It's me again, bringing you some more updates on what we're up to at Keebio! There's been quite a bit of progress on a few custom mechanical designs, opening up room for more work on other boards.
Spotted in the Wild - Community Builds
Here’s a look at some incredible split keyboard setups we’ve seen lately:
Iris Split Keyboard Builds
- Day 5 of using a Keebio Iris LM
- My first split: Iris LM
- Keebio Iris w/DCX Sapphire
- New year, new build! Upgraded my Iris to the aluminium case
- Refresh on the Iris Rev 4
Tenting Stands for Split Keyboards
Cepstrum Low-Profile Keyboard
Sinc
Quefrency
Updates
Demod LM - Low-profile Number Pad
The initial design of the PCB and aluminum case for the Demod LM numpad has been completed. It's been a lot easier to work on case design for PCBs with more recent versions of KiCAD and its improved STEP exports of PCB design. It's been helpful for iterating back and forth between the PCB and case designs, as sometimes, the PCB design needs a bit of tweaking based on how it fits into the case.
The case has been made as slim as possible, with a height of 9.5mm prior to the Shroomie feet being installed. The design style is similar to that of the Iris CE and Iris LM, with added plate support foam, o-rings, and silicone tray liner.
For stabilizers, while the Demod LM uses Choc V2 switches, it'll use Gateron Low-Profile stabilizers, which will be included with the kit.
Prototypes of the PCB and aluminum case have been ordered, so some actual pictures of it should be coming out in a couple weeks.
We'll work on a corresponding set of keycaps to go along with it as well.
Quefrency LM
The right-half PCB of the Quefrency LM has now been completed, completing the full PCB kit, along with the design of the case. The height of the case matches that of the Demod LM, as well as the depth, so it'll match up well with each other. (No, you won't be able to plug the Demod LM into the Quefrency LM.)
Another thing that's been added to the Quefrency LM case is a recessed area for a MagSafe sticker to be applied, allowing it to work with our tenting stand kit.
Aluminum Plates
The aluminum plates for the Sinc, Quefrency, FoldKB, and Nyquist are getting a bit of an upgrade.
The bottom plates now have additional holes for Shroomie feet to be inserted through, replacing the need for SKUF feet. The feet will be pre-installed for all kits, so the feet do not need to be purchased.
The underside of switch plates also have an exposed square pad on them to allow for an ESD foam piece to connect to it, allowing for better ESD protection when matched with a revised PCB with a corresponding exposed pad.
In the short-term, we do have a run of Nyquist FR4 plates with these upgrades applied.
WTF60 Complete Build
We've worked up an option to purchase a fully-built WTF60 keyboard, complete with silent Durock Shrimp switches and a set of keycaps.
This board is ready to use right out of the box, so you can get to training your brain right away on a new way of typing.
Specifications:
- Black GH60 case
- White on Black keycaps
- Silent Tactile Durock Shrimp Switches
- WTF60 PCB
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