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Building an Ergodox

2015-03-03 (143) by Ton Kersten, tagged as news

After a lot of thought I decided it was time for a new project, one I would enjoy and a project that would be useful for a long time.

Searching the web and reading articles I found the ErgoDox.

The ErgoDox is a split-hand ergonomic keyboard with mechanical switches and open source, layer-based firmware running on a Teensy microcontroller. While other keyboards offer dip-switches or GUI config tools, the firmware and layouts can be built from source on the command line or through a layout configuration tool. Flashing a new build onto the ErgoDox is easy with the multi-platform Teensy loader.

I immediately got interested and after searching a bit more I ordered the kit at Falbatech. Unfortunately they do not supply the keycaps, so I ordered them from Signature Plastics.

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