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A computer keyboard is a typewriter-style device which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Following the decline of punch cards and paper tape, interaction via teleprinter-style keyboards became the main input method for computers. Keyboard keys (buttons) typically have characters engraved or printed on them, and each press of a key typically corresponds to a single written symbol. However, producing some symbols may require pressing and holding several keys simultaneously or in sequence. While most keyboard keys produce letters, numbers or signs (characters), other keys or simultaneous key presses can produce actions or execute computer commands.

Rotary Keyboard

“I have a coworker who is fond of reminiscing about the good ol’ days, when his grandparents had a rotary dial phone on the wall that they were renting from the phone company. Combine this with his devotion to the …

Seeed XIAO Mechanical Keyboard and Development Board

“DIY mechanical keyboard doubling as a XIAO development board with lots of Grove ports and fancy features! I have always been fascinated by mechanical keyboards and keyboards in general and have experimented with some wild designs, but I never got …

Read a ZX81 keyboard with Arduinos and build things with it

“Connect a ZX81 keyboard to an Arduino. This is a tutorial to quickly get the keyboard running and use if for all kinds of applications. The ZX81 was one of the iconic computers of the 80s. They made a computer …

Shortcut Keyboard

“Shortcut Keyboard powered by Seeed Studio XIAO RP2040 featuring 4 mechanical switches and a 1.47 inch LCD Display. The SEEED Xiao series features a small footprint and many microcontrollers for various applications, all at low prices. This is one …

RC2014 Micro Keyboard reworked as PS/2

“Squeezing the full functionality of a computer out of just a 40 keys is a lot to ask for. Challenge accepted.. The people at rc2014.co.uk (read more here: https://rc2014.co.uk/history/) came up with this little …

Xiao NAH Macropad

“A macropad built around the xiao footprint. Introduction After successfully trying to build my own mechanical keyboard using other people PCB design. I want to try to design my own keyboard but before I go there I want to start …

Building a DIY Stream Deck (Mini Macro Keyboard)

“I’ve been doing a little streaming on Twitch, and a lot of streamers I follow have something called an Elgato Stream Deck. The Stream Deck is a small device with 15 buttons, each of which has its own customizable …

PICO-Chord-keyboard

“Designs and software for a chord keyboard controller. Created as the basis of an article for Hackspace magazine, issue 53. You can download the magazine here. The article is on page 68. You will need the following hardware items: Six …

Cistercian keyboard

“Keypad with cipher numerals. This keyboard is for me more of an art project. And the opportunity to learn how things work. What is the underlying code and history! Arouse people’s curiosity. What are Cistercian numerals? The medieval number …

Project Midbar

“Midbar (מדבר) is a Hebrew word that means “pasture,” “uninhabited land,” “wilderness,” “large tracts of wilderness (around cities),” “desert.” There are two reasons why I chose the word Midbar as the name of this project. First - while working on my …