Promenade - 60% Ortho pcb the takes ergodox keycaps (Boardwalk clone)

Promenade

This is an independent remake of my favorite keyboard layout: the Boardwalk. I added some features that I wanted in my own boards. The main additions/changes are 3u/6u spacebar support, 1.5u default center column instead of 1u*, a jst connector for a daughterboard, and gummy o-ring cuts around the edge.




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GB Details
Group Buy Timeframe: Dec 31 2023 - Jan 31 2024
Estimated shipping: April 2024
PCB Price: $50
FR4 Plate: $25

Worldwide Vendor: Krado Industries
USA Shipping: $10
Canada Shipping: $16
International Shipping: $25

Promenade Hotswap Variations

• 1.5u Center Columns USB-C Hotswap
• 1.5u Center Columns JST (no usb port) Hotswap
• 1u Center Columns USB-C Hotswap
• 1u Center Columns JST (no usb port) Hotswap

Layouts
Promenade HS PCB
Promenade Plates

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Features:

• Atmega32u4
• Kaihl Hotswap
• ESD Protection
• RGB Underglow
• Edge cuts for some o-ring boards*
• JST connector for C3UDB
• Breakout pins
• 6u/3u Spacebar stabilizer holes added, 2u and 7u spacebars also supported
• 1.5u center mods (*with hotswap footprints for 1u columns)
• PCB and FR4 plates with be black and 1.6mm thick
• QMK powered with VIA support
• Optional USB-C port or edge cut for Bakeneko V3 mounting point

*The 1u version will require some switch legs to be trimmed if using 5-pin switches for the center columns.
Both the USB version and DB version will have a JST socket.
Since the key switches on the Promenade are a bit farther from the edge of a 60% compared to a traditional staggered 60% pcb, gummy o-rings may not provide get an adequate friction fit. To try to alleviate this issue there are matching M2 holes on the PCB and FR4 plates where standoffs can be inserted to stretch the o-ring.
7u and 6u spacebar layouts can be clip in stabilizers, but 3u and 2u spacebars should use screw in stabilizers due to the stab holes overlapping slightly.

I am also making a solder version using an RP2040 that will have way more layouts and encoder support. The solder version GB will be launched after HS version GB is finished or nearly finished.
Solder version layouts (still being designed)


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