DIY Macro Pad Keyboard Build from Scratch with Custom PCB and Mechanical Switches
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ค. 2024
- This is a 12 key macro keypad with 2 rotary encoders, custom keycaps and under-glow RGB. This board is running KMK firmware on the Adafruit KB2040.
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⚡️ Project links:
Github: github.com/sb-ocr/ocreeb-12
Instructables: bit.ly/3CezH2l
Hackster.io: bit.ly/3y0kYps
Thingiverse: bit.ly/3BPSv6T
PCB Way: bit.ly/3fpFbhZ
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🧪 Project resources:
Adafruit guides:
learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to...
learn.adafruit.com/customizin...
KMK firmware:
github.com/KMKfw/kmk_firmware
Dye-sub custom keycaps process:
• Make Your Own Custom K...
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🛠 Tools:
Autodesk Fusion 360: bit.ly/49dQyQN
Soldering station: geni.us/16zcw5
3D Printer: geni.us/UKTApo
PEI build plate: geni.us/9K0md
iFixit Driver Kit: geni.us/pE8dvKd
Magnetic Helping Hand: geni.us/qmbA3W
Digital Microscope: geni.us/OvfXE
Oscilloscope: geni.us/rHzAS8
🎬Video gear:
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC Art Lens: geni.us/43RyE
90cm Octagonal Softbox: geni.us/tXzLg2U
Motorized Camera Slider: geni.us/CKpHVYp
Aputure Amaran 100D Light: geni.us/DitmF6
Aputure Amaran PT1C Tube Light: geni.us/zcYT
Heavy Duty Light Stand with Casters: geni.us/W3aZy4Z
RØDE VideoMic GO II Microphone: geni.us/3gEQb4
RØDE Wireless GO II Microphones: geni.us/HTWPS
🎧 Music:
Epidemic Sound share.epidemicsound.com/cp32b6
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Parts
02:30 Schematic and PCB
05:23 Enclosure Design
06:30 3D Printing
08:20 SMD Soldering
09:20 Firmware
10:56 Assembly
13:23 Final Result
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#diy #mechanicalkeyboard #macropad
I can tell that you took the time to put this together, seeing how extremely detailed you are with your guide. I also have noticed that this is your first and only video that you’ve posted, I just would like to note that you did a great job. And I will be subscribing as I look forward to seeing more from you in the future!!
Thank you! Appreciated
Agreed! Well done
Editing is pretty good for a starting channel! I’d like to see more.
wow it's the first video???
Yes, more coming soon.
I was genuinely surprised to see this was your first video, the quality had me guessing that you'd been on TH-cam for years with hundreds of videos. Definitely looking forward to seeing more!
One of the most well-made tutorials I have ever seen. The amount of work that went into making it is unimaginable. Thank you sooooo much!
This is one of the most well-shot, well-structured videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Well done! Can't wait to see what you make in the future!
Wow, thanks! I just uploaded a new project last week. Check it out!
Great video! Not only did your 3D printed parts turn out looking great, but the PCB was awesome too. Such a tidy and professional looking macro pad
The amount of effort you spent in designing this, documenting, and even creating this youtube video is astounding.
Top tier content! You already feel like a well established channel with just one video, I'm impressed!
Absolutely incredible video. Best ed printing shot/edit I've ever seen! This has 100% inspired me to make a macropad (maybe even a whole keyboard for myself.
this is extremely well made. I have all the skills and tools to make this project and totally will. Thank you for showing me what's possible. You're an inspiration
Such a high quality video, hard to imagine it's your first! The MIDI feature is such a fun twist, and the dye sublimation is something totally new to me, would love to learn more about that. Great job, subscribed and looking forward to your next projects.
Salim, I came back to write a shorter comment. I discovered your channel at 4:30am today after my meditation. I have no idea how, but I was inspired to enter for the words "keyboard macro PCB" into the TH-cam search bar and your video was appx the 17th video in the search results. Since you had taken the effort to put chapters for a long video I clicked on it and it was the BEST CLICK I made. Your video is proof of how BRILLIANT people like you can use TH-cam not only to showcase their GENIUS, but to spark joy and inspire others. This video is also PROOF that all the TH-cam statistics, rating and ranking has zero meaning. EXCELLENCE is in the content of the video not the "statistics". I found your video because of my interest and not because of an algorithm. ❤
Perfect beginner project honestly and so well documented that it's hard to not get the itch to do it yourself. The cost of macro pads are (imo) pretty outrageous, so it's well worth the investment.
The sound the parts made coming off of the print-bed were pure ASMR.
Amazing production quality, amazing build, and the DIY keycap legends were icing on the cake!
I'm electronic hobbyist and I love to make and discover. I've been doing this for couple years and it would never occur to me to make this AMASING PROJECT.
Aside that, You made an awesome video, You combine guide for making this project and simultaneously You filmed vlog how it was to make that. It was such an awesome video and I would love to see more videos and guides from You.
Phenomenal video. You don't get lost in the weeds with excessive step-by-step detail, you gave what's (to me) a relatable and inspiring overview. I've done lots of Arduino and Python projects but never really understood CircuitPython's capabilities until just now - being able to modify behaviour by recognising the device as a USB drive and editing some text files? Very exciting! DIY dye sublimation? Likewise! That magnetic(?) PCB holder with the four movable legs? I want one! Looking forward to whatever you do next.
Man you take a personal project all the way! I am quite envious of how ambitious you are and how professional this project turned out. Good job!
Man this has taken almost 7 months to find an in depth easy to follow video on this subject. You have given me terminology that is hard to find and words I can now use to describe what I am looking for thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
This is my favourite out of all the videos that TH-cam has recommended to me this year. I feel you took a challenging project, and turned it into something that even someone who isn't confident in all of these skills like electronics, programming, soldering and 3D printing can do with these instructions. I'm honestly thinking about visiting my local library here in Finland and asking if the 3D printers they have for public use could print out the case, and then ordering the parts to make this myself if the answer is yes.
The video is amazingly well made to be the first video of a channel btw. Audio and editing was absolutely "professional TH-cam content creator" level, basically the only way I could tell I wasn't watching a recent video from a big creator like DIY Perks is that there wasn't as much bright soft light as you'd get with an expensive studio lighting setup.
Thank you for the kind words!
I absolutely encourage you to go for it. If you don't have access to a 3D printer at the library you can order the enclosure from a fab house at an affordable price.
If you encounter any issues during the build I'd be happy to assist. Let me know
Video editing and shooting is top notch, from the final clip to the 3D printing timelapse. Keep going, you've got a new subscriber here :)
1:27 yes, top notch
This video was a pleasure to watch. The macro keyboard looks amazing!
This is such an amazing design. personally, i think it looks almost machine made and i would absolutely buy this. it has a great simplicity that isnt seen in many other macro pads. if you manufactured these im sure you would be the top seller.
Thank you! Maybe in the next revision I can do a small run.
First person I see using KMK firmware and that makes me happy, I think it is highly underrated.
The most professional part of this had to be those transfers on the key caps.... they look immense!!! Most DIY macro pads are often let down by their keycaps. Off to watch how to do that from your link. Thanks!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Looking forward to more videos from ya mate, this one was great. I'm looking to get more into electronics and custom PCB boards, etc and looking forward to more videos from you about all this. Keep it up mate! 🤘🏻
With the quality of this video, I thought you were a long-time youtuber! You've done an amazing job with this. And i'm saying this as someone with very little understanding of code, soldering, product design, CAD, keyboards, PCBs, or anything like that. I understood almost all of this video. I'm so impressed. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Thank you! I’m so pleased to hear that! I only have 2 projects uploaded for now. Recently started and I like it so far. Stay tuned for more
Amazing video!!! Very well thought out, and as complex a PCB designing, soldering etc. can be, if someone (like me) watches this, they would be encouraged to try such a project.
People love this kind of project. Looks simple, clean, nice , and not too expensive.
Yep. It seems like a good place to start learning
This is far more information than I was looking for when I searched but it turned out to be something I'm super interested in trying, thank you! It looks great and I'm interested to check out your other videos. Smashing that subscribe button!
Excellent video! I have ideas for similar devices but have been having trouble finding concise relevant resources and this is exactly what I needed. Thank you. Subbed and I hope to see more in the future.
wow, this is simply amazing that you can do this yourself. absolutely awesome. thank you for taking the time to share how you did this
Everything about your video and project is of such high quality - totally inspiring (albeit unachievable for me!) I really enjoyed it and looking forward to more videos from you. Thanks!
Awesome build! Really makes me excited to get into custom pcb's
Discovering this channel is a dream come true for me! So inspiring!
This is absolutely amazing!!!
This will be my guide to make my own. Thank you!
Epic video, instant subscribe. I love that you really did 'from scratch', with everything from pcb layout to the sublimination. That was awesome and the result is SO clean. Well done and well edited/filmed!
Thanks for the sub!
I just want to say thank you, your video helped me a lot. The video has very good quality and its kept simple but also very detailed. Hope more videos are upcoming. Love You
The underlying technical information is great, and your video capture/production quality is amazing. Excellent work.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Perfect, the device is amazing and also the video production with the excellent b-roll and everything, you should do more!
You nailed it! Instant sub, this is top-tier content and production quality.
This channel is the definition of UNDERRATED
this is so incredible that you can do all this. Well done
That's so cool!! can't wait to see what else you create
This video perfectly captures the work and knowledge that went into making this macro keypad. Incredible! Can’t wait to see what you make next.
This is so inspiring and amazing…. Also such a satisfaction to watch your high quality video and the build process… Thank you so much ❤
Your skills are amazing! Most people need years and years to reach this level of quality. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! appreciated
Pretty inspiring first video. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Was until I came here to the comments that I realized that you have a still very small channel. I really imagined it would be a channel with hundreds of thounsands subscribers. Top quality video and content (really inspiring). Keep this work and if it's your intention, soon you'll achieve that.
Superb. There’s a lot of things you did and showed that I don’t understand, however I really enjoyed watching this.
great design. great build. great video. great work! looking forward to seeing what you build next.
I was thinking about making my own macro pad and this popped up, it's very helpful, thanks
Thank you for making this. It really helped give me a good idea of what was involved and if making a custom keyboard from scratch was something I felt was achievable or not. It also gave me a good sense of what I'd have to spend time learning.
Glad to hear it was useful!
Wow, dude. This is amazing, thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it! I new version of this project is in the works :)
this whole project and vid is a masterpiece. Good Job my friend
Wow, you are so talented. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is such a great video. I was considering buying one of these but was a bit disappointed by the cost and the quality I'm seeing from ones I could find on amazon. I'm not sure I'll be building one but I really enjoyed the video all the same! I hope you make more videos like this.
Phenomenal job with this! Thanks!!
What a great project! What an amazing video! Congrat man
awesome video Salim, thank you for sharing!
Really nice Salim, love to see some more.
Wow, so many different skills and craft. I didn't understand the technical topics but from a design viewpoint you did an amazing job!
Thank you!
Amazing work, and unbelievable that it’s your first video! Subbed and looking for more :)
Excellent video, and an even better project! You've earned my subscription mate :)
Hi Salim, this is one of the best macro pads I've seen!
I have no understanding of coding or anything discussed in this video. But I found the content to be so fascinating. Thumbs up.
I'm very impressed. GJ!
This is so incredible, so much talent in one man
One word - AMAZING !
Great video. I hope that you did a separate video on the programming/installation as that is the part that all the videos skip. Thank you for putting this together! I'm glad to know that I can use Python on a macro pad.... Now just to find out how.
Great job man, I love this kind of content!!!
I am looking forward to your next video!
Great project!
I'll use this for inspiration for my macro keyboard.
Lovely video. Was captivated from start to finish.
Great job man, keep 'em coming :)
I want to make one now. This video is so detailed.
Hi. Thank you for your video & explanation. You did a really interesting work with a perfect video editing. I follow and wait for your next project.
Well done! That is super neat. Subscribed!
Can't wait for the next one
wonderful video! I'm watching this while CURRENTLY handwiring my board, beautiful explanation, great work!
edit: I already know how to handwire, and while doing it i enjoy watching youtube, its very interesting how this video got recommended to me!
Thank you! Appreciated!
Very interesting indeed 👀 .. Good luck with your board!
Woah, this is your first video and it is very interesting and cared, waiting for more!
By the way, a couple weeks ago I was wondering if I could design a keyboard extension like this one but trying not using any Arduino/rpi, I knew that was going to be a lot more difficult and found some tutorials on how to use an old keyboard microcontroller.
Well that was insanely helpful. For real great rundown
Nice work Salim. Well done!
Great stuff dude. Thanks for sharing
great job! 😀 Thank you very much for sharing!
thats awesome dude!
Time to test it out.. kaboom! 😂😂
The level of quality in the video is top notch. Seriously
Just found the channel, nice edits, clean build. Keep it going man!
Thank you so much, been looking to do something like this for a while.
PCB and surface mount components just got delivered, case printing now, all I am waiting on is the MCU :)
This video is so professional, absolutely amazing job :)
Thank you!
Dude! Excellent job! How is this your first video? The content is very inspiring, the edit looks like you've been doing this for years, I'm looking forward to see what else you'll show us!
Amazing project and video!
This is great! :) Definitely subscribing and quite amazed that this is your first video!
Wow, excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to record and share your knowledge and workflow.
Thanks for watching!
Fun project. Thanks for sharing your process.
Hey Matthew! thanks for checking it out! Big fan of your videos!
@@salimbenbouz 🙏🏽
Great shots of the soldering ops. As an IPC Trainer I enjoyed your demonstration of skills and proper technique for this level of electronic assembly.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
It must be nice to be working on your first PCB with THAT scope.... We used to use a giant magnifying glass clamped to the table.
Great project and even greater work Salim.
i think that was the quickest i subscribed to a channel
Keep going! Really great video 👍🏻
Very sleek, awesome work!
thsi is such a nice build!