GitHub - wannabecoffeenerd/HillSideView: Split ergonomic keyboard with three rows of five or six keys, aggressive column stagger, a generous thumb arc, wireless friendly display and a 3dp case to house a large battery and support tenting
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Split ergonomic keyboard with three rows of five or six keys, aggressive column stagger, a generous thumb arc, wireless friendly display and a 3dp case to house a large battery and support tenting ...

While looking for my first ergo mech keyboard, I wanted something small with choc switches (and spacing), splay and wireless support. The Hillside 46 looked really nice but I wanted to make some changes to it including support for the nice!view, a large battery and the cirque trackpad. That prompted creating a fork of the Hillside 46 called the HillSideView (HSV). The main features that the HSV adds over the Hillside 46 are:

  • nice!view e-paper display for better battery life
  • Cleaner outer pinky column cut-off
  • Support for a cirque trackpad with an FFC connector on the PCB itself
  • Case design with support for large 750-3000 mAh batteries under the PCB
  • Magnetic tenting stand with the case
  • Under PCB mount for the MCU for a cleaner top display mounting

Some links:

More images here: https://imgur.com/a/YDMosnA

  • @betz24English
    2•1 year ago

    I apologize for being uninitiated, but what is this (I assume) keyboard used for? The orientation appears to be for a specific application?

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•1 year ago

      Oh sorry, that’s my bad. This is a split ergo keyboard that can be used for anything really. I use it for regular typing, programming and gaming. The picture here only shows the right half of the keyboard. The imgur link has another photo of both halves that should hopefully clarify things a bit more.

      • @betz24English
        1•1 year ago

        Thanks for the explanation, keep rocking on 🤘