Lotus - A 40% split columnar stagger keyboard with satellites - Update 5/8

The Lotus



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Update 5/8
Long time no update, but this project is still active. My vendor recently just built his protos, and we are almost ready to go into a GB. The vendor who will be hosting this is Vala Supply.
As you can see, the images got a fair facelift. There will be two skeleton case offerings, gloss white and matte black plates.
We will be anticipating a max order quantity of 50. Hopefully that's not too optimistic, but that's what I have gathered based on IC metrics.



The Lotus is a 14-column split keyboard with what I have coined as "satellites." These satellites, being the standout feature of the board, connect via a second TRRS jack and into an I2C compatible board to power a key cluster, another rotary encoder, or an OLED. Alternatively, it should be possible to power a mini i2c trackball, but this is as of yet untested.

Features:
- 14 columns with a columnar stagger to match that of the Kyria

- MX and Choc Compatibility

(Choc switches w/ MBK keycaps on the left, MX switches w/ SA blanks on the right)

- Supports up to 2 rotary encoders, 4 when using satellites

- Ortho and ergo kit compatibility

(KAM Little Pilot ortho + OLED satellite)

- Multipurpose hotswap satellites able to handle a multitude of different modules


Layout


Typing test:

Current vendor(s): Vala Supply
Current price estimate:
Full kit (comes with PM, all parts needed for assembly + extras) - $90-100
Skeleton kit (comes with plates, PCB only) - $40-45

IC FORM:
https://forms.gle/WVc4pgoe2HDnWizz9