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by insomniac_lemon
24 Mar 2015, 08:51
Forum: Workshop
Topic: How to build your very own keyboard firmware
Replies: 711
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Is it possible to do very few key Fn logic? I'm playing with the idea of different Fn layers, yet I want most keys using plain Fn(0). Specifically, I want a toggle layer to be used on certain keys you might not use in everyday situations, Fn1 by doing Fn+alt. What I was wondering if there was a way ...
by insomniac_lemon
16 Mar 2015, 23:45
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

How are you planing to use the shift registers? Well, I was thinking I was going to go with 7 PISO shift registers, each with (up to) 8 inputs daisy chained together. Like the image attached (the less saturated blocks are the shift registers and use the keys they touch as inputs, the brighter blue ...
by insomniac_lemon
16 Mar 2015, 22:30
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

OK, so looks like you have given up on the analog approach to scan keys. I think it is an interesting way to do it but also a way which is hard to do right. As for as chained shift registers. I already saw some thread where they wanted to do it that way. Either here or on geekhack. Essentially a 1x...
by insomniac_lemon
14 Mar 2015, 22:12
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

Just an update on this, I haven't been able to do any testing on this because my connections on my breadboard are really poor (because jumper cables) it was hard to get a stable voltage. I've done some research and am thinking of using daisy-chained (8bit, parallel-in/serial-out) shift registers (th...
by insomniac_lemon
22 Feb 2015, 01:06
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

that is exactly how the new cherry switch is configured to work. The result is a "zero-delay" keyboard, very interesting but you need a custom firmware and I wouldn't know how to help you with that. please keep us posted if you intend to proceed that way, but honestly the standard matrix is super e...
by insomniac_lemon
21 Feb 2015, 08:58
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

If you're willing to go to these lengths, you should at least consider making it a straight matrix rather than staggered. This means you could re-purpose some existing switch plates and save a fair bit of either custom ordering or custom construction. What do you mean by "switch plate"? The keycaps...
by insomniac_lemon
21 Feb 2015, 00:16
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Advice for building a fully custom keyboard
Replies: 13
Views: 4359

Advice for building a fully custom keyboard

Hello, After using a chiclet-style dome keyboard (which, having never used a mech keyboard, I don't mind. essentially it is an unbranded version of this ) with a 2-3key rollover (CR:3 on Rajagra scale @geekhack) that came with my computer for so long, I started wanting a new one. I realized that mos...

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