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WAKeyboard

DLBPointon·WAKeyboard

WAKeyboard

About the WAKeyboard PCB

WAKeyboard is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by DLBPointon, published on GitHub. It is a board, with 134 components from 4 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the Raspberry_Pi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. By type, the board carries 66 switches, 66 diodes, 1 IC and 1 connector.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

Homemade and Handwired... What A Keyboard!

Whilst waiting for a replacement for a beautiful split keyboard, the Sofle v2, i jumped into the rabbit hole of Mechanical Keyboards. It didn't help that my daughter now wants her own, so here I am learning in public.

- Although the dedicated MCU socket is a good idea, to me anyway, it add ALOT of headroom. Perhaps, if the extra gpio pins pointed downwards so that the socket can pop out of the top and the pins point below... that would be a nice to have and potentially not hard to design...

Main components on the WAKeyboard

Raspberry_Pi_Pico

WAKeyboard bill of materials (BOM)

134 components, 4 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
Raspberry_Pi_Pico
U1
1
OLED_128x64
J1
66
Switch
SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8 +58
66
Diode
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +58

WAKeyboard design files

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

WAKeyboard: common questions

What microcontroller does the WAKeyboard use?

The WAKeyboard is built around the Raspberry_Pi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How many components are on the WAKeyboard?

134 components, from 4 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the WAKeyboard design files?

From the DLBPointon/WAKeyboard repository on GitHub, which has the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the WAKeyboard design in my own project?

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

Can I test firmware for the WAKeyboard without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug RP2040/RP2350 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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