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The cool keeb

dadancingmonkey·The_cool_keeb·PCB/coolkeeb.kicad_pcb

The cool keeb PCB layout, top view — open source board by dadancingmonkey

About the The cool keeb PCB

The cool keeb is an open source PCB design by dadancingmonkey, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 311.6 × 128.5 mm, with 164 components from 4 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 82 LEDs, 81 diodes and 1 connector.

It belongs with the keyboards, iot & wireless and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

cool custom keyboard

Description The CoolKeeb is a cool custom keyboard that was fully designed and made by me. It is a general gaming keyboard that has a premium enclosure and bluetooth wireless cabilities whille retaining RGB illumination.

It includes: - custom PCB that hosues the switches - Hotswappable sockets - exploded 75% format with 80 keys + a volume knob - Nice!Nano MCU - 2000mAh battery - Cherry MX Brown switches - Per-Key RGB illumination - side printed PBT keycaps - 3d printed & aluminum sheetmetal enclosure

The cool keeb, from the project README
From the project README

The cool keeb bill of materials (BOM)

164 components, 4 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_01x02_Socket
J1-battery1
41
MX_SK6812MINI-E
LED1, LED2, LED3, LED4, LED5, LED6, LED7, LED8 +33
41
MX_SK6812MINI-E
LED14, LED15, LED16, LED17, LED18, LED19, LED20, LED21 +33
81
1N4148WS
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +73

The cool keeb design files

The KiCad project lives in the dadancingmonkey/The_cool_keeb repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

The cool keeb: common questions

How big is the The cool keeb PCB?

The The cool keeb measures 311.6 × 128.5 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the The cool keeb?

164 components, from 4 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the The cool keeb design files?

From the dadancingmonkey/The_cool_keeb repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the The cool keeb design in my own project?

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

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