The “main” half acts as a master that forwards events produced from its sibling to the computer. Building itĪ keyboard is formed by a matrix of switches wired to main chip which converts those row/columns activations into keystroke events (KEY_A, KEY_F2,…) and sends them to the computer.īut in a split keyboard, each half has its own chip that controls it.

Keyboard for myself but one that could alleviate my wrist while, my DIY spiritĪnd experimentation desire with orthogonal, split keyboards which are the strangest girl in the party. These points put together the “necessity” of building not only an additional Prebuild keyboards are quite good but the advantage of building your own is that you choose not only the layout of them, but the form factor, the tactile responsiveness, and the behavior as the chip that rules them is open source and easily hackable.įinally, in the last year or so I’ve been suffering from wrist pain 🖖, mix that with a little voice in my head moving me to try a split keyboard or even an ergonomic one and you will

Third, out there there are prebuilt keyboards or parts to build your own. Keep in mind that this hobby is not cheap 💸. Switch between them as I prefer each day. I’ve been using some keeb or another for more than 8 years, and I continuously Second, I own more mechanical keyboards (keeb) than my pocket desires. This is the strong root of the passion I’ve cultivated for mechanical keyboards, as writing on them is not comparable to anything else. Over the years I’ve learned to shift from keyboard+mouse interaction to almost Contextįirst, I spend long hours in front of my computer and The interesting part will come in later post that I’ll write in which I will show some of the problems that I’ve faced and solutions that I’ve applied. In this article, I'll explain some of the steps and tips that will help you while building my own split keyboard with Lily58 Pro.

Building custom keyboards