Introduction to DIY Keyboards How to Make a Disassembled Keyboard
Additional note: The electronic version is available on Booth.
Overview
At Tech Book Fest 17, we will be distributing a technical book titled “Introduction to DIY Keyboards: How to Make a Disassembled Keyboard.”
Cover
This book is about tackling the creation of a keyboard from scratch. It does not require any prerequisite knowledge and covers the basics of electronic circuits. Since it aims to be a practical introductory book, it also includes instructions on purchasing parts, assembling circuits, and ordering circuit boards. Why not take a fresh look at the familiar tool known as a keyboard and create one for yourself and someone else in the world?
Who This Book Is For
- People who want to make a keyboard but have no experience
- People who want to start working on electronics
- People who type a lot in their daily work
What You Will Be Able to Do
- Understand what a DIY keyboard is
- Build a highly customizable keyboard
- Design circuits, order boards for manufacturing
- Learn how to manage a project
Table of Contents
This time, it’s 112 pages in print—the thickest book we’ve ever had. In trying to make it approachable even with no prior knowledge, it ended up being quite a hefty book that could hurt if you hit a corner.
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Citations
The concept of this book is “a guide to the world of DIY keyboards.” For that reason, we have included as many reference links as possible, with the intent that readers will be exposed to the works and posts of pioneers and be encouraged to move forward on their own. The world of DIY keyboards is also steeped in the spirit of engineering, and many people share high-quality information. The author was able to build keyboards thanks to that support, and hopes you’ll enjoy the process as well. In the electronic version, it’s easy to jump to the linked pages, so click on any parts that catch your attention.
When we checked how many citations there ended up being, it turned out to be 182 unique URLs. Some are unrelated to the main text, and several links come from the same domain, but it does take a lot of time to write these… Since we went to the trouble of extracting them from the manuscript using grep, sort, and uniq, here’s an image of them all in one place.
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Sample Reading
As a sample, we are making the first 23 pages (up to Chapter 2) publicly available for free. If you have some time, please give it a read.
Finished Circuit Board
Here is a photo of the completed circuit board from this book. It’s already been confirmed to work. The parts are soldered, and both key switches and keycaps have been attached.
How to Purchase
Booth
After the tech book event, we will be selling the electronic version on Booth.
Tech Book Fest
Tech Book Fest 17 will be held on 2024/11/03 (Sun) from 11:00 to 17:00. The venue will once again be Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. Admission is free, but you need to sign up for an entrance ticket in advance, so be careful. Tech Book Fest will also be held online from 2024/11/02 (Sat) to 2024/11/17 (Sun).
Here is the sales page. You can also create your offline event checklist by checking it out.
- Sales page for this new publication
- Sales page for the book sold at C100
- Sales page for the book sold at a previous Tech Book Fest
Here is a list of items for both offline and online events. CMYK is tricky.
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