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Background
This document will outline the process I went through in building my very own pcb keyboard from scratch. Naturally, after designing a hand-wired keyboard, I wanted to jump into designing keyboard pcbs. During the handwiring process I was closely following many of Joe Scotto’s resources, however, I was itching to make this keyboard and he hadn’t released any resources in terms of pcb design yet. I decided to just jump in and try to learn things myself.
Parts & Cost
| Part | Cost (CAD) |
|---|---|
| RPi Pico | 12.95 |
| Diodes | 14.68 |
| Soldering Kit | |
| Switches (KTT Kang V3) | 25.87 |
| Kaihl Hotswap Sockets | 17.29 |
| Keycaps | |
| jlcpcb order (x5) | 38.07 |
| Total Cost (WIP) | 56.11 |
Worklog
Update 2023/07/19 Made a new layout, inspired by existing Alice layout, keeping the small form factor of a 40% keyboard.
Update 2023/07/20 Working on designing schematic in KiCad. Added a custom logo screen to pcb.
Finished pcb design
Update 2023/07/23 Placed my pcb order with jlcpcb