Zerosprey42 Keyboard is a 42-key, wired, beginner friendly, choc v1 hotswap, MonoBlockSplit (Unibody), column-staggered, DIY low-profile mechanical keyboard. It balances between portability and ergonomics with a sleek travel case. This is a remix of ebastler‘s osprey with a low cost RP2040-Zero.
The development of this project is sponsored by PCBWay (affiliate link).
- MCU Board - WaveShare RP2040-Zero
- It includes a powerful RP2040 MCU with a lot of flash memory (2MB), so you can enable many QMK features and layers without worrying about the firmware size.
- Easier to solder (for the DIY soldering option)
- There are very few components/pins to solder for the basic version. You will need to solder diodes, hot swap sockets, and the castellated holes for the RP2040-Zero.
- Choc spacing
- Key switches are arranged tighter than the standard spacing.
- Ergonomics
- Slightly angled sides, with a bigger thumb key.
- Monoblock Enclosure for Portability
- There is an elegant case modified from the original osprey keyboard. It includes a top case, switch plate and a bottom case.
- Firmware
- QMK and Vial are supported. For advanced users, you should be able to use other firmwares including ZMK, KMK (Python-based), PRK (Ruby-based) and keyberon (Rust-based)
| Quantity | Item | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zerosprey42 PCB | |
| 1 | WaveShare RP2040-Zero | |
| 42 | 1N4148 SOD123 diodes | |
| 42 | CPG135001S30 hotswap sockets for choc v1 PG1350 | |
| 42 | choc v1 key switches | |
| 42 | choc v1 keycaps | "choc spacing" required |
DIY kits and prebuilt keyboards are available at https://beekeeb.shop
If you prefer getting the parts by yourself, you can order the PCB from PCBWay or other PCB manufacturers.
- QMK
- Vial (based on QMK)
- ZMK by tubbytwins
For advanced users, other firmwares including KMK (Python/CircuitPython), PRK (Ruby), keyberon (Rust) should be possible.
Precompiled firmware can be found at https://docs.beekeeb.com/zerosprey42-keyboard.
Logos, external symbols and footprints are not covered by the LICENSE in this repo.
This open source hardware project is sponsored by
