Project Info:
- Switches: Choc v1 – Pink
- Keycaps: Choc v1 – white blank keycaps
- PCB: Black mask with white silkscreen (pcbway.com)
- Case: Resin printed plate (pcbway.com)
- Controller: Pro Micro – RP2040 with 16MB storage
Github Repo: https://github.com/gzowski/stenowing
Etsy Store (Limited Stock): https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4305989589/stenowing28-mechanical-keyboard-pcb
Purchase from PCBWay: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Stenowing28_a02406a3.html
This project was again made possible thanks to sponsorship from pcbway.com, due to mistakes my end I ended up having to make some slight adjustments to a Version 2 of the Stenowing28, due to my rushed planning, I had forgotten to run ground traces to all of the back lit LED’s which resulted in only half of the keyboard lighting up.
Although as always, pcbway.com were very helpful in getting that version 2 out to me.
Quality was as I have expected from previous projects with a clean silkscreen print, clean soldering of te PCBA components and just general presentation.
I also had PCBWay produce the back plates on this occasion, usually I would have opted for laser cut acrylic but with PCBWay’s offerings I had to give it a go.
On this occasion I went for for UTR Imagine Black Resin which turned out clean with a smooth finish, no imperfections as well as being within the expected dimesions and each print was individually wrapped for transit.
In terms of the keyboard itself, it’s not your conventional keyboard, I have instead taken a go at designing something for the stenography community, while I cannot use it myself (yet)… It’s something I plan to pick up on.
It’s a 28 key keyboard with a conventional Steno layout with both the bottom left and right key acting as the # keys. The controller was chosen with the intention to run Javelin as opposed to QMK due to it’s embedded dictionaries which removes the requirement to use software such as Plover and allows for the keyboard to be connected into any device and used as a Steno device.
Special thanks to the Plover discord community and those within the #hardware-dev who made this keyboard functional!
I’ve provided a link to the Javelin page within the Plover wiki and I recommend you take a look.
And again, thank you to the individuals over at PCBWay.com for sponsoring another of my designs.
