hardware

keeb.01

A cool keyboard I made to practice the ancient art of bespoke keyboard building.

The finished keyboard with white keycaps, next to the macropad and its drawings

Overview

This was my first serious attempt at building a custom keyboard from scratch. The project involved:

  • Custom PCB design
  • QMK firmware configuration
  • 3D printed case design
  • Hand-wiring and assembly

Technical details

The keyboard features:

  • 65% layout
  • Hot-swappable switches
  • RGB underglow
  • USB-C connectivity
The keyboard PCB layout in KiCad
A 3D render of the PCB's controller section