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Theboard

jeffdhooton·jingis38·output/pcbs/theboard.kicad_pcb

Theboard PCB layout, top view — open source board by jeffdhooton

About the Theboard PCB

Theboard is an open source PCB design by jeffdhooton, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 298.5 × 123.3 mm, with 79 components from 5 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 38 switches, 38 diodes, 1 IC and 1 LED.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

38-key ergonomic keyboard

This is an ergonomic, 38-key, VIAL compatible keyboard based off of the corne/crkbd but with a larger column stagger. I designed the board to be hotswap, and use cheap SMD components, and a 3D printed case.

You will need all of the following to build one of these boards.

1. PCBs from a PCB manufacturer (JLCPCB cost me $18 for 5 of these boards)

Once you receive your PCBs in, and have all of your components - you're ready to build. Building this board should be pretty straight forward for anybody that's done so for other boards before. If you haven't, then the build process is as follows:

Theboard, from the project README
From the project README

Theboard bill of materials (BOM)

79 components, 5 distinct parts.

QtyPartRefs
1
—
MCU1
1
—
B1
38
—
S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8 +30
1
OLED
OLED1
38
—
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +30

Theboard design files

The KiCad project lives in the jeffdhooton/jingis38 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Theboard: common questions

How big is the Theboard PCB?

The Theboard measures 298.5 × 123.3 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Theboard?

79 components, from 5 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the Theboard design files?

From the jeffdhooton/jingis38 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Theboard design in my own project?

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

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