How to Build a Custom Keyboard From Scratch | Part 1 Layout and Design

Looking to design your very own custom mechanical keyboard? You've come to the right place! This tutorial series will walk you through the necessary steps and considerations to successfully build your very own keyboard.
This video covers the layout, or position, of the keys, as well as your desired feature-set such as OLEDs, RGB LEDs, and rotary encoders.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:03 Layout
3:21 Switch Matrix
4:54 Microcontroller
5:55 Featureset
7:34 Outro

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Awesome. I'm working on a stm32-based low profile keyboard with almost every add-ons it can handle (oled, rot-encoder, ws2812 led, external eeprom).
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[@anventia]

How do you drive many LEDs from a USB port? I have 92 SK6812 Mini-E LEDs on my keyboard, and currently I'm just trying to see if running them at low power is bright enough to fit within the limtis of a USB port.
I'm also thinking I can plug into a Thunderbolt 4 port for mor power, or maybe do something in the software to stagger the PWM so that only half of them are on at a time.

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I just drive mine (123) at a low brightness setting. Modern LEDs are CRAZY bright. Keep in mind that most LED lightbulbs equivalent to a 60 Watt incandescent are only 4-5 watts. You can get up to 3A at ~5v from a USB Port, depending on where it comes from. Or you could use an external (isolated) power supply to provide auxiliary power, though you'll want to do your own investigation to avoid damaging anything from backfed power.
-Ian

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Why didn't this video come up before I spent $100 on a keyboard?

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