Thumb cluster left

JesusFreke·lalboard·kicad/thumb_cluster_left.kicad_pcb

Thumb cluster left PCB layout, top view — open source board by JesusFreke

About the Thumb cluster left PCB

Thumb cluster left is an open source PCB design by JesusFreke, published on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 41.2 × 46.6 mm, with 16 components from 8 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 5 resistors and 1 connector.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

Online viewer for cluster assemblies: - finger - left thumb - right thumb

The overall functionality of the lalboard is obviously heavily based on the DataHand, but I designed all of the specific key mechanisms, etc. from scratch, to be printable on a normal hobby-level FDM printer.

With my DataHand, I never felt like I could get the keys positioned quite right for my hand. So one of my primary focuses with the lalboard was adjustability. Each key cluster can be independently adjusted in all 6 degrees of freedom to some extent.

Thumb cluster left, from the project README
From the project README

Thumb cluster left bill of materials (BOM)

16 components, 8 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
Conn_01x07
J1
5
IR908-7C-F
IR1, IR2, IR3, IR4, IR5
5
PT908-7B-F
PT1, PT2, PT3, PT4, PT5
1
C25867
56
R1
1
C11702
100
R2
1
C11702
120
R3
1
C25744
180
R4
1
C25100
150
R5

Thumb cluster left design files

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

Thumb cluster left: common questions

How big is the Thumb cluster left PCB?

The Thumb cluster left measures 41.2 × 46.6 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Thumb cluster left?

16 components, from 8 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 Thumb cluster left design files?

From the JesusFreke/lalboard 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 Thumb cluster left design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its Apache-2.0 license, which JesusFreke chose for the repository.

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