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axon

by thatfellarobin · ·

40 / 38 / 37 keys unibody

MX soldered ATmega328P QMK

3D render of the axon circuit board
The bare PCB, drawn from axon_pcb.kicad_pcb. No switches or keycaps: this is the board as manufactured.

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Record 89% complete · 16 of 18 fields

Axon is a 40% custom mechanical keyboard with an emphasis on symmetrically placed through-hole components, inspired by other keyboards such as gingham and plaid. Axon runs on an ATmega328P using VUSB and QMK.

Layouts

Spec

Shape

Body
unibody
Splay
— not recorded —
Stagger
— not recorded —
Key spacing
MX spacing · 19.05 × 19.05 mm

Switches

Switch footprint
MX
Hotswap
Mill-Max, or solder the switches in

Electronics

Controller
soldered ATmega328P
Connectivity
Wired — the soldered ATmega328P has no radio
USB port
USB-C
Firmware
QMK (handwired/axon)
Firmware targets
ATmega328P
Key wiring
4×11 matrix, column-to-row diodes
Room for
— not recorded —
Power switch
no
Exposed components
yes

Building it

Build method
PCB
Soldering
SMD, fine-pitch (USB)
SMD required
yes

Licensing

Hardware
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Firmware
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Documentation
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Sources