You are only doing 60%?

If other sizes got or not?

EDIT: might wanna consider getting plates that can easily swap switch covers also.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jun 10 2014, 06:17 PM

Got some packages this morning... Thought it's my keycaps... see see just some items from massdrop.

Cheh...

How custom is custom.

I have teensy 2.0 and teensy++ 2.0 incoming. You interested then reply here la. Good things meant to be shared.

Like I said in the whatsapp... inconvenience fee is a good cup of coffee.. not more than RM 10.

Of course, you'll have to come visit me in Subang.

I also accept sacrifice/offering/gift of random curios, good stories and friendship.

Considering I have to bear the risk and everything, that's the least I'm asking for.

You'll need more than the teensy to do it... I'm not planning to venture into backlight ever, so I'm unsure how would the controller function. If you can figure out the software side of it, then the hardware is easy.

His thread use a simple matrix and Hasu firmware... I plan to use Soarer's firmware, which is much easier to program and supports on-the-fly changes. Emphasis on easier to program because I'm a very physical DiY kind of guy and I can't figure out software code for the life of me.

For soarer's firmware you need to assign the sense and strobes to the pinouts before you use hid_listen. It's also easire to build/program than Hasu's firmware with similar (at least at my level) features as Hasu without the complications.

There is no hex file for soarer, just the firmware file only and then you're good to go.

EDIT: Just skimmed through the link you provided for the backlighting... I think it's overkill amount of work.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jun 12 2014, 01:34 PM

Nope. It's just a config text file.

What you do is to load the soarer firmware into the teensy.

Then, seperately, you build the controller file using a text editor.

Finally, you use a command line option (just one line only) in windows command prompt to compile and load it into the teensy.

Straight away can use.

If you want, I can try to upload my files and do screenshots for you to understand better, but that'll need to wait until I get home tonight.

I'm a broken man...

Things I haven't paid for (confirm need to buy):
1. Switches for my lightsaver v2.

Things I wanna pay for:
1. Dat link.
2. Switch harvest board. USD 40+ thanks to Aaron trying to outbid me, but at a certain point I buy from taobao also cheaper.
3. Switch plate. For... testing purposes.


So, my offer opens up again. Who wants to buy my slot for lightsaver and for my slot on the raindrop r2 gb can PM me if interested.

Planning to go full custom with second pair of Ergodoxian/ergodox-like keyboard. Getting quote now from acryllic cutter to see how much I need to pain. In the end, it might be an extended/enlarged ergodoxian that can support my gaming habits. Maybe two more rows added on top of the keyboard.

Ergonomic? Definitely.
Comfort? Massively compared to my TKL.
Faster? Arguable, since I'm still learning how to use it fully. I'm still adjusting to the columnar layout instead of the stepped layout, and might be making another layout change tonight to make it similar to a ANSI shape.
Worth buying? Definitely.
Would I recommend it? Only if you're into customs.

Controlling the LEDs would be difficult, whatever controller you end up using.

Even if you put bulbs under the caps, you'll still need to consider things like power source, wiring, and PCB support, resistance (you don't wanna feed all that power into the LEDs and get blinded now, would you?). So yeah... that's about it.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jun 12 2014, 03:05 PM

@016 what search string should I use to find acrylic keyboard plate in taobao?

Can find the case but can't find the plates.



Any help?

I followed these instructions from geekhack. As you can probably see, it's a huge step simpler than hasu's work:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59068....3525#msg1353525



In the end, I have an excel worksheet to help me visualize the key locations and how I wanna deal with WYSIWYG issues.

Pretty neat stuff.

Letting my hakko go after finishing my Lightsaver v2. If you can wait... Otherwise

Macha, I wait for raindrop until drown macha... Very the sien already

Lightsaver + raindrop = endgame pseudo-tkl.

Ergo + granite = endgame home unit.


Also, been thinking about making ZXCV my bottom row for left hand (B put on right hand) because it is similar shape to ANSI layout. My fingers keep pressing the wrong buttons when playing Doto.

If you horny now then no go. Lightsaver just started production. ETA 2+ weeks after production will reach my doorstep, +1 week for assembly. So lead time is one month minimum stretch to 2 months.

I hope so too. If it arrives same time as my lightsaver then I will hngggghhhhhhh~~~~~~~

I'll sell Hakko to you at cost, throw in whatever Kestrel solder I have remaining at the time (it's at 85% remaining now, thanks to ergodox experiments) as a top-up.

I really have to warn you though, I will NEVER let go until my ergodox experiment is complete and my Lightsaver v2 is fully assembled.

Also pending my 1 or 2 completely customized from scratch keyboards.

It's pretty easy, right?

I just leave the command line open while I use the keyboard, because you can change the mapping in 1 second.

Actually ergodox is pretty much completed, just that yesterday night one of the cable pins came out so I dulan and resolder the whole thing. I also filed my ergodox PCB a bit to make things smoother

Count me in also for another 2 ergodox PCB and one more TKL PCB. I'm REALLY serious bro, so don't disappoint me.

This post has been edited by dadudeneverabides: Jun 13 2014, 11:45 AM

Why so hard? Just use phantom board and ergodox board from the GH repo. They have all the files ready.

MY bad. The PCB design files are available upon request. I'm emailing him right now.