Mechanical Keyboards

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Another person would like to know if their design could work (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by silverneedle@lemmy.ca to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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Heya,

I saw someone else post their KiCAD design here for review. Now I would like to ask what improvements could be done with mine. I read a lot of documentation and followed many a YT tutorial the past two weeks and I am by no means experienced with PCBs or even many aspects of microelectronics aside from PC building.

I know that the data line from the USB C connector could wind up being a source of trouble because of the lengths. Is there anything here I could do?

I can only upload single images for posts, so I'll try putting another one in the comments that shows the generalized layout of the right keyboard.

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[–] silverneedle@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

Cheers! Much obliged. Will definitely be adding ESD protection.

I based the USB power circuitry on a reference that assumes Micro-USB and I know that USB-C is really different when it comes to power. I'll see that I put a resistor there, as you did.

The point about connecting up the redundant pins is also an interesting one, think I need to look into the PDF for the specific part I'm using to know what extra work is necessary, if it is necessary. 👍