Macropad

24 May

rough outline of what the layout will look like - the keycaps in white - encoder at the top left - microcontroller on the right - i think i'll put a graphic onto the pcb silkcreen in the empty space Board Selection - able to be used wirelessly and wired - enough pins for all switches i took a look at zmk firmware, mainly used for wireless keyboards the nice_nano that uses NRF52840 seems suitable and is widely avaible on aliexpress zmk also supports encoders Switches and Keycaps i'll likely use a varient of the low profile kailh choc switches and keycaps

begin the PCB

watched a video on how to setup the footprint and symbols in kicad made the key matrix of 3x3 (minus the 1) Time Spent: 2hrs

26 May

Built the Firmware

edited the romac keyboard template to fit the 3x3 layout with some basic letter keys Time Spent 30mins