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I wonder how bad an idea it is to mount a raspi pico at a 90-degree angle to a PCB
I'm trying to design a keyboard that needs to fit into a small area (550mm by 15mm) and I realized I can technically get a little more room by making it have two right-angle PCBs. I could do that by designing two PCBs... or I could just have a pico mounted at 90 degrees!
I just realized this PCB is actually bigger than my chosen PCB fab can make.
I mean, unless I have them make it diagonally, but I imagine that'd be a tad expensive
I locked up kicad for 5 minutes by accidentally trying to insert 8000 keys
@StellaFoxxie suggested I make it EVEN BIGGER and I got up to 254 keys and 1.9m meters before kicad started to completely shit itself
@foone@digipres.clubparts are ordered. who knows when I'll be able to solder it, but you gotta dream.
PCBs & parts arrived! Everything looks good. I'm gonna attempt to solder it together sometime this weekend
Arg I have no solder paste. This is going to be a pain to solder
I finished soldering it together. It's impossible to focus on with my camera (it's tiny and thin!) so here's a blurry photo
All keys work. I didn't fuck up any wiring!
Keyboard installed and functional!
It's a macro keyboard for my external monitor.
It's capable of being wireless (but isn't currently) which'll help with cable management, and I need to write some software to make it easier to remap without needing to recompile it.
@foone don't grab the hot end with your hand.
@foone@digipres.club Ah yes. "This weekend". A mythical place where projects, plans, and time go to die.
@foone Have you tried making your own? It's not too hard! In a mortar and pestle, grind some solder into a fine powder, then add liquid flux to the desired consistency. Pinch of salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste, apply to board and bake at 515F until fully melted.
Soldered!
(In case of ambiguity, this is a joke and a parody of a food recipe. Do not attempt to taste solder or solder paste.)
@foone Any device is capable of being wireless. Though only some can remain functional in that state.
@foone Dell Inspiron ~2015?
@nightowl Latitude 7400