X-Git-Url: https://git.armaanb.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.org;h=14653e79b5545bdfc7da441024f11706a17cfc2c;hb=54ba0cec74e50477669104514f649bae443e3414;hp=518a9b419bc8025172afbd2a7ed8ecf1d27c9575;hpb=bbf184162db1b0a9bec20e1c10427b898921071b;p=atreides.git diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 518a9b4..14653e7 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ numpad-style arrangement under the right hand: : ! @ { } | || pgup 7 8 9 * : # $ ( ) ` || pgdn 4 5 6 + - : % ^ [ ] ~ || \ 1 2 3 ? + : % ^ [ ] ~ || & 1 2 3 \ : L2 insert super shift bksp ctrl || alt space fn . 0 = The =L2= key switches it to the function layer, and tapping =L0= here @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ quickly. For users that need to operate in sound-sensitive environments like open offices or libraries, [[http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX_Clear][Cherry MX Clear]] switches are a popular -choice since they still offer tactility withut the noise. +choice since they still offer tactility without the noise. *** Diodes @@ -122,38 +122,31 @@ for one-off boards it's usually more sensible to stick with a [[http://atreus.te ** Case -Layered laser-cut wood or acrylic. The original case (=case-mk-i.svg=) -is slightly less wide and has a minor asymmetry with the screws on the -bottom side. The [[http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic%3D54759.msg1304117#msg1304117][mark II case]] (in the =case/dxf= directory) is -available as a DFX file that you can convert to SVG or EPS for a laser -cutter using Inkscape. Mark II features 8 screw holes and a kind of "stair -step" design around the top and bottom of the key clusters; mark I is +Layered laser-cut wood or acrylic. The [[http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic%3D54759.msg1304117#msg1304117][mark II case]] (EPS files in the +=case/= directory) features 8 screw holes and a kind of "stair step" +design around the top and bottom of the key clusters; mark I is pictured below. -TODO: the logo is missing from some of the case files and needs to be added back in. +The =3mm.eps= file contains the top plate, bottom plate, and switch +plate. These can all be cut on 3mm acrylic or wood. The =spacer.eps= +file should be cut on something thicker; between 4.5mm and 6mm is +recommended. The spacer needs to be at least as thick as the connector +of the USB cable you're using. There is also a programmatically-implemented version of the case written in OpenSCAD; it is more flexible (you can tweak the number of rows/cols, etc and recompile) but it doesn't match the canonical case exactly; in particular the screw holes are placed differently. -[[./layers.jpg]] - -The first two shapes in the case file are the top and bottom covers; -these should be cut on 3mm acrylic (black in the photo). The third is -the spacer that goes under the fourth, which is the plate on which the -switches are mounted. These should be cut in 6mm, especially the -spacer, which needs to be at least as thick as the mini USB cable you -connect to the microcontroller. I recommend using a mini USB cable -with as thin a connector as you can find or sanding the connector -down to the required thickness. The switch plate could be thinner, but -not under 3mm. +The original case (=case-mk-i.svg=) design is also included; it is +slightly less wide and has a minor asymmetry with the screws on the +bottom side. On a 100W Epilog laser, the 3mm layers cut in about a minute and a half. I did a run with 6mm acrylic of the other layers which took nearly 6 minutes. -Wood cases should be finished with sandpaper and finishding oil/wax. +Wood cases should be finished with sandpaper and finishing oil/wax. ** Firmware