Solder the controllers hotswap sockets on the top side of the PCB, in the marked rectangle section. Attach the top plate spacers for alignment. 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Are you sure you want to create this branch? Lily58 Pro Build Guide by Keyhive. over the years Ive learned to shift from keyboard+mouse interaction to almost Screw in the standoffs on the top side of the PCB for the OLED Cover first. You signed in with another tab or window. create a sandwich with the PCB-Plate-Switches. switch between them as I prefer each day. But in a split keyboard, each half has its own chip that controls it. Here's what it looks like about a week in: It's only been a week and I'm still slowly getting the hang of things. Lily58 Pro Custom Mechanical Keyboard with nice!nanos Build Stream Nicell 786 subscribers Subscribe 619 42K views 2 years ago A full split Lily58 Pro kit build with nice!nanos running the. Note the outlined sets of holes in PCB, and insert the ProMicro into the outlined holes. So taking the default keymap as my starting point, I started to tweak things almost immediately to fit my typing style and allow me to ease into a layout that isn't too far from a standard QWERTY keyboard. V2.0 Boards - There is a known issue on V2.0 boards with the LED circuit - a trace is missing to a via on the underside of the board (on top on the left half). Dependent what you use on the master half. 1 contributor. Either the male PIN headers you most likely got with the board from the supplier could be used to solder it directly to the board. I have added a single LED to the top surface to act as a layer indicator, this is enabled by bridging 2-3 on J6(indicator bypass). Recommended Soldering Tools on Keeb.io. A build guide Lily58 Pro suggests 7mm for MX. The default lily58 keymap does not have LEDs enabled so if you plan on having LEDs this would be the time to modify the firmware to enable it. If not, please follow the instructions in the documentation. To summarize it, you have an electronic place that the rest of the components attach to. This section assumes that you're familiar with keymaps and the use of the QMK tool. Cherry MX Switch Comparison by KeyMouse. Be careful so you dont bend their contacts. Peel off the protective plastic layer covering the acrylic, and attach the acrylic to the board. Was this long process worth it? On the front side of the board, apply enough solder to bridge the four jumper terminals in the ProMicro section. Don't plug in (or unplug!) Button and TRRS sockets belong to the top. If not, please follow the instructions in the documentation. This keyboard runs QMK and the firmware can be found here. I wouldn't mind adding some LED backlighting to this You can (and i strongly suggest) to flash the controllers before soldering them, excluding the hard work to desolder it in case you brick it while attempting to flash in some wrong way. But if you really need underglow it is be possible to connect an RGB LED strip since there are 3 pads (VCC, GND and data) on the board. QMK is a small program, aka firmware, that luckily is open source and with an incredible documentation page that guides you on how to build it for a large number of custom keyboards, and it has support for split keyboards! Soldering & Build difficulty: . The process was long perhaps if you like DIY projects and love doing hacky things this will reward you. But hey! The sofle RGB uses the following table, with the silkscreen marking at pin 1 (Dout). Be careful: KailhBOX switches and Choc switches require some power for installation. It's easy for the components to fly out when peeling back the tape, so open it slowly and carefully. A couple of good tips showcased here around the soldering iron temperatures to use as a beginner and the technique for soldering diodes where you first place solder on one of the pads before pushing the diode into space with a bit of heat. Following the steps in this guide, you will: Create a new repository in GitHub that will contain your user config. Put at least 4 adhesive rubber feet in the corners so the keyboard is not moving when you type. I haven't ventured into wireless field yet and been thinking about making a corne or another lily58 witless with at least 500mah battery Reply LordDukeMaster Additional comment actions. Version 1: the Pro Micro board should be mounted bottom-up. In the end, you are their client. The side with chips and other electronics should be at the bottom facing the main PCB. Install the oled so it sits over the pro micro, Add rotary encoders last, they are big, and make soldering harder. Make sure halves are not connected together with TRRS cable. Available at: https://keyhive.xyz/shop/lily58. Soldering Crash Course: Basic Techniques, Tips and Advice! As a little advice dont overheat your soldering iron, 150 C if enough. And to finish with the soldering part you must solder the JACK sockets and the RESET buttons to the PCB. One rotary encoder support on each side (optional) Optional Pimoroni Trackball (on master side) Underglow with WS2812 (5050) RGB LED's (6 per side) It is recommended to flash ProMicro's prior to soldering. Also known as spacers, Cable for 3.5 mm audio, also called AUX cable (4-pole cable recommended), 56 1u keys, 2 1.5u keys for the thumb keys. The PCBs from BoardSource.xyz are reversible, as in you can solder components on either one side of the PCB, but do make sure to pick the left and the right halves before you start soldering! Theres also a basic support in QMK Configurator but theres no default layout yet and encoders are not supported. It is a modified version of the Lily58 Pro pcb from kata0510 The process involves a lot of research: you will learn a lot about electronics , watch tons of Youtube videos about soldering SMD, read a large number of comments and experiences online. The image shows a soldered MX socket; please install Choc socket on the lower side. But shows the same layout and net labels on the bottom. Make sure they are flush with PCB and match the orientation shown on the silkscreen. Build as usual. I've estimated it's battery life somewhere between 1-2 months. , As an advice, to build your firmware use a virtualized environment because QMK depends on a bunch of system libraries with specific versions that may not match your system. I would say start with the ZMK documentation . At this point, you must check if all key keys work properly by connecting the keyboard to the computer. You should be familiar with QMK and be able to make it work on your local environment. Parts Required Optional Firmware preparation If you build the firmware yourself, it will take some time to set up the environment, so it's best to start at the beginning. Make sure you have orientation right - they are all oriented to the same side. The board requires a keymap in order to function. Version 1: Make sure you insert them into the holes which are marked by the rectangles. Refer to Soldering diodes if you need further guidance. In order to have the OLED Screens enabled, before compiling/flashing the controllers, dont forget to add the code line in the rules.mk file in your Lilys keymap folder: (If you dont plan to hotswap the microcontroller skip to 6th step.). (MX: 7mm Choc: 4mm), Attach four key switches to the top plate. Using the base pattern is the only consistent pattern between at least two different models with different pin 1 definitions and markings. Be gentle with micro USB ports on your microcontrollers. Keyhive version: Pay attention, if you purchased Sofle RGB from Keyhive. there are 58 switches so a ton of work to do. Connect all your keyswitches on every hotswap sockets using one of the plates and standoffs. The OLED is not required but if you omit it, you must disable it in the firmware. If everything works you did a great job and may proceed to the another PCB half.If not, find the issue and fix it. Attach four 10mm round spacers to the holes near ProMicro. This article is Part 3 in a 6-Part Series.. Part 1 -In search of the best custom keyboard layout Part 2 -Let me introduce you SofleKeyboard - a split keyboard based on Lily58 and Crkbd Part 3 -SofleKeyboard build log/guide; Part 4 -Sofle Keyboard evolution: slow and not really steady Part 5 -Another year of Sofle keyboard Part 6 -Sta AKA Sofle Unsplit - a monoblock split keyboard The build is completed by attaching the four rubber feet to the back of each board. Sockets for switches belong again on the back side, the same side as diodes. After that, holding gently the diode down with the tweezers solder the corresponding diode leg. Add socket for OLED display. If you wish to use per key lighting, you also need to short pins 1-2 of 5. The command might look something like this: Connect the second half and flash it in the same way as the previous one. In my case, I choose Krytox GPL 205 grade 0, the best I could buy online at the moment. Pro Micro boards dont come with firmware preinstalled, but there is a community-driven project to make it to work called QMK. If you have any problems, please feel free to send a message to the "#Lily58" channel on Discord ("Self-Made Keyboards in Japan" (https://discordapp.com/invite/NM7XtDW)) or Twitter: @F_YUUCHI. Bridge 4 jumpers on the TOP SIDE of the PCB by soldering them 2 by 2 vertically on both PCBs, if you plan to use OLED Screens. If you're curious, you can check out my keymap by loading in my lily58_keymap.json file that I've hosted as a Gist into the tool. You can find links for the most of the components in the sourcing parts section. The right half has the pro micro mounted up-side up so its mounted differently on each half. 5 more replies. Those are fixed in version 3.1. If you're using DFU bootloader (in case of the elite c), replace the 'avrdude' with 'dfu'. The wiki has information about keymaps, lighting, and encoder code. And if you find any problem there are incredible communities to look for information like Reddit (r/MechanicalKeyboards, r/ErgoMechKeyboards) and geekhack.org forums. Im not going to be fully specific on how to build it as the are fully detailed guides like https://imgur.com/gallery/eM0zWS9, but Ill explain it quickly. I could assure you that Yes, not only that I learned a lot but my wrist pain has gone away! Comes with FR4 (PCB material) plate case, hardware, and transparent acrylic OLED covers. The script will: Prompt you for which board (e.g. This keyboard is designed originally byNaoki Katahira and modified to create the Pro RE by Ergohaven and information can be found here. If you are building a Lily58 rev1.0 with per-key RGB but without underglow, you need to solder the jumper marked JP1 instead of the JP2 indicated in the build guide. On the right half, diode D27 was rotated 180 degrees from usual. Hope you like them! The labels for JP1 and JP2 were accidentally swapped. Build guides for Helix, Corne and Lily58 suggest those spring pin headers which are very compact and give you non-permanent connection (you can remove or replace Pro Micros). and here is the final product . A quick note here is that once both sides are flashed, you only need to flash the primary side with iterative updates going forward unless there are changes to the underlying split keyboard code. 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