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This one pushed the limits. It's a little over-the-top for a wireless build but it's alive and thocking.

This is a 4x6 whole matrix Dactyl Manuform. The case is printed in translucent smoke resin with an acrylic coating.

It's fully wireless running some of the latest ZMK features. Here's the list:

• Trackball support with a PMW3610 sensor utilizing inorichi's new driver and the in-development pointing device setup (it's imminent). It has precision and drag scroll modes enabled on Raise and Lower layers.
• Two Nice!View screens running their standard ZMK widgets -- battery status, connection status, WPM graph, device connection, and current layer.
• Both standard EC11 and wheel-style EVQWGD001 rotary encoders. Volume up/down, page scrolling, and RGB controls on Raise.
• Full hardware per-key RGB running ZMK's Underglow configuration. (ZMK doesn't yet support true per-key RGB.)
• Four layers with support for the Nick Coutsos' ZMK keymap layer editor

It's all running on a pair of PillBug nRF52840 controllers from MechWild and powered by a couple of thick 18650 LiPo batteries. I used Skree Claw flexible PCBs from TheBigSkree for the right and left key matrices which worked out really nicely using his Translator breakout.

Oh, and those are Kailh Purple Pro switches, if you were curious.

It's a lot. It's pushing and/or exceeding the limits feature-wise, power-wise, pin-wise, and memory-wise. But it's alive. The right side PillBug is very nearly maxed out. There were foibles along the way and one or two (or ten) bang-head-on-desk moments, but it all came off in the end.

So.

We're having a light snack of a sale this weekend to celebrate the success of this build. Get 5% off any order with code WYLD_LIGHT_SNACK. Ends midnight, March 31st.

Full Dactyl Manuform Builds (wired and wireless) https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build

DIY Dactyl Manuform Build Kit https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/manuform-diy-kit

Resin Dactyl Manuform Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-resin-print

PLA Dactyl Manuform Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/made-to-order-dactyl-manuform-cases

If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.

https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/hand-size-print

Cheers!

Andy @ Wylderbuilds

Is it Godzilla?? An active volcano?? A runaway nuclear reactor??

Well, no, clearly not.

But it IS a brooding 6x7 Dactyl Manuform keyboard build with a dark navy gray resin case and RGB underglow LEDs. Add a purple trackball, dual OLEDs, and dual rotary encoders, and you've got an (ergonomic!) weapon of ginormous productive power.

It's running QMK firmware with all the whistles and bells. Full Vial support so you can easily tinker with your keymaps, monkey around with macros, and choreograph your tap-dances.

We also offer fully wireless builds running ZMK firmware with all of its whistles and bells! Just be prepared to carry around a car battery if you want ALL the features.

There's only a week left to our WINTER DOLDRUMS sale! Get 10% off any order of $100 or more with discount code DOLDRUMS_2024! Sale ends at midnight, February 29th.

Full Dactyl Manuform Builds (wired and wireless) https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build

DIY Build Kit https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/manuform-diy-kit

Resin Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-resin-print

PLA Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/made-to-order-dactyl-manuform-cases

If you'd like to try a Dactyl Manuform case on for size, we sell "sizing prints" of our C stock keyboard cases so you can actually try a case in hand to gauge how it feels.

https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/hand-size-print

Cheers!

Andy @ Wylderbuilds

We've got some new fun colors for our resin case prints and builds at Wylderbuilds.

A deep and mysterious translucent red:

and a bright and happy mint green!

They print beautifully, as you can see.

You can now find examples of all our available resin colors here: https://wylderbuilds.com/colors-resin

Our Back-To-School sale is still happening, folks! From now until the end of August, you can get 10% off all orders over $50 with code ERGONOMICS-101 at checkout!

Come pick snag an itsy 3x5 Manuform or go whole hog with one of our massive 6x7 Polydactyl Rex models!

Full Builds https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-build

Resin Case Prints https://wylderbuilds.com/shop/p/dactyl-manuform-resin-print

Cheers!

Andy @ Wylderbuilds

Andy @ Wylderbuilds here.

That's a pic of a really fun build, a whole-matrix 5x6 Dactyl Manuform with a SHINY black trackball, dual OLEDs, and dual rotary encoders. It's a nice solid chunk of ergonomic keyboard.

But that's not really why I'm here today.

I just wanted to post that I support the move of ErgoMechKeyboards to Lemmy. Reddit has gone the classic money-grab route, which is their "it's just business" right, but it again undermines and diminishes the deeper value and promise of yet another social media platform as a means to create and maintain fully thriving communities of people, not just content.

That said, the hobbyist keyboard communities on Reddit were the de-facto places to post, advertise, discuss, and to reach out to other enthusiasts. Since the exodus began, I haven't posted on Reddit and I look forward to participating here on Lemmy. But Wylderbuilds is my bread-and-butter and I want to be present and available within the widest community possible. So, I'll also continue to post on the keyboard subs on Reddit as that's where a very significant portion of the community remains.

INTEREST CHECK: I do have a Wylderbuilds Discord server which I'm considering opening up more generally, if that would be of interest to anyone? The discussions there have been terrific. Usually. Mostly. Yes, actually, they've been great!

Finally, though, I'm happy to be here on Lemmy and I'm wyldly interested to see how this community continues to grow and transform!

To celebrate this major shift (yes, here's the plug, gotta have a plug) I'm having a VIVA LA REVOLUCION sale on my Wylderbuilds site. Everything is 10% off from now through July 14th, so through July 4th to Bastille Day.

Just use code FUSPEZ at checkout for your 10% off. What? No, those are totally random letters.

Here's some store links:

Full Dacty Manuform builds

Resin 3D-printed Case Prints

Standard PLA 3D-printed Case Prints

DIY Dactly Manuform Build Kit

Cheers everyone, and please let me know what you think.