placed most of pcb

Placed switches with different units like 3.25u for spacebar. Placed the NRF and the oled along with switch and battery plug. All that's left now is the LED strip with capacitors.

zliskovyi added to the journal 1/15/2026 at 7:15 PM ago

assigned footprints and ran the checker

Today I was able to assign all the footprints but decided to throw out the encoder :sad
pretty smooth and easy process. I am glad that I can finally start doing the pcb soon.

zliskovyi added to the journal 1/14/2026 at 8:50 PM ago

Final schematic(hopefully)

Added a rotary encoder and organized the sheet. Looks a lot better now.

final specs:
-nrf52840 board
-28x ws2812b leds
-28x mx switches
-0.91" OLED display
-reset button
-4x mounting holes (m3)

zliskovyi added to the journal 1/14/2026 at 8:31 PM ago

First schematic draft

This should be roughly what the schematic will be but I might add some more features along the way.
28 switches, all backlit with ws2812b led strip. I also added an OLED display. I'll be using the NRF52840 board because it has enough pins and fits all my needs.

zliskovyi added to the journal 1/4/2026 at 5:15 AM ago

Planning

I saw this tiktok and instantly wanted to make my own half keyboard for peak valorant gameplay

Im gonna use roughly the same key layout, but I will ditch the knobs, add a 0.91" screen, and hopefully some nice rgb.

zliskovyi started zazahalf 1/4/2026 at 3:57 AM ago

1/3/2026 - Planning

I saw this tiktok and instantly wanted to make my own half keyboard for peak valorant gameplay

Im gonna use roughly the same key layout, but I will ditch the knobs, add a 0.91" screen, and hopefully some nice rgb.

1/14/2026 12:31 PM - First schematic draft

1/14/2026 12:50 PM - Final schematic(hopefully)

Added a rotary encoder and organized the sheet. Looks a lot better now.

final specs:
-nrf52840 board
-28x ws2812b leds
-28x mx switches
-0.91" OLED display
-reset button
-4x mounting holes (m3)

1/15/2026 11 AM - assigned footprints and ran the checker

Today I was able to assign all the footprints but decided to throw out the encoder :sad
pretty smooth and easy process. I am glad that I can finally start doing the pcb soon.

1/15/2026 1 PM - placed most of pcb

Placed switches with different units like 3.25u for spacebar. Placed the NRF and the oled along with switch and battery plug. All that's left now is the LED strip with capacitors.