💻 🖥️ ⌨️ Open-source ~60% Mechanical Keyboard 🎉
Build Guide and additional information here!
Screen and Foot
PCB Images
- OLED Screen
- Rotary Knob
- Sandwich Mount Case
- POM Switch Plate
- 4 Layout Options
- 32-bit Microcontroller
This project uses KiCad 6 for electrical CAD
- No diode matrix enabled by LQFP 100 MCU Footprint
- 32-bit STM32 Microcontroller (STM32F072V8T6)
- USB-C
- PCB Mount Switches
- PCB Mount Stabilizers
- Push-Button Encoder
- 0.91" 128x32px I2C OLED Display (SSD1306)
- V0 had incorrectly valued bypass capacitors. Testing showed no obvious issues, but it is not preferable.
This project uses FreeCAD 0.19 for mechanical CAD
- Assembly 4
- Fasteners
- kicadStepUpMod
- ~60% Keyboard Layout
- 5 Layout Options
- Push Button Encoder
- OLED 128x32 Screen
- Fully Laser Cut Case
- POM Switch Plate
- 2mm diameter fasteners
Main Case Stackup. "0" is the bottom of the case.
| Sheet Number | FreeCAD "Part" | Thickness | Material | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | bottom | 0.125 in | Acrylic |  |
| 1 | closed_spacer | 0.125 in | Acrylic |  |
| 2 | usb_spacer | 0.125 in | Acrylic |  *with feet |
| 3 | usb_spacer | 0.125 in | Acrylic | *with feet |
| 4 | switch_plate | 0.0625 in | POM/Acetal |  |
| 5 | closed_spacer | 0.125 in | Acrylic | |
| 6 | colored_top | 0.125 in | Acrylic |  |
| 7 | clear_top | 0.125 in | Acrylic |  |
Foot stackup. "0" is closest to the case and is on the "top"
| Sheet Number | FreeCAD "Part" | Thickness | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | foot_0 | 0.125 in | Acrylic |
| 1 | foot_1 | 0.125 in | Acrylic |
| 2 | foot_2 | 0.125 in | Acrylic |
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2021 KoBuss LLC
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this hardware, software, and associated documentation files (the "Product"), to deal in the Product without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Product, and to permit persons to whom the Product is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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You can produce and sell this keyboard. KoBuss LLC is not liable. Creator attribution is preferred but not required.
We initially licensed this under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, but have since decided to change it to MIT. This would not be appropriate if the product was in production and had been forked/derived, but because we made the license change early on we deemed it acceptable. If you have any issues with this change, please contact us directly.