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Balbuzard
Balbuzard is a compact, ergonomic keyboard with 34–38 keys.
<img src="images/0.2_smores.jpg" width="500" alt="assembled Balbuzard 0.2" />Balbuzard 0.2 by @smores56
How do you type on that?
I've used Balbuzard as my main keyboard since 2019. My keymap looks like this:
<img src="images/layout.png" width="450"/>Mod 1 and Mod 2 activate alternate layers of the keymap, which contain symbols, arrows, backspace, etc.
Versions
0.2: Low-profile
<img src="images/0.2_brow.jpg" height="250"/><img src="images/0.2_bottom.jpg" height="250"/>
- 34–38 keys
- Compatible with Choc (low-profile) switches
- SMD diodes concealed within switches
- Silkscreen on bottom
- Tighter key spacing
- Viewing window under microcontroller
- Adjustments to positions of columns and thumb keys
- Firmware: brow/qmk_firmware@balbuzard-0.2
0.1: Classic
<img src="images/0.1_assembled.jpg" height="250"/><img src="images/0.1_diodes.jpg" height="250"/>
- 36 keys
- Compatible with MX, Alps, and Choc (low-profile) switches
- Through-hole diodes nestled between switches
- Silkscreen on top
- Firmware: brow/qmk_firmware@balbuzard-0.1
Using this repository
This repo contains the Ergogen configuration that generates the KiCad PCB file.
Assuming you have npm installed:
git clone --recursive git@github.com:brow/balbuzard.git
cd balbuzard
make
Find the generated PCB at output/pcbs/main.kicad_pcb.
More photos
<img src="images/0.2_broom.jpg" width="450"/>Balbuzard 0.2 with optional thumbs removed, by @davidphilipbarr