Progress
This is the Keyboard Development Progress
First of all, we must understand how keyboards work:
Build List
- 64 Cherry MX Blue Switches, you can buy them from mouser, sku code is: 540-MX1A-E1NW, for 64 units the price of each one is 0.77 U$
- If you prefer other switches type here is the reference:
- Cherry MX blue MX1A-E1NW
- Cherry MX clear MX1A-C1NW
- Cherry MX brown MX1A-G1NW
- Cherry MX black MX1A-11NW
- Cherry MX red MX1A-L1NW
- Cherry MX green MX1A-F1NW
- Diodes, you can buy them from mouser, sku code is: 512-1N4148, for 100 units, the price for each one is: 0.039 U$
- PCB, TODO.
- Teensy USB Develpment Board
- Keyboard Stabilizers ?? still looking.... G99-0742 is the part number without frame, you can buy from online components : G99-0742 still don't know it the holes will overlap each other .... :(
- O-rings to make if more comfortable to type. http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/review/product/list/id/753/category/6/ 40A-L are a good choice.
- Rubber pads http://www.target.com/p/3m-scotch-clear-self-stick-rubber-pads-18-pk/-/A-13823188
How to test diodes:
http://www.learnabout-electronics.org/diodes_05.php
Multimeter manual:http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/images/multimeter.pdf