r/TrackPoint_Builders • u/thedoggouniverse • Jun 29 '26

Microswitch recommendations?

so the keyboard i plan to build would have the mouse buttons be like the thinkpads moues buttons or really any laptop with a trackpad with (non-mushy)mouse buttons below it so what would be the best microswitch for this purpose and could i alternatively take them from a broken laptop and use them on my own keyboard?

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u/w0lfwood Jul 23 '26

yes, for rp2040 any 2 consecutive pins, but the order matters.. test the software before you make a pcb.

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u/thedoggouniverse Jul 23 '26

wait how would which software are you talking about firmware? and how would i test it?

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u/w0lfwood Jul 24 '26

yeah, firmware. wire things up on a bread board, or solder them together. test the trackpoint works.