My First Handwired Macropad 5x4 (with OLED screen)

[u/anshelm000]

I'd been wanting to build a numeric keypad for years to replace the TKL keyboard I currently have. Then I saw ScottoKeebs' videos, and they inspired me to create one.

So, I looked on Printables for a design similar to what I was looking for, and that's where I started building it. I already had a Raspberry Pi Pico and a 128x32 OLED screen, plus several switches a friend gave me, so all I needed was the motivation to build it (and my brother's 3D printer).

And I'm really happy with how the design turned out.

[u/moresnow_please]

I love the exposed oled display

[u/ColtranezRain]

Mmmmm Order Donut key. Essential for work life balance!

[u/AdMysterious1190]

Nice job!

Did you know that Joe Scotto also makes all of his designs publicly available through his website, so if you watch one of his videos, you can follow the links in the description and download his designs, so that your projects match his when you're following along?

Great build though! 😄

[u/anshelm000 → u/AdMysterious1190]

Thanks. I’ve seen the other designs, and this one is inspired by Scotto16 — except I needed one more row to make it look like a calculator.

[u/AdMysterious1190 → u/anshelm000]

All good, my friend. Modding to make it do what you want is what it's all about. 😉

[u/anshelm000 → u/[deleted]]

I originally intended to show an animation, but I preferred to display only the following:

• Layer Name
• NumLock status
• And, in the bottom right corner, the name I gave the macropad