plate. I will not make a plate if the only
thing you can supply me is measurements you made with a
ruler or a picture of the plate. My machinist is offering to
cut these one-off plates with no additional setup charge
because of the volumes that I will be ordering in.
Cases
The
Ergo60 was originally designed as a low cost ortho solution
with maximum compatibility in mind. That has not changed
with the Boardwalk, so this GB will primarily focused on
plates and PCB’s. However, there are compromises that had to
be made (
https://imgur.com/a/eZouu9w) to fit into a normal GH60 case.
For those who want a
more simple drop-in solution, Alex_at_panc is working on a
special version of his Campine mk3 case that will have
unique stand off positions for the Boardwalk PCB. This will
allow it to have great rigidity while being simple to
assemble.
Pricing/Buying the Boardwalk
$30 for
Stainless Steel plate
$50 for Brass plate
$40 for
PCB
$10 for design charge/sorting/logistics of a custom
plate for your top-mounted case.
Alex_at_panc will be
my US proxy for the Boardwalk and I will ship directly to
Canadians. I’m hoping that this arrangement will bring down
the costs. After this GB, Alex will continue stocking
plates, PCBs, and cases as regular stock, but at a different
price point.
GROUP BUY IS NOW OPEN!!
http://www.panc.co/boardwalk-group-buy.html
Still waiting on an official GH GB page to be
approved, but for now, hop on over to Alex’ site to join!
Feedback
If
anyone would like to provide feedback, I will regularly
check this post and answer any questions that come up. I
also have this survey:
https://goo.gl/forms/wBmCiHgYZPtZRtG32
The survey gives me nice visual feedback about which
layout people like, possible options for the plate, etc.
To-dos:
- Build up the USB-C Prototypes to confirm USB-C functionality (parts arriving this week) DONE
- Continue contemplating layout options Decided to remove the wide 2u spacebar layout to go back down to 1 universal plate
- Sort out logistics of offering 5mm plates Not going to due to price concerns, sticking to 1.5mm SS and brass.
- Decide on 2 plate designs vs 1 universal plate and reduce layout options See above
- Look into finding EU proxy if there’s enough demand Working with mykeyboard.eu!
- Settle on pricing I have quotes for the PCB and plates, all ready to go.
- Waiting on brass plate prototypes Samples are in, working with machinist over the missing polishing work