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

  • yes@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year 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·
      1 year 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

    • shaysub@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      1 year ago

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

  • Raimu@lemmy.ml
    2·
    1 year 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·
    1 year 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.

  • betz24@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I apologize for being uninitiated, but what is this (I assume) keyboard used for? The orientation appears to be for a specific application?

    • shaysub@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Oh sorry, that’s my bad. This is a split ergo keyboard that can be used for anything really. I use it for regular typing, programming and gaming. The picture here only shows the right half of the keyboard. The imgur link has another photo of both halves that should hopefully clarify things a bit more.