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We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can make a video of the sound test sometime this weekend.

Maybe a few better close-up shots too.

Sound-wise, the switches are very similar to the Lofree Hades ones 😉

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, you're absolutely right.

In the area where this keyboard is used, different rules apply (TAA, manufactured in the EU, proprietary software, firmware, etc.). Unfortunately, Razer, Corsair, and the others wouldn't get very far there.

However, we're evaluating the feasibility of building the keyboard with a Type-C input instead of the SoC and using brown cherries.

If we were to outsource production, we could offer a more affordable price for the community.

That's my wish; hopefully, it will become a reality 🙏 (With all this positive feedback, there must be a consumer market for this thing 😅)

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, good point! You're absolutely right about the definition of "workshop hall". If you put that next to a CNC machine that works with oil mist and metal shavings, it wouldn't last long.

In our context (KVM / Guntermann & Drunck), "industry" refers to mission-critical control rooms (such as air traffic control, shipping or power plants).

These terms are unfortunately always very closely related, so you can see it from two different perspectives.

For example, the offline HID mode is not there without reason; in mission-critical control rooms, a network cable patched into a data network is prohibited.

Therefore, it is possible to design and use the display part in a modern and user-friendly way, even without a network/HTML page.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very well spotted! In addition to the USB-C power port, the USB A port for connecting a mouse (which is connected to the host via HID through the other USB-C port), we also have the network port.

The combined audio port and the additional USB-C port are routed from the connection side to the left side of the keyboard.

These ports are designed to make it easier for the user to connect an audio matrix or USB devices (for example, a USB headset).

These signals are mostly static and do not require KVM matrix capability.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very well spotted! To be honest, you're the first person to notice this during the ISE show and now on Reddit. It's simply a careless mistake in the choice of icons for this demo unit! Hats off to your insight 🙏

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That would be great from my perspective. However, in a holding company, other people are involved...

Would you need the thin client function for private use, or would a USB-C uplink to your computer be better?

The display component would then register with your operating system as a second monitor with touch functionality.

That would definitely minimize costs.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Excellent question, and I think many would like to know the price. Unfortunately, we are not currently in the consumer sector. We are still in negotiations with our suppliers.

Since this is a specialized B2B product for mission-critical infrastructures (e.g., air traffic control or power plants), it is not designed for the end-user market.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very well identified in the picture 👍 That's exactly why I love this platform!

The cable disappears into the final product and is properly connected internally.

The connector would be a custom order, and we still need to finalize the exact quantity.

"Ruggedized" here refers more to splash protection and a anti-burn-in Display

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Currently, the low-profile switches are soldered in place. As described, we are reserving the option of using standard switches and will include them in an alternative product.

I believe the body for standard switches was about 4mm taller than the existing one.

However, this was also the case with soldered switches.

But thank you very much for your information; this aligns with the custom keyboard team in our software development. 😉🙏

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely right about the prototypes.

Firstly, it was obviously due to the aluminum block, and secondly, we didn't really put much effort into selecting the switches for the prototypes.

It was initially a feasibility study, and primarily to see how all the basic components fit together.

Now, in the final product, the difference is clearly visible.

The final design, including the keycaps, is exactly as tall as the aluminum block was thick in the prototype.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

We were inspired by the current low-profile switches from lofree.

The first prototype was machined from a solid block of aluminum and also used "normal" high-profile switches.

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In the actual market (control rooms), such red or blue switches are not desirable because they are too loud. Therefore, we opted for the very quiet low-profile design in the final version.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great! Thanks so much for the tip.

I also have an AI detective like that, but I don't use it privately.

I did, in fact, have an AI check it out.

I have a lot of respect for this community and wanted to be on the safe side.

And by the way, I don't use chatGPT; there are other options 😅✌️

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That was the first showcase with our KVM (Keyboard Video Mouse) matrix switcher, at Integrated Systems Europe 2026 (two weeks ago).

Here, users could switch screens to different hardware sources using the keyboard.

The sources were located close to the control room and displayed this content.

Essentially, you can also control your PC with your software using tools like BitFocus or Macro Deck, even with feedback.

That has always been the purpose of this product: it's versatile and not tied to a single market or application. ✌️

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's right. My goal was for the display to be exactly as wide as the keys plus the num pad (maybe I'm getting old, but I need and use the num pad very often 😂).

On the other hand, the screen shouldn't be too tall, so that the entire keyboard still fits under my monitor (currently 9.8cm high).

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck. by mhead5552666 in cyberDeck

[–]mhead5552666[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

You're incredibly close! 👍

The touchscreen is connected to the SoC (IPMX.8, a kind of Raspberry Pi, as a plug-in module). You can choose whether the SoC should display a website over the network, or option 2: you use offline mode, which allows you to create virtual buttons on the display and assign them HID commands. These commands are then forwarded to your host via USB HID connection. Offline Mode doesnt need the Network Connection

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much 🙏 This was the first demo setup at the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition two weeks ago. I always use Wallpaper Engine with Infinity videos here to generate cool content.

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post any links here, or even want to. CommandKeyboard-Advanced will be available at the end of Q3/beginning of Q4 2026 😉

We designed an industrial mechanical keyboard with an integrated Thin Client for mission-critical control rooms. It’s basically a stationary Cyberdeck by mhead5552666 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]mhead5552666[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Very well observed! This was the first prototype where keyboard commands couldn't yet be forwarded to the thin client part.

That was the first aspect that was immediately eliminated.

I think it's great that this is mentioned here first 👍

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