Rhenium-THT

Enderman8843·Rhenium-THT·PCB/Rheneium.kicad_pcb

About the Rhenium-THT PCB

Rhenium-THT is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by Enderman8843, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 358.8 × 134.9 mm, with 166 components from 14 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. By type, the board carries 82 switches, 82 diodes, 1 module and 1 connector.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

Rhenium was named after the inspiration taken from the chromium browser!

Before that make sure the assemeble the keyboard and connect it via the usb-c , and to flash the firmware use the bootsel btn and build the .uf2 fie usinf qmk-compile (Note the firmware is untested)

Rhenium-THT, from the project README — From the project README

Main components on the Rhenium-THT

RaspberryPi_Pico

Rhenium-THT bill of materials (BOM)

166 components, 14 distinct parts.

Qty	Part	Footprint	Refs
1	RaspberryPi_Pico	RaspberryPi_Pico_Common_Unspecified	A1
1	Conn_01x04_Pin	SSD1306-0.91-OLED-4pin-128x32	J1
1	ESC	SW_Cherry_MX_1.00u_PCB	SW1
65	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_1.00u_PCB	SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW8, SW9 +57
1	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_2.00u_PCB	SW26
2	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_1.50u_PCB	SW27, SW39
1	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_1.75u_PCB	SW40
2	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_2.25u_PCB	SW52, SW53
7	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_1.25u_PCB	SW64, SW67, SW77, SW79, SW80, SW82, SW83
1	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_2.75u_PCB	SW65
1	SW_Push	SW_Cherry_MX_6.25u_PCB	SW81
1	RotaryEncoder_Switch	RotaryEncoder_Alps_EC11E-Switch_Vertical_H20mm	SW84
81	D	D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_Horizontal	D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +73
1	1N4148	D_DO-35_SOD27_P7.62mm_Horizontal	D72

Rhenium-THT design files

The KiCad project lives in the Enderman8843/Rhenium-THT repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

LayoutPCB/Rheneium.kicad_pcb
SchematicPCB/Rheneium.kicad_sch

Rhenium-THT: common questions

What microcontroller does the Rhenium-THT use?

The Rhenium-THT is built around the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How big is the Rhenium-THT PCB?

The Rhenium-THT measures 358.8 × 134.9 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Rhenium-THT?

166 components, from 14 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Rhenium-THT design files?

From the Enderman8843/Rhenium-THT repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Rhenium-THT design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which Enderman8843 chose for the repository.

Can I test firmware for the Rhenium-THT 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.