Keyboard Project Log

The Unplanned Goal

Make a wireless tenkeyless keyboard for controlling a media PC.

Progress

2010-07 ALPS

Acquire free Apple Extended Keyboard II.

2012-12 FASHION

Logitech K360: I got 2 for $26.

2013-06 The Matrix

Scan in the pair of membranes into a 2-bit image, joining the traces at the pins connection.
Erode image to reveal pad locations for labelling.
Generate a preview to verify label positions before flood-filling traces to map out the matrix:

Less popular keys such as PrintScreen are accessed through a Fn layer, so F13/F14/F15 will be mapped to media keys.

86 keys mapped in 12 columns and 12 rows

Pin

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

01

T

PGDN

P

3

I

C

CAPLK

2

02

RBRC

DEL

PIPE

K

N

B

R

F10

03

INS

END

BKSPC

Z

F8

Q

PGUP

L

TILDE

16

LSHFT

EQ

F11

F6

F3

F

U

17

RSHFT

COMMA

D

ESC

0

F7

RIGHT

PLPAU

18

LCTL

F1

DOWN

S

9

F5

19

RCTL

F2

F12

MINS

J

F9

E

20

LALT

6

ENTER

Y

G

1

VOLDN

21

RALT

W

COLON

SLASH

O

UP

VOLUP

22

LGUI

TAB

HOME

4

23

H

V

5

Func

7

8

A

LEFT

24

QUOTE

X

SPACE

F4

DOT

M

LBRC

Next...

Await a sunny day for making retr0bright to unyellow the AEKII ABS. It's mildly noteworthy how the same pattern of yellowing emerges on them.

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