2 layers

Kippy Keyboard

Kippy's Keyboard

Copper layers: 2
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Parts: 189
Nets: 206
Pads: 873
Tracks, vias: 36, 0
Routed: Yes
KiCad: KiCad 8.0 (file 20240108)
Created: 28 May 2025
Updated: 28 May 2025

Overview

Kippy Keyboard is an open-source printed circuit board by JKippy, from the JKippy/Kipboard repository on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board with 189 parts on 206 nets, routed with 36 tracks and 0 vias.

It is built around the CPG151101S11-16. Its parts include 93 diodes, 1 IC, 1 connector and 1 switch. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the nRF52 and nRF5x boards of this library.

Main components

CPG151101S11-16
SMD- Mechanical Keyboard Shaft ROHSKailhMechanical Keyboard Shaft

README

README.md

Kipboard

Kippy's Keyboard

Parts

189

Qty	Value	Footprint	References
93	D_Small	Diode_SMD:D_SOD-123	D1, D2, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, D15, D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, D22, D23 +77
93	MX-NoLED	PCM_Switch_Keyboard_Hotswap_Kailh:SW_Hotswap_Kailh_MX_1.00u_3d	MX1, MX2, MX10, MX11, MX12, MX13, MX14, MX15, MX16, MX17, MX18, MX19, MX20, MX21, MX22, MX23 +77
1	Conn_01x02	Connector_JST:JST_PH_S2B-PH-K_1x02_P2.00mm_Horizontal	J1
1	SW_SPDT	Button_Switch_THT:SW_Slide_SPDT_Angled_CK_OS102011MA1Q	SW1
1	nice_nano	nice-nano-kicad-23a94946de4130c5c999a205fb6eb5add68c8ebe:nice_nano	U2

Questions

What parts does the Kippy Keyboard use?

189 parts, built around the CPG151101S11-16. 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 Kippy Keyboard KiCad files?

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

Can I use the Kippy Keyboard design in my own project?

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

Category and platform

Keyboards and input nRF52 and nRF5x

Project files

Show this board on your page

A live frame, for any web page

<iframe src="https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/jkippy-kipboard" title="Kippy Keyboard in PCBKit" width="100%" height="480" style="border:0;border-radius:12px" allow="fullscreen" loading="lazy"></iframe>

A picture

<img src="https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/jkippy-kipboard.jpg" alt="Kippy Keyboard" width="1200" height="900">

A picture that opens the board, for a README

[![Kippy Keyboard](https://pcbkit.io/embed/boards/jkippy-kipboard.jpg?size=s)](https://pcbkit.io/boards/jkippy-kipboard)

Source

Repository: JKippy/Kipboard
Board file: Kippy Keyboard.kicad_pcb
Commit: 77604ae
Licence: Not stated

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