Interest Check - Chameleon Keyboard Controller

sixty · 07 Oct 2011, 09:04

I have no issues sending these to the US. I'll get a quote soon.

hashbaz · 08 Oct 2011, 05:08

I'm in for one unless shipping to the US is ridiculous.

7bit · 08 Oct 2011, 10:38

sixty wrote:...

Up to 4 layers (640 programmable keys)
* Up to 255 custom/macro keys (29 byte strings)
* N-Key Rollover support (USB currently unknown - at least 6 keys as well)
* "Knob" support - can be used for volume, mouse wheel emulation or LED adjustments
* GPO high-current output port (commonly used for LED mods or as a communication port)
* much more features, but my Chinese skills are too inferior to properly understand any of it
..
Concurrent multiple-key no conflict support (N Key Rollover), 6KRO, 3KRO without using diodes, eliminate all USB keyboard compatibility problems (Litster: kind of imply NKRO over USB, but I am not sure).
...

If somone tells me how to add it to a Tipro keyboard (and make it stop beep if I hit Symbol-Shift-Anykey), I would be interested too!

JBert · 08 Oct 2011, 10:41

If you connect it to a keyboard without diodes you need to enable key blocking. This makes it 3KRO.

002 · 08 Oct 2011, 11:01

I will take another 2 [total 4].
Thanks sixty.

Findecanor · 08 Oct 2011, 12:02

Bah. Sign me up for two!

Parak · 13 Oct 2011, 03:29

In for three, possibly more depending on final price and features (led matrix support? controller linking?).

sixty · 13 Oct 2011, 06:41

We might have to cancel this, price seems to be too high in the low order quantities. Not sure yet though, don't abandon all hope.

002 · 13 Oct 2011, 10:22

That would certainly be a shame. Can you tell us how high "too high" is?

sixty · 13 Oct 2011, 10:46

The company making these things seems to be a professional manufacturing factory, so they are used to quantities in the thousands and above. The route that the VorTex people tried to help with ended in a dead end, since that company would only be able to make the IC, but not the PCB.

So now the next step will be to get in touch with the TaoBao seller and see if we can get a direct order from him at more realistic order quantities.

alaricljs · 13 Oct 2011, 15:39

Imsto... he's on GH. Was nice enough to send me the programming software. It's a tad confusing, but functional.

webwit · 14 Oct 2011, 00:05

Confusing as in Chinese?

cactux · 23 Oct 2011, 03:01

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mintberryminuscrunch · 23 Oct 2011, 16:55

sixty wrote:The company making these things seems to be a professional manufacturing factory, so they are used to quantities in the thousands and above. The route that the VorTex people tried to help with ended in a dead end, since that company would only be able to make the IC, but not the PCB.

So now the next step will be to get in touch with the TaoBao seller and see if we can get a direct order from him at more realistic order quantities.

what would the price be if we actually ordered 1k controllers?

cable · 23 Oct 2011, 21:27

Interested! One or two for me, depending on the price.

grasshopper · 23 Oct 2011, 21:33

I'm also definitely interested as long as the price doesn't go up.

Input Nirvana · 10 Nov 2011, 08:22

I may be interested as well...I need more info but can't go wrong with a couple, right?

Input Nirvana · 10 Nov 2011, 08:24

I may be interested as well...I need more info but can't go wrong with a couple, right?

This should be posted on Geekhack as well.

Cyclonechuah · 10 Nov 2011, 13:36

i'm interested in this, wonder this board will go for how cheap. been thinking about getting 50 unit or more for doing modding service for users in Malaysia.

litster · 15 Nov 2011, 09:28

http://www.likeyboard.com/forum.php?mod ... a=page%3D1

likeykeyboard.com, preiously know as bbs.kbc-china.com. imsto posted a bunch of pictures of a Poker converted to use the Chameleon controller. You might need an account to view the pictures.

7bit · 15 Nov 2011, 09:54

litster wrote:http://www.likeyboard.com/forum.php?mod ... a=page%3D1

likeykeyboard.com, preiously know as bbs.kbc-china.com. imsto posted a bunch of pictures of a Poker converted to use the Chameleon controller. You might need an account to view the pictures.

Looks like they've stolen my ideas!

But luckily they didn't do it right and messed up the design with a stupid controller placement!

laden3 · 15 Nov 2011, 10:05

7bit wrote:Looks like they've stolen my ideas!

with all the respect. LOL

mintberryminuscrunch · 15 Nov 2011, 12:02

oh.. but it pcb mountable so that is a win

7bit · 15 Nov 2011, 13:00

laden3 wrote:
7bit wrote:Looks like they've stolen my ideas!
with all the respect. LOL

- I've asked to add those 3 extra columns to the left some weeks ago (not possible becuase the controller does not have enough pis to make use of these)
- Filling up the bottom row was my original idea!
- Spitting right shift was my idea (OK, this existed before)
- filling up the area above the cursor keys was my idea too (this also existed before, except on a Tenkeyless)
- To have a super-short Return right of \| is my own idea!

However, they failed to completely fill the cursor area, becuase of their stupid controller placement and
don't have the 1 unit key left of left shift. Also, the Phantom will be platemounted.

cactux · 15 Nov 2011, 13:40

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sixty · 15 Nov 2011, 18:19

7bit wrote:[
- Filling up the bottom row was my original idea!

All Datacomp produced PCBs (Leopold, Archiss, Razer BlackWidow) use this style of PCB since ever they came out over a year ago. Full support for even Japanese spacebar and 1x1 windows/app keys.

ripster · 15 Nov 2011, 18:25

Nice PCB.

Geekhack should do that.

JBert · 15 Nov 2011, 22:41

litster wrote:http://www.likeyboard.com/forum.php?mod ... a=page%3D1

likeykeyboard.com, preiously know as bbs.kbc-china.com. imsto posted a bunch of pictures of a Poker converted to use the Chameleon controller. You might need an account to view the pictures.

Got any pictures we could see without an account?

7bit · 15 Nov 2011, 22:54

JBert wrote:
litster wrote:http://www.likeyboard.com/forum.php?mod ... a=page%3D1

likeykeyboard.com, preiously know as bbs.kbc-china.com. imsto posted a bunch of pictures of a Poker converted to use the Chameleon controller. You might need an account to view the pictures.
Got any pictures we could see without an account?

There is a post at GeekHack made some pcb ....

attarian · 21 Nov 2011, 08:58

How many do you wanna buy?