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tanuki pcb3

by SethSenpai · ·

42 keys unibody

MX Pro Micro socket QMK

Photo of an assembled tanuki pcb3
An assembled tanuki pcb3, from the project's own README.

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Record 100% complete · 17 of 17 fields

The Tanuki is a 40% keyboard that uses a split spacebar design to comfortably switch between layers. The design goal for the Tanuki was to make a staggered 40% keyboard out of materials I had lying around in my workshop. This is also where it gets its name.

Layouts

Spec

Shape

Body
unibody
Splay
no
Stagger
row-staggered
Key spacing
MX spacing · 19.05 × 19.05 mm

Switches

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

Electronics

Controller
Pro Micro socket
Connectivity
Wireless with a nice!nano v2 — needs a ZMK config
USB port
USB-C or micro-USB, depends on the dev board
Firmware
QMK (tanuki)
Firmware targets
ATmega32U4
Key wiring
4×11 matrix, column-to-row diodes
Room for
— not recorded —
Power switch
no
Exposed components
no

Building it

Build method
PCB
Soldering
SMD, hand-solderable (LED, other)
SMD required
yes

Licensing

Hardware
MIT
Firmware
MIT
Documentation
MIT

Sources