Keyboard tools
KiCad project generator
Convert layout from keyboard-layout-editor to KiCad project.
- web interface available at keyboard-tools.xyz
- uses keyswitch-kicad-library
- three available switch footprints: Cherry MX, Alps and Cherry MX/Alps hybrid
- key rotations thanks to patched kle-serial
- supports basic pre-routing
demonstration.mp4
Detailed documentation available here.
KLE converter
- use kle-serial via web interface at keyboard-tools.xyz/kle-converter
- includes patch which fix rotated key issue
Development
For development guide see this.
Credits
- keyboard layout file serialized by kle-serial
- netlist generated with skidl based kle2netlist
- switch footprints with keyswitch-kicad-library
- key placement with kicad-kbplacer
- pcb preview generated with pcbdraw
- project structure generated with goxygen