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Nile volga-65

MinaMalty·nile-volga-65·Hardware/PCB/nile-volga-65/nile-volga-65.kicad_sch

This repository ships a schematic but no board layout.

About the Nile volga-65 PCB

Nile volga-65 is an open source RP2040/RP2350 PCB design by MinaMalty, published on GitHub under the Custom license license. It is a board, with 137 components from 70 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family. By type, the board carries 68 switches, 68 diodes and 1 module.

It belongs with the keyboards and retro computing designs in this gallery.

From the project

A compact retro multilingual 65% mechanical keyboard

Nile–Volga 65 is a compact wired 65% mechanical keyboard designed for multilingual typing, programming, schoolwork, and portable use with a laptop stand.

I regularly type using English, Arabic, and Russian keyboard layouts. I already touch-type the English alphabet, but I need visible Arabic and Russian legends.

- Russian in the upper-left - Arabic in the upper-right - English numbers and programming punctuation centered below - No printed English alphabet letters

Main components on the Nile volga-65

RaspberryPi_Pico

Nile volga-65 bill of materials (BOM)

137 components, 70 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
RaspberryPi_Pico
A2
1
Esc
SW1
1
1
SW2
1
2
SW3
1
3
SW4
1
4
SW5
1
5
SW6
1
6
SW7
1
7
SW8
1
8
SW9
1
9
SW10
1
0
SW11
1
Minus
SW12
1
Equal
SW13
1
Backspace
SW14
1
Delete
SW15
1
Tab
SW16
1
T
SW17
1
P
SW18
1
Q
SW19
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QtyPartRefs
1
Y
SW20
1
LeftBracket
SW21
1
W
SW22
1
U
SW23
1
RightBracket
SW24
1
E
SW25
1
I
SW26
1
Backslash
SW27
1
R
SW28
1
O
SW29
1
PageUp
SW30
1
CapsLock
SW31
1
G
SW32
1
Semicolon
SW33
1
A
SW34
1
H
SW35
1
Quote
SW36
1
S
SW37
1
J
SW38
1
Enter
SW39
1
D
SW40
1
K
SW41
1
F
SW43
1
L
SW44
1
PageDown
SW45
1
LeftShift
SW46
1
B
SW47
1
Slash
SW48
1
Z
SW49
1
N
SW50
1
RightShift
SW51
1
X
SW52
1
M
SW53
1
C
SW55
1
Comma
SW56
1
Up
SW57
1
V
SW58
1
Period
SW59
1
End
SW60
1
LeftCtrl
SW61
1
Windows
SW62
1
LeftAlt
SW63
1
Space
SW64
1
RightAlt
SW65
1
Fn
SW66
1
RightCtrl
SW67
1
Left
SW68
1
Right
SW69
1
Down
SW70
68
1N4148
D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 +60

Nile volga-65 design files

The KiCad project lives in the MinaMalty/nile-volga-65 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

Nile volga-65: common questions

What microcontroller does the Nile volga-65 use?

The Nile volga-65 is built around the RaspberryPi_Pico, from the RP2040/RP2350 family.

How many components are on the Nile volga-65?

137 components, from 70 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 Nile volga-65 design files?

From the MinaMalty/nile-volga-65 repository on GitHub, which has the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the Nile volga-65 design in my own project?

It is published under Custom license, which limits how it may be reused; read the license before building on it.

Can I test firmware for the Nile volga-65 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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