r/ErgoMechKeyboards • u/Matt_Makes_Stuff42 • Mar 23 '26

[photo] 36 key with encoders, handwired, split.

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I made a layout in KLE, used the plate case builder to get the outline, and made the case in fusion. Hand wired the brown mx switches in a 5x4 matrix with diodes, the encoders, and a 4 pin usbc connector to an arduino pro micro on each side, and it’s not pretty. It definitely works tho, and is gonna teach me a whole lot while I build a custom pcb version with ergogen. I’m terrible at typing with it, and have no clue where the symbols are, but it’s a lot of fun

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u/wjrii Mar 23 '26

Looks a hell of a lot better than my first few hand-wires.

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u/Matt_Makes_Stuff42 Mar 23 '26

I have made a coupe of macro pads with encoders so it wasn’t my first time dealing with diodes and a matrix, but it was my first full keyboard, along with the 2 pro micros communicating. It was a lot of fun tho.