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KiPad

A macropad built for the most common KiCAD shortcuts. Zine

User Instructions

Assembly:

  1. Print out and buy all the parts found in BOM.csv
  2. Solder everything together
  3. Put in the keycaps accordingly (refer to 3d-models/full-assembly.step or pictures below)
  4. Sandwich PCB between the top and the bottom case

Firmware:

  1. go to circuitpython.org/downloads
  2. download circuitpython for XIAO RP2040
  3. plug in keyboard to laptop and make sure to use a data transmitting cable
  4. open up the pico folder in your computer's directory
  5. replace the contents of code.py in the XIAO RP2040 folder with the one in this repo

Why did I make it

I wanted to make the process of designing on KiCAD easier, so I made this macropad for this problem.

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Schematic:
schematic
PCB Editor::
pcb-editor
PCB Assembly::
pcb-assembly
Full Assembly::
full-assembly

BOM

Part Amount Price (USD)
Cherry MX Switches 12 $5.63
Keycaps 12 (1 of each design) $0
XIAO RP2040 1 $13.15
PCB 1 $2
Case (top and bottom) 1 each $0

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