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Master-Keyboard

Board-Folk·keys·BBC Master/Keyboard/Kicad/Master-Keyboard.kicad_pcb

Master-Keyboard PCB layout, top view — open source board by Board-Folk

About the Master-Keyboard PCB

Master-Keyboard is an open source PCB design by Board-Folk, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 434 × 131.1 mm, with 101 components from 101 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 95 switches, 3 diodes and 1 battery holder.

It belongs with the keyboards and retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

Board Folk Retro Keyboards and Adapters

A replica keyboard for the full size BBC Master (not Compact). We believe this has been build successfully. Most of the tracks are on the back, former wire links now on the front as tracks.

Master-Keyboard, from the project README
From the project README

Master-Keyboard bill of materials (BOM)

101 components, 101 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
Battery
BT1
1
KEY1IN
PL1
1
KEY2IN
PL2
1
ESCAPE
SW1
1
f1
SW2
1
f2
SW3
1
f3
SW4
1
f5
SW5
1
f6
SW6
1
f8
SW7
1
f9
SW8
1
| \
SW9
1
RIGHT
SW10
1
4 (num)
SW11
1
5 (num)
SW12
1
2 (num)
SW13
1
TAB
SW14
1
Z
SW15
1
SPACE
SW16
1
V
SW17
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QtyPartRefs
1
B
SW18
1
M
SW19
1
< ,
SW20
1
> .
SW21
1
? /
SW22
1
COPY
SW23
1
0 (num)
SW24
1
1 (num)
SW25
1
3 (num)
SW26
1
SHIFT LOCK
SW27
1
CAPS LOCK
SW28
1
S
SW29
1
A
SW30
1
C
SW31
1
X
SW32
1
G
SW33
1
F
SW34
1
H
SW35
1
Y
SW36
1
N
SW37
1
J
SW38
1
L
SW39
1
K
SW40
1
+ ;
SW41
1
@
SW42
1
} ]
SW43
1
* :
SW44
1
DELETE
SW45
1
RETURN
SW46
1
# (num)
SW47
1
/ (num)
SW48
1
* (num)
SW49
1
DELETE (num)
SW50
1
, (num)
SW51
1
. (num)
SW52
1
1 !
SW53
1
f0
SW54
1
Q
SW55
1
2 "
SW56
1
W
SW57
1
3 #
SW58
1
D
SW59
1
E
SW60
1
4 $
SW61
1
R
SW62
1
T
SW63
1
5 %
SW64
1
6 &
SW65
1
7 '
SW66
1
f4
SW67
1
U
SW68
1
I
SW69
1
8 {
SW70
1
O
SW71
1
9 )
SW72
1
f7
SW73
1
P
SW74
1
0
SW75
1
= -
SW76
1
{ [
SW77
1
£ _
SW78
1
~ ^
SW79
1
UP
SW80
1
DOWN
SW81
1
LEFT
SW82
1
+ (num)
SW83
1
8 (num)
SW84
1
6 (num)
SW85
1
- (num)
SW86
1
9 (num)
SW87
1
7 (num)
SW88
1
RETURN (num)
SW89
1
SPACE L
SW90
1
SPACE R
SW91
1
LSHIFT
SW92
1
CTRL
SW93
1
RSHIFT
SW94
1
BREAK
SW95
1
CAPS
D15
1
SHIFT
D16
1
POWER
D17

Master-Keyboard design files

The KiCad project lives in the Board-Folk/keys repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Master-Keyboard: common questions

How big is the Master-Keyboard PCB?

The Master-Keyboard measures 434 × 131.1 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Master-Keyboard?

101 components, from 101 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Master-Keyboard design files?

From the Board-Folk/keys repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Master-Keyboard design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with Board-Folk. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

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