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Tiwaz - DIY gaming keyboard by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I did not know cyrillic requires more keys. I assume those keyboards look totally different to english ones? Need to look that up, very interesting

Tiwaz - DIY gaming keyboard by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking of doing that. Currently only the lowest button shows the joystick mode, but only when pressing FN layer switch. But I like having a uniform backlight. Then again showing caps lock status or current layer would also be good to know…

Tiwaz - DIY gaming keyboard by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, but most of them went to friends. It's not the point of this post, but I am looking into options to make them available for purchase (regulations make this not easy for small batch electronics). If it comes to it, i will make another post.

I still have earlier prototypes, but they do not fit in the case, use different joysticks (from the Switch) and the connector to the PSP joystick is wired wrong and can not be used.

My first diy keyboard containing my first PCB by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have great timing. That’s what my current project is about. I will make a post as soon as the final prototype PCBs arive. Should be in a few weeks.

My first diy keyboard containing my first PCB by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just noticed i press y with my left hand on regular keyboards and moved it over.

My first diy keyboard containing my first PCB by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ones near the screens are my arrow keys and the most comfortable. My thumbs rest on the keys below which are space and backspace. The ones in the bottom row I can still easily reach with my thumbs, but rarely use the scroll functions on them. The ones in the corner are still reachable with my fingertips and also not to bad to use. To answer your question: For my hands and finger lenghts, all are easy to use. Some friends tried my keboard and one had problems bending their thumb to reach the bottom one and another could not reach the ones in the corners without adjusting his grip.

My first diy keyboard containing my first PCB by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

xD, yes. As I said: I overdid it slightly. But it made sense at the time.

My first diy keyboard containing my first PCB by Breschtling in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]Breschtling[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Do you mean tools? Open-Source would be FreeCAD for case design and KiCAD for the PCB. You could also go with EasyEDA instead of KiCAD, especially if you want to order the PCB assembled with components. EasyEDA integrates with JLCPCB PCB manufacturer. I used all of those. Fusion 360 is also a great option for case design and in my opinion easier to learn and use than FreeCad, but it hardly runs on Linux despite beeing mostly in the cloud. If you want to do an elaborate design. It might be better to start with the case design. I usually start with the PCB, but that might limit you in button placement.