The pcb is an edit of MangoIV’s le_chiff_ble drop-in replacement courtesy of dreipunkteinsvier (unpublished as of now).

[Edit: It’s obviously running ZMK firmware. Edit2: Tried fixing images by reuploading… ]

Case is Bubbleology’s fantastic 3dp design (closed source).

Alphas are MT3 (2048 Katakana), thumbs 3dp DES by Pseudoku (mjf print from jlc).

I really enjoy the board, but the thumbs are waaaay too tucky for me 😅 I basically can’t reach the 1.25u ones without significant discomfort / moving my entire hand. Good thing it’s got a few too many keys for my taste so i can just ignore those thumbs :D

Peek inside:

  • Gumshoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    How much of this was soldered by you vs the pcb manufacture? Boards without a separate MCU have always fascinated me, but I haven’t been able to price one out because haven’t been able to figure out how to use JLBPCP’s pcb assembly service.

    • apfel@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I only soldered the mcu module and the hs sockets. Usually also prefer seperate mcu board for flexibility and repairability

  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Do the thumb keys do the h-line and f-line modifiers? I’ve never seen a katakana board in action.

  • dnzm@feddit.nlEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I really enjoy the board, but the thumbs are waaaay too tucky for me

    Yeah… I took one look at that image and my thumbs started cramping up right away. ;)

    It does look very snazzy, though!