unified_retro_keyboard/hardware/keyboard-sol
2020-12-29 20:15:23 -06:00
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aligner-cherry Moved Cherry MX and futaba pads farther apart in combined footprint 2020-08-17 15:21:06 -05:00
aligner-futaba Include futaba pad/aligner shifts in futaba aligner 2020-08-17 16:13:26 -05:00
images Add image of Sol keyboard in case 2020-06-06 23:05:47 -05:00
kbd-sol.kicad_pcb Add SMD diodes and resistors to SOL keyboard 2020-12-29 20:15:23 -06:00
kbd-sol.pro Minor cleanups 2020-05-05 16:40:48 -05:00
kbd-sol.sch Add SMD diodes and resistors to SOL keyboard 2020-12-29 20:15:23 -06:00
keys1.sch Moved Cherry MX and futaba pads farther apart in combined footprint 2020-08-17 15:21:06 -05:00
keys2.sch Moved Cherry MX and futaba pads farther apart in combined footprint 2020-08-17 15:21:06 -05:00
keys3.sch Add SMD diodes and resistors to SOL keyboard 2020-12-29 20:15:23 -06:00
README.md Add image of Sol keyboard in case 2020-06-06 23:04:10 -05:00
sol-20-keycaps.xlsx Added "HERE IS" and 1.5u TAB key to classic design 2020-09-22 03:05:48 -05:00

SOL keyboard

This keyboard replicates the keyboard on the SOL-20.

The keyboard is designed using KiCad in order to be the most useful for anybody wishing to modify the keyboard for more specific uses, or to add to the project.

The keyset for the SOL-20 keyboard consists of the Unified Keyboard Project classic ASCII keyset, with a special SOL-20 add-on keyset.

Differences from the original include:

  1. The original keyboard is a capacitive keyboard. This keyboard uses standard switches (either Cherry or Futaba).

  2. The original keycaps have an 11 degree angled stem. It may be possible to find such keycaps, but I was unable to find any. It also may be possible to create 11 degree adapters. But this keyboard uses straight keycaps. I have tried both styles, and do not find a difference in typing comfort or speed, althought there is an aesthetic difference. There is s tiny bit of space between keys using straight keycaps, so an 11 degree adapter may not require any change to the layout.

  3. The original uses UPPERCASE+REPEAT to reset the system. For technical reasons, this version uses CTRL+MODE_SELECT to RESET the system.

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