Plate
About the Plate PCB
Plate is an open source PCB design by mylestunglee, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 216.6 × 96 mm, with 36 components from 5 distinct parts.
By type, the board carries 33 switches and 3 diodes.
It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.
From the project
A mechanical keyboard
The articulation70 keyboard is a successor to the articulation80, with LEDs and a more personalised layout.
It features: - Variable pinky stagger, supporting ±1 mm vertically offsetted soldering configurations. - 3 × 6 main body, 3 thumb switches, 2 corner switches and 3 × 4 numpad layout. - Kailh Choc V1 hot-swap support. - A breakaway-able number pad. - Serial or I2C connection between halves. - Pro Micro-compatible controller support, however a micro-controller. with more pins are required to operate LEDs 2 and 3. - 3 LEDs - Reversible PCB to reduce manufacturing costs for hobby usage.
Plate bill of materials (BOM)
36 components, 5 distinct parts.
| Qty | Part | Footprint | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | ~ | Switch | SW11, SW12, SW13, SW14, SW15, SW17, SW18, SW19 +19 |
| 6 | ~ | SwitchDown | SW16, SW26, SW35, SW36, SW45, SW46 |
| 1 | 1 | LED | D1 |
| 1 | 2 | LED | D2 |
| 1 | 3 | LED | D3 |
Plate design files
The KiCad project lives in the mylestunglee/articulation70 repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.
- Layoutright_plate/plate.kicad_pcb
- Schematicright_plate/plate.kicad_sch
Plate: common questions
How big is the Plate PCB?
The Plate measures 216.6 × 96 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.2 mm thick.
How many components are on the Plate?
36 components, from 5 distinct parts. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.
Where can I download the Plate design files?
From the mylestunglee/articulation70 repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the schematic; the links under Design files point to each one.
Can I use the Plate design in my own project?
The repository has no license, so all rights stay with mylestunglee. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.
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