I saw that link in another thread and yes it is very nice. I'm not sure how he is doing the keyboard as it seems he is using individual buttons but I know making a keyboard isn't cheap so hopefully he has a nice way of doing it.
I'd like to do something like this with P2 when it's released although I could probably have a go at it using a couple of P1s plus my Tachyon O/S running network and file system stuff etc as it supports multiple SD cards and open files. I think I should just build something close to this design in the meantime just for the fun of it. Anyone know of any suitable displays I could use?
I'm not sure how he is doing the keyboard as it seems he is using individual buttons but I know making a keyboard isn't cheap so hopefully he has a nice way of doing it.
I think the keys are actually flat. He just routed out the side and bottom edges so that they flex along the top edge.
I'm not sure how he is doing the keyboard as it seems he is using individual buttons but I know making a keyboard isn't cheap so hopefully he has a nice way of doing it.
I think the keys are actually flat. He just routed out the side and bottom edges so that they flex along the top edge.
Yes, 3 edges are routed and then a thin laminate layer is used between that Flex Layer and the landing layer.
He said it works best with some glue added, and there were also comments about dirt.
I wondered if carefully placed stitching vias could improve dirt tolerance, by giving dirt somewhere to go.
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I'd like to do something like this with P2 when it's released although I could probably have a go at it using a couple of P1s plus my Tachyon O/S running network and file system stuff etc as it supports multiple SD cards and open files. I think I should just build something close to this design in the meantime just for the fun of it. Anyone know of any suitable displays I could use?
There was another recent thread on this, that search seems unable to find...
That design uses SSD1963 + MIPs, so it may be possible to do a 2 x P2 equivalent, and a 1 x P2 variant with lower specs.
I think the keys are actually flat. He just routed out the side and bottom edges so that they flex along the top edge.
He said it works best with some glue added, and there were also comments about dirt.
I wondered if carefully placed stitching vias could improve dirt tolerance, by giving dirt somewhere to go.