Salavat’s Hobbies

Long Boy. 64-key planck keyboard

November 2024

I used the Planck as a base, but added more keys per row to fit the full Cyrillic alphabet, plus a numpad. In this new iteration, I gave the case a 5° tilt and added two extra USB ports, like the old Apple keyboards.

Long Boy keyboard, top view

Case

You can grab the print files from Printables, including the .STEP file.

Bill of materials

PartCount
Pi Pico (USB-C clone)1
3D printed case1
MX switches (Kailh Red V2)64
Keycaps64
1N4148 diodes64
3u plate mount stabilizer2
USB Hub Module FE11SX4 (pic)1
USB-A female connector (pic)2
USB-C female connector (pic)1
USB-C male connector (pic)1
M2 screws20−24
M2 heat set inserts (OD 3.2mm)3
Adhesive Bumper Pads (16mm)4
Wire

Build Log

Firmware

I’m using QMK for the firmware. Repo’s on GitHub. Pre-compiled firmware.

Pin direction:

"matrix_pins": {
    "cols": ["GP28", "GP27", "GP26", "GP22", "GP21", "GP20", "GP19", "GP18", "GP13", "GP12", "GP11", "GP10", "GP9", "GP8", "GP7", "GP6", "GP5"],
    "rows": ["GP17", "GP14", "GP16", "GP15"]
}

Vial

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