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2. [Other notes](#other-notes)
4. [KiCad files](#kicad-files)
2. [Hardware (case/plate)](#hardware-caseplate)
1. [Hole sizes](#hole-sizes)
2. [Warning about Realforce](#warning-about-realforce)
3. [Firmware](#firmware)
1. [Basic read procedure](#basic-read-procedure)
2. [Normalisation](#normalisation)
@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ range 0 ~ 6 pF (roughly). The strobe lines are just digital signals from a
digital out pin of the microcontroller. The read lines are dealt with in the
following schematic:
![Schematic](schematic.png "Basic schematic")
![Schematic](images/schematic.png "Basic schematic")
Each read line is pulled to ground with an individual 22k resistor, and fed
into an analog multiplexer. After selecting a read line on the multiplexer, the
@ -136,19 +138,44 @@ voltage mound, making reading unpredictable.
See `kicad` folder, it contains an example switch footprint and schematic
library file.
![Topre footprint](topre-pad.png)
![Topre footprint](images/topre-pad.png)
# Hardware (case/plate)
The stackup is fairly simple, and is determined by the housing dimensions:
The stackup is fairly simple, the spacer size is determined by the housing
dimensions:
```
1.2 mm thick steel plate
3/16 inch spacers
PCB
```
TODO: hole sizes drawings, warn about Realforce control key rotation, dealing
with clones, dome cutting.
## Hole sizes
Single unit wide key housings require a hole of size 14.6 mm x 14 mm, they are
wider horizontally. The corners can be chamfered 1 mm along each edge, as Topre
does.
Double unit key housings (backspace, shift keys, ANSI enter key) should be 32.4
mm x 14 mm. I made mine 32.6 mm but they are slightly too large. The bottom
edge can have chamfers in the corners, like Topre does: around 3 mm along the
bottom edge with a 30 degree angle.
![Example DXF Screenshot](images/dxf-example.png "Example DXF Screenshot")
See example-split-hhkb.dxf for example sizes (The double unit keys are too wide
though, as I mention above).
## Warning about Realforce
Realforce keyboards (I don't know if this is true of all of them, but certainly
the ANSI 55g 87u that I have) have a strange bottom left control key. The stem
is rotated by 90 degrees, and so a housing which can hold this keycap must be
rotated as well. Since they are not square this is a problem! If you want to
support moving the control key around (swapping with alt, for example) both
should be made 14.6 x 14.6 mm. The PCB will hold the housing when the keyboard
is built.
# Firmware
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Repeated readings from the ADC for a single key might look something like this:
![ADC Plot](adcplot.png "ADC Plot")
![ADC Plot](images/adcplot.png "ADC Plot")
This shows a full key press and release as the ADC reading crosses above the
actuation depth, and later below the release depth. We are interested in

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