So lets Design a Schematic in Kicad
What do we need:
Power Supply:
I decided to use a well known Low Drop out Voltage Regulator: RT9013.
Key features: Low DropOut Voltage, low quiescent current. This is important for battery operations
Keys to press:
I decided to go go for Cherry MX Keys RED. They have a perfect press and work quite stable: Side fasct: The can be illuminated with an LED from underneath
To save some IO Pins I decided to arrange the keys in a 3x3 matrix
Some RGB-LEDs because Ble light makes everything better
My typically used SK6812 or WS2812 do not fit under the MX Keys. Therefore I searched a lot and found a better fitting RGB LED
SK6812-Mini: They are small and perfectly fit in a hole under the keys. And most important they work with fast LED.
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