Project Info:
- Switches: MX Silver equivlents
- Keycaps: XDA profile crystal keycaps, 2U switches black frosted
- Rotary Encoders: Silver dials
- Controller: NiceNano equivilent, support for Bluetooth (NRF52840)
- PCB: Black mask with white silkscreen (pcbway.com)
- Case: PCB top and bottom plates from pcbway.com
- Stabalisers: Screw mounted, gateron stabalisers
- Battery: 1200mAh battery with 2P JST connector
Github Repo: https://github.com/gzowski/shorky21
Etsy Store: (N/A) at present
Purchase from PCBWay:
If purchasing from PCBWay you’ll need to order all 3 projects if you wish to have all 3 plates, alternatively you can purchase just the PCB Plate and build your own housing.
PCB Plate, Base Plate, Top Plate
Thank you to the people over at PCBWay for sponsoring this project and providing all the PCB components of this build.
As with previous projects, PCBWay never cease to impress me with their PCB fabrication quality and the quality of print on the silkscreen. This time round I also attempted to create a logo using the mask layer, doing so has given a shiny appearance to the logo on the underside.
I was skeptical at first as to whether this would come out right but it came out better than I was hoping for. (Photos provided at the end)
Assembly of the PCB was straight forward with this project, thickness is slightly thicker than previous builds given the use of both MX switches and the additional battery which is located on the underside between the base plate and the PCB. It functions perfectly as a game controller which I’m now using regularly for games such as Overwatch, removing the need to have a physical full sized keyboard taking up valuable desk space.
Really happy with how it all turned out and looking forward to exploring other wireless projects in the future given how easily it was to implement the ZMK firmware.
