12/3/2025 9:09 PM - design the basic keyboard

soooo this is my first project here. im pretty exited. i wanted to build a split keyboard for a long time so here it is. this is a 60% split ortho staggered wireless keyboard. it will have a pcb and 3d printed parts, so i will be able to actually complete this project! this is the schem, ill finish the pcb in a few hours. if you wonder i use the scotto keebs library

12/3/2025 9:40 PM - made the pcb

soooo after making the schem... its time to make the pcb. i made it using keycad (btw) and i used the scotto keebs kicad library and a random jst connector i found. i made the basic pcb, routed it and made the outline of it (only the right half). i was pretty hard considering i had things like assigning parts to the kicad symnols which i didnt know i was suppose to be doing and i had a few drc problems (first time using kicad). but to be honest this was pretty cool.

i forgot to upload the last jurnal in time so dont kill me i put the hours i worked on it and rounded it up to the bottom

12/3/2025 11 PM - cad for the case

just made the cad for the case. it is slighly tanted (2 degrees). it doesnt have a plate and screw holes. i'm thinking of adding more components like a screen, an on/off switch, a restart button and and 1 more key in each half.

12/4/2025 - re-routed the pcb, and added bom

sooo, i redesign the whole thing. why? i wanted extra key, it was wired pretty horribly so i couldnt add stuff like a screen, trrs port for the promicro option, a reset button and on/off switch. i wasnt happy with the pins of the micro controller (i needed it on the other side so i could connect thing cleanly. also i needed more screw holes. it took me so much time and i had to send it to review. i also made the bom so here you go. i had to search for different footprints (like the nice!view) and i had to re-router it because i made the lines too thin and then it gave me errors when i thickened it, so know to not be stupid like me.
i have also added graphics like silkscreen and on the mask layer, and i connected the two halfs so i wouldnt need 2 different orders.

12/6/2025 9 PM - cad for case + multi color

so i in the last 3 days i made the cad for the keyboard. each half has a plate and a case (which has a multicolor option). i did test model and twicked it a little bit. the multicolor took me half of the time, because i had to save it as an svg, then i realized i need dxf, then onshap didnt exapt it because it was too complicated and i tried in solidworks and it didnt work so i had to simplify it then i had to make it into onshape and then orca slicer didnt made the lines the way i painted it so i asked on reddit and learend i had to switch to arachne wall patern. i also wanted a tanted case and that took me an hour to make it good and after a test print it was too high for a keyboard.

12/6/2025 10 PM - ordering parts and making a bom

so i ordered some stuff, like hardware, electronics the pcb and stuff for my soldering iron like flux, the things that cleans it(like the brass hair or something like that) and new tips. i also updated the bom

12/7/2025 - printed the parts

so i went ahead and printed the parts. i used arachne wall generator, 3 walls, 15% gyroid infill and 0.2mm layer hight. printed on the the a1 printer. this was my first multicolor print so i think this turned out pretty good. this took me a few times because i got a clog in the middle of the first print and had to fix it, i got spageti because i use too low of a temp for petg, so be sure to test it with a benchy or a temp tower.

12/19/2025 - got the pcb and started soldering

so i got the pcb and started soldering. i know my soldering is terrible but i use a 1$ soldering iron from ali express and a cheap solder too. i hope this wont cause problems

1/9/2026 - finished the soldering and the firmware

i know its a while, but i had an exam season. i have finished the soldering and then finished the firmware. i used zmk for it so you can copy it easily. you can see it on my github!
ITS BEEN AMAZING SO GO AND BUILD YOURS NOW

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