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MurphPad - DIY Numpad Kit - Group Buy Info and Other Updates

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GB Info

Dates: March 19th - April 11th
Price : 30 USD (prices may be ever so slightly different on the proxies' sites)

Proxies:
EU: FFKeebs
OCE/SEA: CustomKBD

Availability: Unlimited
Colors: Black, white

MechWild here again with another Pro Micro based through hole kit, this time it’s a numpad. Our previous product, the Mercutio, was a 40% board which is intimidating to a lot of people because there’s no numbers unless you make use of layers. So here you go, a little companion for your keyboard that does the numbers.

Renders

supplied by Reddit user Superalex051

The MurphPad is a numpad with a few extra features. There is a macro row above the typical numpad area as well as 2 keys adjacent to the numpad area. We are including a rotary encoder and OLED as well with this kit to squeeze in some extra functionality. And some of you might just want to use this as a macropad and we’ve thought of that too. The MurphPad will support an all 1u layout. If you’ve had your fill of knobs, you can use an MX switch in its place.

But wait, there’s more! If that still isn’t enough customizability, you can mirror the numpad layout.

KLE Layouts

Prototypes

Details

QMK & VIA compatible
Bluetooth support through ZMK
Estimated Cost: 30 USD

Included parts:

FR4 plates & PCB
Pro Micro
Diodes
OLED
Knob & Encoder
SMD LEDs
Reset button

For this group buy, because of the price, we’ll be asking for your region and finding vendors for your region if there’s enough interest. Regardless of what vendors we can get set up, we will be taking orders from anywhere and everywhere on the MechWild site.

FAQs

Q: Will this be available as a Kailh hotswap kit?
A: This kit will not support Kailh hotswap sockets.

Q: What kind of LEDs are supported for underglow?
A: We'll be offering SMD LEDs for sure and we might be adding in support for LED strips.

Q: Will there be Bluetooth support?
A: Yes

Q: 3DP or Acrylic case?
A: Yeah, probably.

Updates & Changes