PCB and case for an "iso" 72 key mechanical keyboard
http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/#/gists/ba62eb48125304c6f380ac636846d038
The case is a sandwich style. The plates can be rendered at http://builder.swillkb.com/ which is based on https://github.com/swill/kad.
in the case folder you will find a small go app(source) that can achive the same.
prerequisite:
brew install inkscape pstoedit
render:
cd case
go run main.go
This will render svg, eps and dxf files. These can be used with any CAD software.
You will need the following plates:
- 1x switch plate in 1.5mm
- 1x closed with magnets inserts in 3mm (not automatically rendered!!)
- 2x closed in 3mm
- 1x switch in 1.5mm
- 1x open in 3mm
- 1x bottom in 1-3mm
Example render in fusion with stainless steel and brass
add the generated ./case/Lasercut_bottom.dxf to the board and position:
x: 23.0
y: 19.94769
TODO: mounting holes
x: 335.4
y: 72.6
roation: 180
i forgot which tool i used to generate a the matrix
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convert the KLE json with https://adamws.github.io/kle-serial/ src
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using the keylayout plugin
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then freerouting
/usr/local/opt/openjdk@11/bin/java -jar ~/Downloads/freerouting-1.5.0.jar -de ~/workspace/lasercut/pcb/lasercut.dsn -us global -is prioritized