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wired pierce

by durken1 · ·

36 keys split

Alps / Choc v1 / MX Pro Micro socket QMK

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

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pierce 2.0 is a split modular wireless / semi-wireless 36 key column staggered keyboard. The design is inspired by Corne with more pinky stagger as well as only using 1u keycaps. It is possible to build a wireless version or a semi wireless version.

Layouts

Spec

Shape

Body
split, 2 halves
Split link
— not recorded —
Splay
no
Stagger
column-staggered
Key spacing
MX spacing · 19.05 × 19.05 mm

Switches

Switch footprint
Alps, Choc v1, 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 (pierce)
Firmware targets
ATmega32U4
Key wiring
— not recorded —
Room for
— not recorded —
Power switch
no
Exposed components
— not recorded —

Building it

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

Licensing

Hardware
MIT
Firmware
MIT
Documentation
MIT

Sources