3D render of an early keyboard PCB with switch footprints placed but only a handful of copper traces

PCB designPart 1 of 4Drawing 16.1 of 47

Version 1

The first attempt. The switches are placed, but it was never routed and has no microcontroller.

StatusProduction, 2026. Version two built, version four drawn
Layout75%, 84 keys, hotswap Kailh Choc sockets
Version twoSTM32F072 over USB-C, QMK with VIA, all 84 keys tested
Version threeper-key RGB, moving from wireless to wired
Version fourTouch Bar, five PCBs, trackpad and numpad modules
Softwaremy own Keyboard Editor app for remapping

Sheet 02 of 02/Gen1

The first attempt

I gave up on the first one. The switch footprints are placed, but almost nothing is routed and there's no microcontroller on the board.