

Thoren
My keyboard build overview
- Size
- 133 × 87.8 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 41
- Nets
- 33
- Pads
- 401
- Tracks, vias
- 368, 109
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
- Created
- 14 Jan 2025
- Updated
- 28 Jan 2025
Overview
Thoren is an open-source printed circuit board by Dooez, from the Dooez/thoren-build repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 133 × 87.8 mm with 41 parts on 33 nets, routed with 368 tracks and 109 vias.
Its parts include 26 switches and 2 ICs.
Parts
41| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | ~ | Keyboard:choc_hotswap_18_17_sod123 | SW1, SW2, SW3, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20, SW21, SW22 +6 |
| 4 | , , , | ||
| 4 | TestPoint | TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D2.0mm | TP1, TP2, TP5, TP6 |
| 4 | TestPoint | TestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_2.0x2.0mm | TP3, TP4, TP7, TP8 |
| 2 | SW_Push | Button_Switch_SMD:SW_Push_1P1T-MP_NO_Horizontal_Alps_SKRTLAE010 | SW25, SW26 |
| 2 | SW_SPDT | Keyboard:switch_SSSS811101 | SW23, SW24 |
| 2 | Supermini | Keyboard:Supermini face up left smd socket | U1, U2 |
The 40 most common of 41 parts.
Questions
How big is the Thoren PCB?
It measures 133 × 87.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Thoren use?
41 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the Thoren KiCad files?
From the Dooez/thoren-build repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/thoren.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/dsswitch_sch.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Thoren design in my own project?
Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask Dooez before reusing the design.
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