Introduction to DIY Keyboards: How to Build a Disassembled Keyboard
Update: The digital version is now available on Booth.
Overview
At Technical Book Festival 17, I will be distributing a technical book titled "Introduction to DIY Keyboards: How to Build a Disassembled Keyboard".
Cover
This book is designed to guide you through the process of building and completing your own keyboard. It starts from the basics of electronic circuits, requiring no prior knowledge. As it aims to be a practical introductory guide, it includes steps for actually buying parts, assembling circuits, and ordering PCBs. Why not take a fresh look at this familiar tool, the keyboard, and create one unique to you and someone in the world?
Recommended for:
- Those who want to build a keyboard but have no experience
- Those who want to start electronics as a hobby
- Those who type a lot for work
What you'll be able to do:
- Understand what a DIY keyboard is
- Create a highly customizable keyboard
- Design circuits and order PCB manufacturing
- Learn how to manage a project
Table of Contents
This time, the book has 112 pages, making it the thickest book I've produced so far. In an effort to make it approachable even for those without prior knowledge, it has turned into a book that might hurt if you hit a corner with it.
Table of Contents 1
Table of Contents 2
Table of Contents 3
Table of Contents 4
Table of Contents 5
References
The concept of this book is to "guide you into the world of DIY keyboards". Therefore, I've included as many reference links as possible, intending for readers to encounter the works and communications of pioneers and become self-motivated. The DIY keyboard world is also imbued with an engineering spirit, with many people sharing quality information. I was able to create keyboards thanks to their support, and I hope readers will experience that process. In the digital version, you can easily navigate to the linked sites, so please click on any areas you're curious about.
When I checked how many references there were in total, it turned out to be a whopping 182 URLs. While there are some links that aren't directly related to the main topic, and some domains are referenced multiple times, it still took a considerable amount of time to write... Since I went through the trouble of extracting them from the manuscript using grep, sort, and uniq, I'm including an image that compiles them all.
182 Unique URLs
Preview
As a sample, I'm offering the first 23 pages (up to Chapter 2) for free. If you have time, please give it a read.
Completed PCB
Here's a photo of the PCB you'll create in this book. It's been confirmed to work. The components have been soldered, and key switches and keycaps have been attached.
How to Purchase
Booth
After the Technical Book Festival, the digital version will be available on Booth.
Technical Book Festival
Technical Book Festival 17 will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024, from 11:00 to 17:00. The venue is the familiar Sunshine City in Ikebukuro. Admission is free, but you need to apply for an entrance ticket in advance. The Technical Book Festival will also be held online. The online market period is from Saturday, November 2, 2024, to Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Here are the sales pages. You can also create a checklist for the offline venue by checking them.
- Sales page for this new book
- Sales page for the book sold at C100
- Sales page for the book sold at the Technical Book Festival
Here's the product list for both offline and online. CMYK is challenging.
Product List
