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desire65

by akyp · ·

67 / 66 keys unibody

MX soldered RP2040 QMK

3D render of the desire65 circuit board
The bare PCB, drawn from desire65.kicad_pcb. No switches or keycaps: this is the board as manufactured.

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Record 89% complete · 16 of 18 fields

Open-source 65% hotswap pcb. Could be useful for keyboard designers looking for a PCB for gasket or top-mounted boards.

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
Kailh socket, Gateron socket

Electronics

Controller
soldered RP2040
Connectivity
Wired — the soldered RP2040 has no radio
USB port
on a separate USB daughterboard
Firmware
QMK (archerkeyboard/desire65)
Firmware targets
RP2040
Key wiring
5×16 matrix, column-to-row diodes
Room for
— not recorded —
Power switch
no
Exposed components
no

Building it

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

Licensing

Hardware
GPL-3.0-or-later
Firmware
GPL-3.0-or-later
Documentation
GPL-3.0-or-later

Sources