The interesting part will come in later post that Ill write in which I will show some of the problems that Ive faced and solutions that Ive applied. Make sure they are flush with PCB and match the orientation shown on the silkscreen. Keep in mind that this hobby is not cheap . Much like the approach used for the diodes above, begin by pre-soldering one side of the socket pad, place the component, and hold it in place with tweezers. Use electrical tape to secure in place while you solder the holes on the bottom side of the PCB. This version is modified in way that makes it incompatible with the firmware for the official designs. 2 x 25 Pack Mill-Max Machined Pins Build Instructions Lily58 Pro Build Guide This keyboard is designed originally by Naoki Katahira and modified to create the Pro RE by Ergohaven and information can be found here. Oh, and as a side note, maybe starting off with blank keycaps was not the brightest of ideas, but hey, doesn't it look cool?! Mount with the wider side (labeled "" here) outwards. Many highlights in this guide contain useful links, hover with the mouse over them and click. As I mentioned, this was going to be my first real foray into a hardware project, and that too making a keyboard where I needed to solder! PCB Color: Black, White. After mounting the plate, push the switches again to make sure that installation is complete. create a sandwich with the PCB-Plate-Switches. 10 x 7mm Brass Standoffs (MX Normal Profile) OR 5mm Brass Standoffs (Choc Low Profile), 58 x Kailh Hotswap Sockets (MX Normal Profile) OR Choc Low Profile Sockets (Choc Low Profile), 2 x Pro Micro Controllers (Comes with Headers to Direct Attach), 2 x 40 Pin Machined Breakable Female Header (Enable Controller Hot Swap). FREE Shipping Worldwide on all custom cables. The end with the thin line is Cathode (-) and it should go in the direction of the arrow symbol on the PCB. Connect all your keyswitches on every hotswap sockets using one of the plates and standoffs. This is a non-exhaustive guide to the Lily58 Pro's technical aspects. Screw in the standoffs on the top side of the PCB for the OLED Cover first. The ProMicro board may not be soldered and attached firmly. All pre-built keyboards come flashed with a default keymap, that is itself a modified version of the actual default . Put at least 4 adhesive rubber feet in the corners so the keyboard is not moving when you type. If you plan to build one you can fall To enable drop lighting, short pins 2-3 of J4(Light select), to enable only per key lighting short pins 1-2 of J4. You would need to add support to the firmware on your own. Solder the TRRS in the marked contour on PCB and Reset tactile switch on the top side of the PCB. You'll want a PCB kit (hotswap or through hole) and Plate Kit (FR4 plates) for a full kit The plates are made of PCB material. As a little advice dont overheat your soldering iron, 150 C if enough. Starting with the diodes. The default layout for the SofleRGB is in the qmk repo, and demonstrates some LED functions. 20 are going to hold the boards together (via spacers). The image shows a soldered MX socket; please install Choc socket on the lower side. (MX: 7mm Choc: 4mm), Attach four key switches to the top plate. Be careful: KailhBOX switches and Choc switches require some power for installation. If the part of the string stops working, resolder the last working one, and the first to fail, then if needed replace them. Solder the OLED screen hotswap sockets on the top side of the PCB. This was the primary guide I followed for putting together the keyboard. I was not able to get 7mm, but 6mm worked well for me with MX switches. As the name suggests, this design has only 58 keys compared to the ~88 you'll find in a regular, number-pad-less keyboard! If you dont use OLED only on one half you are need to do one of the following to fix the lag: If you fancy an inverted silkscreen theres a great guide available. In this world, there are tons of options Its quite simple but scary the first time you do it. Always disconnect the USB cable first. Here's what I bought in order to completely put together the Lily58. Install the standoffs onto the switch plates. After each switch is placed in and the microcontroller is hooked up, it's a good idea to make sure all the keys are working as expected--. It's easy to insert a screw from the back of the board and attach the spacer from the top. Clone/download the QMK firmware and execute the following in the qmk_firmware directory to write the default Lily58L keymap. Suggested approach is to build the firmware yourself. Lily58L is 64+4keys column-staggered split keyboard. Lily 58 pro Mechanical Keyboard | 1.5 Year Update I've been using my Lily 58 Pro for about a year and a half and it looks a bit different these days so I thought I would give an updated video on. The Lily58 KB is a split keyboard with 58 keys, modified by splitkb.com. 1 TRRS cable. The main half acts as a master that forwards events produced from its sibling to the computer. Theoretically I think these could be installed on the under side for a lower profile. Lily58 Pro was created by @kata0510. Solder the 4 jumper pads on the same side that the pro micro will be mounted on. If you bought an Aurora Lily58, please use the Aurora Build Guide. The microcontroller sits on the opposite side of the PCB face to the one that will have diodes and sockets soldered on, so make sure to orientate and slot the controller through the right holes on the correct side. Solder the 29x diodes on the bottom side of the PCB, making sure the direction is matching the image below. There may be a problem with the key switch's insertion, socket or diode soldering. If it is wrong, remove it and re-solder it. Insert into holes. For parts that require force, firmly solder both pads and check the final result for any looseness/wiggling. Latest commit f5ac034 on Aug 6, 2022 History. Be gentle with micro USB ports on your microcontrollers. Keyboard Soldering and Desoldering for Beginners by Blacksimon. There are several ways how to do it. Raw Blame. Ive been using some keeb or another for more than 8 years, and I continuously Lily58 Pro Documentation. It can be found on QMK repo. Either the male PIN headers you most likely got with the board from the supplier could be used to solder it directly to the board. Black PCBs. The command might look something like this: Connect the second half and flash it in the same way as the previous one. Lily58 Pro Available at: https://keyhive.xyz/shop/lily58 Required parts Instructions Solder diodes hot swap sockets Flash controller Solder controller Solder the reset button Test the keyboard Solder OLEDs Solder TRRS jacks Install OLED cover Install switches Solder diodes Soldering diodes is relatively straightforward. This ensures that the controller works completely before soldering it permanently to the board. If you are just looking to try out that layout, and are using the cherry sockets only, then this will work for you. Thank you for your hard work. A symbol different from the symbol input by "@" or "[" etc. Both sides of the keyboard ready. Make sure you know which way around your leds are, different brands have different pin 1 positions. move to ortholinear split keyboard layout; size around 60% and use MX-like tactile switches. Think on them as typical Fn keys but not limited for one row of the keyboard but for every single key on it. After removing the key switch, make sure that the pins aren't bent, and then push it in again and install it. On the right half, diode D27 was rotated 180 degrees from usual. Then solder the remaining side. I wouldn't mind adding some LED backlighting to this In the case of badly attached diode: Lily58 Pro was created by @kata0510. With all the hardware put together is part of the software, as mention before Ive used Pro Micro, which is a mini-board based on Arduino that has a bunch of pin headers to fetch the matrix events and an input/output MicroUSB port that interfaces the computer. At this point, you must check if all key keys work properly by connecting the keyboard to the computer. I haven't ventured into wireless field yet and been thinking about making a corne or another lily58 witless with at least 500mah battery Reply LordDukeMaster Additional comment actions. After switching, switching to Japanese input becomes the switching key for the US keyboard, and it differs from the JIS keyboard, so please be careful (it can be customized with the key map etc.). For doing that just follow the QMK Vagrant page. A. Even if you dont plan to use OLED Screen, i always recommend to bridge them anyway, since there is no harm having them in any case bridged. Keyhive version: Pay attention, if you purchased Sofle RGB from Keyhive. Insert switches into the plate. Dont connect or disconnect the TRRS cable when the keyboard is powered. Lily58 Pro - 58 keys split keyboard 64 columnar stagger and 4 thumb cluster, compatible with Kailh MX and Choc hotswap sockets. Each half of the keyboard must be programmed separately using this approach. Each half of the keyboard must be programmed separately using this approach. If you do not, you will experience "jittery" keystrokes as if some keys were lost while in transit. , links for the most of the components in the sourcing parts section, socketing of Pro Micro is on the sourcing parts page, follow the instructions in the documentation, inverted silkscreen theres a great guide available. Fully Wireless Lily58 Pro. Make sure Switch Legs are not bended and are aligned with socket holes. Attach four 10mm round spacers to the holes near ProMicro. I used brass ones but you can also buy nicer from anodised aluminium. It may short out. follow the instructions in the documentation. You can type 300 wpm with this keyboard Iris Rev 7 with Aluminium Case I Bought The Pewdiepie Keyboard. nice!nano) and shield (e.g. 20 (+8) M2 screws. Sold the OLED panel on top of each Arduino using long rigid copper cable soldering to the PCB headers. quality lube. The diodes are mounted on the back side of the board. Lily58 Pro build feedback. As you can see the list of components could be a little overwhelming if you are not in this world. 4 lines (3 sloc) 152 Bytes. 10 (+4) M2 spacers. Use metallic tweezersto bridge any 2 switch pins (on the bottom side of the PCB, this simulates a keypress) or insert switches into the soldered hotswap sockets on the PCB.If it registers the shorts/keypresses you did a great job and may proceed with the build.. After that, holding gently the socket down with the tweezers solder the corresponding side. It is a modified version of the Lily58 Pro pcb from kata0510 and has the the following additional features. Attach the connector for the OLED, much like the TRRS jack above. Using the base pattern is the only consistent pattern between at least two different models with different pin 1 definitions and markings. Bridge 4 jumpers on the TOP SIDE of the PCB by soldering them 2 by 2 vertically on both PCBs, if you plan to use OLED Screens. A. If you are building a Lily58 rev1.0 with per-key RGB but without underglow, you need to solder the jumper marked JP1 instead of the JP2 indicated in the build guide. I would say start with the ZMK documentation . The above picture is from the crkbd guide shows pin 4 on the table (the table is viewed from the top of the LED). The QMK firmware is highly customizable, and you can unlock a lot functionality simply by editing the key map. The OLED is not required but if you omit it, you must disable it in the firmware. Cannot retrieve contributors at this time. The Lily58 is a 58 key split keyboard design by kata0510, featuring a 6x4 columnar stagger and 4 thumb cluster keys on each hand. A full build stream that was handy to skim through to see how specific components come together while I was following the written guide. I aggregate that information here to help serve as a reference for others planning to give it a shot! To summarize it, you have an electronic place that the rest of the components attach to. This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. QMK is a small program, aka firmware, that luckily is open source and with an incredible documentation page that guides you on how to build it for a large number of custom keyboards, and it has support for split keyboards! Use a piece of tape to fix them and apply solder from the bottom side. I Have Waited A LONG TIME for this keyboard!!! Are you sure you want to create this branch? If the orientation is incorrect, the key will not respond. Lily58 Pro was created by @kata0510. Disconnect the USB cable. Dont connect or disconnect the TRRS cable when the keyboard is powered. Time for this keyboard!!!!!!!!!!!! Firmly solder both pads and check the final result for any looseness/wiggling sure you to. Acts as a reference for others planning to give lily58 build guide a shot the pattern. 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