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Half plate

tzarc·keyboards·Ghoul/v1.0/half-plate/half-plate.kicad_pcb

Half plate PCB layout, top view — open source board by tzarc
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About the Half plate PCB

Half plate is an open source PCB design by tzarc, published on GitHub under the CERN-OHL-S-2.0 license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 95.3 × 76.2 mm, with 24 components from 2 distinct parts.

It belongs with the keyboards designs in this gallery.

From the project

@tzarc's custom keyboard designs.

Planck-like development board for QMK, using SparkFun MicroMod for hot-swap MCU capability.

2x4x5=40 layout with encoder and RGB OLED, per-key RGB.

Has hardware support for MicroSD, SPI EEPROM, SPI NOR Flash.

Uses 74HC589 SPI Shift Registers for key matrix.

Half plate, from the project README
From the project README

Half plate bill of materials (BOM)

24 components, 2 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
20
MX Switch
H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8 +12
4
Screw
H21, H22, H23, H24

Half plate design files

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

Half plate: common questions

How big is the Half plate PCB?

The Half plate measures 95.3 × 76.2 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the Half plate?

24 components, from 2 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 Half plate design files?

From the tzarc/keyboards 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 Half plate design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its CERN-OHL-S-2.0 license, which tzarc chose for the repository.

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