

Base
HYKU Tablet - A Low Latency Pen-Tablet Input Device for osu!
- Size
- 61 × 50 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 28
- Nets
- 27
- Pads
- 117
- Tracks, vias
- 157, 42
- Pours
- 2
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 25 Dec 2021
- Updated
- 25 May 2022
Overview
Base is an open-source printed circuit board by sssata, from the sssata/HYKU repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 61 × 50 mm with 28 parts on 27 nets, routed with 157 tracks and 42 vias.
It is built around the NC7SB3257P6X and MMBT3904. Its parts include 10 resistors, 3 ICs, 3 transistors, 1 capacitor and 1 connector.
Main components
2NC7SB3257P6X
SC-70-6-40℃~+85℃ 0.25ns@5.5V,50pF 10uA 2/1 4V~5.5V Output enable high-impedance、Break-before-make function Single Supply SC-70-6 Signal Switches, Multiplexers, Decoders ROHSonsemiSignal Switches, Multiplexers, DecodersMMBT3904
SOT-23-55℃~+150℃ 1 NPN 100 100nA 200mA 200mW 300MHz 300mV 40V 6V NPN SOT-23 Bipolar (BJT) ROHSJiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (CJ)Bipolar (BJT)
README
README.md
First Time Setup Instructions, Updated for HYKU Configurator v0.6
- Download HYKU_Configurator.exe from here.
- Plug in tablet with a USB-C cable. The LED should light up in a bright rainbow.
- Deactivate tablet by holding down the keyswitchs for 1 second. The LED should turn blue.
- Open the HYKU Configurator and open the Tools tab. Ensure tablet is recognized by the program with the "Connected" indicator at the bottom left.
- Click Fetch Releases button, select latest version (v0.5 as of now), and press Update.
- After Update completes, the tablet will need to be re-calibrated.
- To Calibrate, position arm in a straight line as shown in image and press calibrate.

- Reactivate tablet by holding down the keyswitchs for 1 second. The LED should turn bright rainbow.
Configurator Usage Instructions
- Configure tablet screen area and tablet area by entering values in the Area Settings tab.
- Ensure Tablet is plugged in and recognized by the program with the "Connected" indicator at the bottom left.
- Press the Upload button to apply settings and upload them to the tablet.
Multi Monitor Instructions

What is it?
The HYKU Tablet is a novel drawing tablet-style input device designed from the ground up for osu!.
Image Below Links to Video:
Why HYKU?
The goal of the HYKU is to create a pen tablet that is optimized for low latency. Most drawing tablets currently available offer polling rates below 200 Hz and have some level of hardware filtering that further decreases responsiveness, while the HYKU provides 600 Hz of raw sensor output.
Using the HYKU
The HYKU tablet is plug and play and requires no drivers. The screen and tablet area settings are written and saved on the tablet through the HYKU Configurator utility.
The configurator utility allows:
- Setting Screen area and Tablet area
- Setting cursor smoothing
The tablet features a single button:
Download
The latest version of the configurator program can be found in Releases.
What's in the Box
- 1x HYKU Tablet, fully assembled
- 1x Tablet Pen, Removable
- 1x 2m USB Type C to USB Type A Cable
Tablet Specs
- Polling Rate: 600 Hz
- Max Tablet Area: Approx. 100mm x 80mm
- Max Physical Resolution: Approx. 0.091mm
- Connector: USB-C
- Hot Swappable Switch
- OS Compatibility: Windows 10 64-bit
Parts
28| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5.1k | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R1, R8, R9, R10 |
| 4 | MountingHole | MountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3_Pad_Via | H1, H2, H3, H4 |
| 3 | 10k | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R2, R3, R4 |
| 3 | MMBT3904 | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23 | Q1, Q2, Q3 |
| 2 | 10R | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R6, R7 |
| 1 | 100nF | Capacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric | C1 |
| 1 | 68R | Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric | R5 |
| 1 | AS5600 | Package_SO:SOIC-8_3.9x4.9mm_P1.27mm | U3 |
| 1 | LOGO | base:hyku_logo | G*** |
| 1 | NC7SB3257P6X | Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-363_SC-70-6 | U2 |
| 1 | SW_SPST_LED_RGB | keyswitches:Kailh_socket_MX_SMD_RGB | SW2 |
| 1 | Seeeduiono_Xiao | KeypadLib:Seeeduino_Xiao | U1 |
| 1 | TO ARM | UltraLibrarian:SM05B-NSHSS-TBLFSN | J1 |
The 24 most common of 28 parts.
Questions
How big is the Base PCB?
It measures 61 × 50 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Base use?
28 parts, built around the NC7SB3257P6X and MMBT3904. 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 Base KiCad files?
From the sssata/HYKU repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is kicad/base/base.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Base design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 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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