2.3 KiB
Cheapino V1 (Obsolete)
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:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/12xg4u7/built_the_cheapino/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/13c274r/cheapino_build/
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/410101
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/852362
https://lemmy.world/post/2080485
https://lemmy.world/post/2832967
https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/18i5jpu/first_build_cheapino/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards/comments/18zb3l1/first_build_finally_cheapino/
https://lemmy.world/post/2480447
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/
@keyboard-magpie made a plate which will help position the switches: 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.
