FluxPad is a custom 65% keyboard powered by the Raspberry Pi Pico
It features a Raspberry Pi Pico as its main controller, Akko V5 Creamy Yellow Pro as the switches and a compact 3D-printed case!!
So my first project was actually a Macropad, but I was too lazy to make more projects and ofcourse too lazy to do this also, but I need a keyboard badly as my current one broke, so I made it instead of spending money to buy one
Features:
- 68 keys
- Raspberry Pi Pico
- Customised layout
- QMK firmware
- FluxKeeb Branded PCB
- Custom case
| Name | Purpose | Quantity | Total Cost (USD) | Link | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akko V5 Creamy Yellow Pro Switch (Pack of 45) | switches for the keyboard! | 2 | 25.77 | https://stackskb.com/store/akko-v5-creamy-yellow-pro-switch-pack-of-45/ | StacksKB |
| Veekos Gradient Keycaps (Cherry Profile) (135 keys) (Blue) | keycaps for the keyboard's switches! | 1 | 13.96 | https://stackskb.com/store/veekos-gradient-keycaps-cherry-profile-135-keys/ | StacksKB |
| Durock Clear Screw-In Stabilizers V2 (4+1 w/ 6.25u spacebar) | Stabilizers for the big keys like spacebar | 1 | 17.14 | https://stackskb.com/store/durock-clear-screw-in-stabilizers-v2/?attribute_combination=4%2B1+Set&attribute_spacebar-size=6.25U.25U | StacksKB |
| 1N4148 Diode (100 Pieces) | Diodes for the switch matrix! | 1 | 1.60 | https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B084ZP5BJ3 | Amazon |
| Raspberry Pi Pico | main controller for the keyboard! | 1 | 5.36 | https://robu.in/product/raspberry-pi-pico-with-headers/ | Robu |
| PCB | pcb for the keyboard! | 5 | 9.00 | https://www.allpcb.com/ | ALLPCB |
| Case | shipping for the case | 1 | 5.00 | https://printlegion.hackclub.com/ | Printing Legion |
Amazon + StacksKB = ~$1.5
Printing Legion = ~$5
Total Shipping = $6.5
The total price comes out to be 7,532 INR ($80.93) with shipping
I finally finished making the project did all the soldering and connected everything properly had to be careful with the joints so nothing messes up, after that i assembled the whole thing and checked all the connections tested it and yeah it actually worked which was nice
Overall it turned out good and now i actually get soldering way better than before!
