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1. deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:47 UTC deʃhipu

   Giving KiCad a chance...

   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:42 UTC deʃhipu

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     And the keyboard is done. I like it, and I think this is going to be my travel keyboard from now on (the magnetic connector in the middle lets me split it in two for transport).

   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:43 UTC deʃhipu

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     This took a long time, because I was waiting for the switch sockets. They arrived yesterday, and I made a record number of mistakes: soldered the caps sideways and spent hours wondering why I can't program the chip. Finally, when it came to programming, I discovered that I routed everything wrong, and will have to move the chip to the other half to make it working. Today I woke up sick, and I'm staying in bed — it was probably already starting yesterday, which would explain all the mistakes.

   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:43 UTC deʃhipu

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     One more try, this time with magnetic connectors between the halves. Initial fit test is fine, tomorrow assembly. I might need to file the edges of the connectors a little, as I put them too close together, but probably just bending the legs a bit will be sufficient.

     Tagomago repeated this.
   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:44 UTC deʃhipu

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     I also want a board for experimenting with layouts, with switch sockets and a full matrix. This is my first time using sockets and they are a bit of a pain to route. I moved the diodes to the back, since the sockets are going to make it thick anyways.

   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:45 UTC deʃhipu

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     Back to Fritzing.

   • deʃhipu (deshipu@mastodon.technology)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Apr-2022 15:36:45 UTC deʃhipu

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     I made it a little more minimal, to make it closer to Ben Vallack's Card that was the original inspiration.