Nori: several questions

[ondras]

Hi,

I just stumbled upon your Nori PCB and decided that I would try my luck building the project. (I have some soldering skills but never did a keyboard before.)

Two questions:

• you mention "EasyEDA ordering info" at https://github.com/di0ib/Misc/tree/master/nori -- does it mean that EasyEDA can also provide the necessary components (diodes, pro micro, switches, ...)?

• is it possible to use individually-addressable (ws2812b?) LEDs with this board? This makes my question highly related to #7.

Thanks!
Ondrej

[jpconstantineau]

I can help a bit on this... easyeda, jlcpcb and lcsc are sister-companies. You can order PCBs from JLCPCB, order components from LCSC and request to merge the shipments and save on shipping that way. LCSC doesn't have pro micros or keyboard switches. These will need to be ordered somewhere else. They have diodes, reset switches and many other components that are needed. They also don't have screws and standoffs. As for the ws2812. I am not sure entirely. The PCB doesn't appear to support adding RGB strips (for underglow), however, you can always solder a small jumper to one of the unused pins of the Pro Micro. It's not the easiest but is possible... If you want under-key RGB, then no, it's not possible. The PCB only uses standard 2-pin LEDs.

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On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 12:03, Ondřej Žára ***@***.***> wrote: Hi, I just stumbled upon your Nori PCB and decided that I would try my luck building the project. (I have some soldering skills but never did a keyboard before.) Two questions: - you mention "EasyEDA ordering info" at https://github.com/di0ib/Misc/tree/master/nori -- does it mean that EasyEDA can also provide the necessary components (diodes, pro micro, switches, ...)? - is it possible to use individually-addressable (ws2812b?) LEDs with this board? This makes my question highly related to #7 <#7>. Thanks! Ondrej — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIYW6EWYQC4PXYNJOYVT7LPUG77ZANCNFSM4HLLGOEA> .

-- Pierre

[ondras]

Hi @jpconstantineau,

thanks for your response and advice!

If you want under-key RGB, then no, it's not possible. The PCB only uses standard 2-pin LEDs.

Okay, and can I individually address these (non-RGB) under-key LEDs?

[jpconstantineau]

Looking at the nori traces, it looks like all the LEDs are driven from a single mosfet. As such, no they are not individually addressable.

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On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 13:25, Ondřej Žára ***@***.***> wrote: Hi @jpconstantineau <https://github.com/jpconstantineau>, thanks for your response and advice! If you want under-key RGB, then no, it's not possible. The PCB only uses standard 2-pin LEDs. Okay, and can I individually address these (non-RGB) under-key LEDs? — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#11 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAIYW6CKBQ3BTGBPS7VQNVLPUHJTDANCNFSM4HLLGOEA> .

-- Pierre

[ondras]

Okay, thank you for the answer!