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2 layers285.9 × 95.5 mmKeyboard, the printed circuit board in 3D

A 3d printed mechanical keyboard with a fully custom designed Pcb. It's a 60% keyboard which means that it has fewer keys than a regular keyboard, but who uses the pause break anyway? I have fully built it and it's…

Size
285.9 × 95.5 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
132
Nets
95
Pads
494
Tracks, vias
517, 2
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
26 Oct 2022
Updated
27 Nov 2022

Overview

Keyboard is an open-source printed circuit board by EpicKiwiProCoder, from the EpicKiwiProCoder/Mechanical-Keyboard-Pcb repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board of 285.9 × 95.5 mm with 132 parts on 95 nets, routed with 517 tracks and 2 vias.

It is built around the 1N4148W. Its parts include 62 switches, 61 diodes and 1 IC. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the RP2040 boards of this library.

Main components

1

README

README.md

A 3d printed mechanical keyboard with a fully custom designed Pcb. It's a 60% keyboard which means that it has fewer keys than a regular keyboard, but who uses the pause break anyway? I have fully built it and it's working fantastically.

Parts

132
QtyValueFootprintReferences
611N4148WDiode_SMD:D_SOD-123D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +45
51MX_SW_soldermarbastlib-mx:SW_MX_1uSW1, SW2, SW10, SW11, SW12, SW13, SW14, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW20, SW21, SW22, SW23, SW24 +35
7MX_SW_soldermarbastlib-mx:SW_MX_1.25uSW54, SW55, SW56, SW58, SW59, SW60, SW61
3MountingHole_3.2mm_M3MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3M1, M2, M3
2MX_SW_soldermarbastlib-mx:SW_MX_1.5uSW15, SW28
2STAB_MX_P_2.25umarbastlib-mx:STAB_MX_P_2.25uSTAB2, STAB3
1MX_SW_soldermarbastlib-mx:SW_MX_1.75uSW29
1PicoMCU_RaspberryPi_and_Boards:RPi_Pico_SMD_THU1
1STAB_MX_P_2.75umarbastlib-mx:STAB_MX_P_2.75uSTAB4
1STAB_MX_P_2umarbastlib-mx:STAB_MX_P_2uSTAB1
1SW_DIP_x01Button_Switch_THT:SW_PUSH_6mmSW62

The 131 most common of 132 parts.

Questions

How big is the Keyboard PCB?

It measures 285.9 × 95.5 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Keyboard use?

132 parts, built around the 1N4148W. 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 Keyboard KiCad files?

From the EpicKiwiProCoder/Mechanical-Keyboard-Pcb repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is Pcb-Files/Keyboard.kicad_pcb and its schematic Pcb-Files/Keyboard.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Keyboard design in my own project?

Its repository states no licence, so its author keeps all rights: ask EpicKiwiProCoder before reusing the design.

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