Beginner’s entry-level experience of homemade keyboard——Az40_Variety Monster_V3

       The origin of the homemade keyboard came from a customized keyboard kit that I couldn't ask for (I even forgot what it was called). When I first entered the key industry in 20 years ago, I was discovered by a group of friends, and I tried to buy it everywhere without success. In 2021, Shui Qun saw someone selling it, but the price was a bit high and there was no light yet. I remembered the idea of ​​making my own keyboard before entering the pit, and started to prepare (it took a year, I wrote down a plan to be done at the end of 2020, and started learning PCB drawing in the last week of 21). The design idea is to combine the open source 32u4 keyboard on the square and use what I think is the simplest and fastest way to create a board!

Below is the replica keyboard

Let me show you some pictures first

Parts list of V2 version

Tools needed

soldering iron

soldering oil

Tin wire

screwdriver

Configuration: single-mode 47-key hot-swappable RGB, plug-in diode (easy to solder), supports VIA, acrylic gasket shell

It should be noted that the document validity may have expired. I wrote the instructions on the night of January 9, 2022. You can find the corresponding components as shown in the picture. The current minimum price for controlling the typc interface is 45 yuan

The acrylic stacking shell needs to be optimized. The left side of the V1 version is a bit large. V2 will be updated soon.

The picture below is a comparison of V1 green and V2 blue (5 boards, less than 50 yuan discount for new accounts), the order file in the link is the V2 version

Turn on the light effect, save money without using colored acrylic on everything

Recommended acrylic store: Taobao---Yixin Plastic Industry/Xianyu----Yichu (code: Asedong------100 yuan for a set)

The final chapter is expected to be updated over the weekend, and the V3 shell is already on the way to proofing (released on 8.22)