2 layers126.5 × 83 mm
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hackclub/OnBoard
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66 parts915
2 layers99.5 × 50 mm
Binkey
kashsuks/binkeyBinkey, short for binary keyboard is a small macropad that allows you to count using binary!!
- Size
- 99.5 × 50 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 66
- Nets
- 20
- Pads
- 71
- Tracks, vias
- 102, 0
- Pours
- 1
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
- Created
- 29 Jun 2025
- Updated
- 5 Jul 2025
Overview
Binkey is an open-source printed circuit board by kashsuks, from the kashsuks/binkey repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 99.5 × 50 mm with 66 parts on 20 nets, routed with 102 tracks and 0 vias.
Its parts include 5 switches, 4 resistors, 4 diodes and 1 IC. It belongs with the keyboards and input boards and the RP2040 boards of this library.
README
README.mdbinkey
Binkey, short for binary keyboard is a small macropad that allows you to count using binary!! It uses 4 switches, 4 LED's, and a EC11 rotary encoder
Why did I build this?
I made this as a part of Pathfinder, a You Ship We Ship for hackclub where you build a game controller with a few constraints.
Images and Assets
Schematic:
PCB (Front):
PCB (Back):
Code
The code was fully written in Arduino INO as one of the requirements for pathfinder was that the code must be written in C++. This left me to either use some really obscure and hard framework that took forever to learn, or learn Arduino INO.
Parts
66| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:orphSmall | G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 10 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:computer | G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 9 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:fir | G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 7 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:drum | G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 6 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:flagSmall | G***, G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 5 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:misterChiefSmal | G***, G***, G***, G***, G*** |
| 4 | L08R5000Q1 | xiaorp2040:LEDRD254W57D500H1070 | D1, D2, D3, D4 |
| 4 | R | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0204_L3.6mm_D1.6mm_P7.62mm_Horizontal | R1, R2, R3, R4 |
| 4 | SW_Push | Button_Switch_Keyboard:SW_Cherry_MX_1.00u_PCB | SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4 |
| 1 | LOGO | xiaorp2040:awpmid | G*** |
| 1 | RotaryEncoder_Switch | xiaorp2040:RotaryEncoder_EC11 | SW5 |
| 1 | XIAO-RP2040-DIP | xiaorp2040:XIAO-RP2040-DIP | U1 |
Questions
How big is the Binkey PCB?
It measures 99.5 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Binkey use?
66 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 Binkey KiCad files?
From the kashsuks/binkey repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/pcb.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/pcb.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Binkey design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).
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