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Analog Hall effect Split board using KMK RP2040 (discuss.online)

submitted 11 months ago by OhmasMom@discuss.online to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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Using waveshare RP2040-Zeros and a mix of wooting lekker and ks-20 switches.

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[–] johnjamesautobahn@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

These switches have a physically different footprint from MX, right? Or is it an electrical reason why they’re not cross compatible?

[–] OhmasMom@discuss.online 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No they're MX footprint but instead of closing a switch they're moving a magnet.

[–] johnjamesautobahn@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yeah it’s an interesting method- info on both switches says they’re only compatible with lekker and wooting boards and I’m wondering what the compatibility issue is

[–] OhmasMom@discuss.online 2 points 11 months ago

Its just a normal mx switch hollowed out and a magnet stuck in