Cheapino V1 (Obsolete)
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The V1 and V2 are not that different, they have the same key layout, but V2 has a lot of minor improvements, so I suggest building that!

Here are some V1 images:

![Cheapino by finex](gallery/v1/otherbuild8.jpeg)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/12xg4u7/built_the_cheapino/
![Cheapino by TentacleSenpai69](gallery/v1/otherbuild.jpeg)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/13c274r/cheapino_build/
![Cheapino by Palbi](gallery/v1/otherbuild2.jpeg)

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/410101
![Cheapino by PixelPrimer](gallery/v1/otherbuild3.jpeg)

https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/852362
![Cheapino by Chraccoon](gallery/v1/otherbuild4.jpeg)

https://lemmy.world/post/2080485
![Cheapino by Hansamann](gallery/v1/otherbuild5.jpeg)

https://lemmy.world/post/2832967
![Cheapino by createkarma](gallery/v1/otherbuild6.jpeg)

![Cheapino by ??](gallery/v1/otherbuild7.jpeg)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/18i5jpu/first_build_cheapino/
![Cheapino by lydomixian](gallery/v1/otherbuild9.jpeg)

https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/18zb3l1/first_build_finally_cheapino/
![Cheapino by u/Tech-Buffoon](gallery/v1/otherbuild10.jpeg)


https://lemmy.world/post/2480447
![Case by Chraccoon](gallery/v1/case.jpeg)
Printable file  for the case here: https://www.printables.com/model/541536-cheapino-case-with-basic-tenting

Probably the cheapest tenting solution: https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/16s3yb2/cheapino/
![Cheapino by @JordanNiphan](gallery/v1/otherbuild11.jpeg)

@keyboard-magpie made a plate which will help position the switches: [plate.stl](../plates/v1_plate.stl)

@ggppjj made some useful modifications to miryoku and enabled LED for that as well here: https://github.com/ggppjj/qmk_firmware/releases

Drawbacks:

* V1 only: Without a plate, its pretty difficult to solder switches straight. I made a small helper "fork" to hold each column in place when soldering. Check the build guide for a link to a really good 3D printed fork.
* RJ45 cables are a bit rigid, so they do not lay down on the table nicely like audio cables.
* There is no official qmk support, you need to compile from my branch manually... Keymap can be edited in qmk configurator though.


![Cheapino PCB](gallery/v1/cheapino_pcb.jpg "Cheapino PCB")