GitHub - wannabecoffeenerd/HillSideView: Split ergonomic keyboard with three rows of five or six keys, aggressive column stagger, a generous thumb arc, wireless friendly display and a 3dp case to house a large battery and support tenting
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Split ergonomic keyboard with three rows of five or six keys, aggressive column stagger, a generous thumb arc, wireless friendly display and a 3dp case to house a large battery and support tenting ...

While looking for my first ergo mech keyboard, I wanted something small with choc switches (and spacing), splay and wireless support. The Hillside 46 looked really nice but I wanted to make some changes to it including support for the nice!view, a large battery and the cirque trackpad. That prompted creating a fork of the Hillside 46 called the HillSideView (HSV). The main features that the HSV adds over the Hillside 46 are:

  • nice!view e-paper display for better battery life
  • Cleaner outer pinky column cut-off
  • Support for a cirque trackpad with an FFC connector on the PCB itself
  • Case design with support for large 750-3000 mAh batteries under the PCB
  • Magnetic tenting stand with the case
  • Under PCB mount for the MCU for a cleaner top display mounting

Some links:

More images here: https://imgur.com/a/YDMosnA

    • shaysub@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      8 months ago

      That’s one of the things that’s great about the Hillside 46. Proper choc spacing means less finger movement!

  • Raimu
    2·
    8 months ago

    Oh congratulation, it’s great work ! You made my end game even better! I would have insta build it if did not already have an hillside46

  • MouldyC@slrpnk.net
    2·
    8 months ago

    Thank you so much for sharing all that! I’ve been putting off building a wireless hillside 46(I’m really enjoying my wired one, but the wires are annoying me), and your modifications makes it perfect for me.

  • yes@lemmy.world
    2·
    7 months ago

    i should get a hillside tbh i like how they have a kind of sweep like angle but still have pinky keys

    • shaysub@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      7 months ago

      That splay is what makes those pinky keys actually usable for me. It helped a lot to print the layout to see test for comfort