keyboard
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Keyboard
2023-02-03
Keyboard dictionary
The keyboard world is full of confusing terminology and slang. This article provides a list of the terminology that may not be immediately obvious to outsiders. It can be used as a reference when you encounter something you don’t know, but may also act as jump start to get you into the scene…
keyboard
2021-02-18
Tinkboard Zero construction
Starting the construction of my first custom mechanical keyboard. […] With the logical heart of the Tinkboard Zero configured, it is now time to connect the programmed microcontroller to a bunch of keyboard switches. This article is a photographic report of the building process, with…
keyboard
2021-01-28
Configure Tinkboard Zero
Configuring the QMK firmware for my 60% keyboard layout. […] I designed a layout, and I figured out how to configure, compile and load QMK firmware on a microcontroller for an imaginary keyboard. Now it is time to create the firmware for the actual keyboard I want to build. I will call this…
keyboard
2021-01-27
QMK firmware
Creating firmware and loading it on the microcontroller. […] Now that I understand the matrix, it is time to learn how to program the hardware. It’s still amazing to me that all the keyboard logic can be contained on a tiny microcontroller the size of two fingernails. All the rest of…
Keyboard
2021-01-25
The matrix explained
Creating complete keyboards without the need for an excessive amount of connections. […] Custom built keyboards are controlled with a microcontroller, usually an arduino or similar board. The round copper connectors at the edge of the microcontroller are called “pins”. The…
Keyboard
2021-01-05
Designing a layout
Designing the layout for my first custom keyboard. […] In this article I will walk you through the design of the button layout for my first custom keyboard. I built my first custom keyboard because there was no stock keyboard with a layout that completely suited my personal needs and…
