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The TypeBoy Keyboard & TypePak Cartridge (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FlatFootFox@lemmy.world to c/ergomechkeyboards@lemmy.world

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Wrapped up my documentation on this unusual mashup! https://flatfootfox.com/typeboy-keyboard-typepak-cartridge/

I managed to fit a XIAO BLE, Sharp Memory Display, shift register, and LiPo battery inside of a Game Boy Advance cartridge. The "TypePak" is mostly just for aesthetics, but it will make swapping microcontrollers more straightforward if I use it on future builds. The keyboard itself is pretty strait-laced 58 key split ergo outside of its GBA-compatible cartridge slot. I did some experimenting swapping out volume rotary encoders for thumb switches to try and keep the Game Boy vibes going. Everything's topped off with a few FK Custom keycaps.

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[-] dnzm@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

Oh, that is glorious.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The real question is… is it backlit? It shouldn’t be, unless you make it square and gave it a hinge in the middle to fold.

[-] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That looks god damn fantastic

You did an incredible job color matching the fillament to the keycaps!

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You really squeezed a lot of stuff in that cart. It looks amazing!

[-] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

There's nothing quite like seeing a nicely spaced out PCB in KiCAD, only to have the real thing show up in the mail and show you just how close 0.5mm pins with a 0.5mm pitch really are. I'm really happy with how it all came together in the end though!

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I love it! It looks so delightfully 90's

[-] diykeyboards@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is fun. Nice job!

[-] iammayhem@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

This is really impressive. Great write up also, was cool to read through your process. One question though - what filament is that? I have been looking at those FK custom keycard, but the matching case really takes it to the next level.

[-] FlatFootFox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! It’s Inland’s Purple PLA. https://a.co/d/8ImXXVE Ironically I had a spool of it from a year or two ago. It just happened to match the keycaps well.

[-] iammayhem@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Appreciate it!

[-] telepresence@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

based based based i love this keyboard and your site too

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