Wouldn’t it be great if your Steam Deck also had a keyboard. Kārlis over at GitHub has you covered. In this project, Kārlis uses the Raspberry Pi Pico to make a super thin keyboard. Here’s more from Tom’s Hardware:
Kārlis also experimented with lamination film in place of the OHP transparency film, the idea being that the final unit could be laminated together. However, the lamination film was too thin and cutting the copper tape also often cut the film. OHP transparency film proved to be a better option in that it was the thicker of the two.
The PCB layout was designed by Kārlis just for this project using Kicad. The main board driving the keyboard is a Raspberry Pi Pico running QMK firmware. Kārlis also created a useful editing tool called the KB-Editor that can be used to create and edit custom keyboard layouts. You can find the source code for the tool and try it out in browser over at GitHub.
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
No comments:
Post a Comment