Corax Keyboard
Corax Keyboard
A column-staggered wireless spilt keyboard with scrollwheels, thumb- and pinky cluster.
Overview
Corax: A column-staggered fully-wireless split keyboard with scrollwheels.
- Choc-spaced, hot-swappable
- Two versions: with 56 or 54 keys
- Scrollwheel (EVQWGD001) on both sides
- Strong pinky stagger (0.66) and a 5 deg. pinky splay
- Fully wireless built for Nice!Nano + ZMK (no TRRS Jack)
- Nice!View support (5 pin connector)
- Reversible PCB
- 3d printable magnetic case, switchplate and MCU cover
Gallery
Corax56 vs Corax54
I initially designed the Corax56 (=56 keys) with 4 pinky keys. The upper key (usually mapped to ESC) was placed in a new column because I found it easier to reach horizontally than vertically. Over the time, I realized that I am not using this button very often. The Corax54 was born as a more compact version where the pinky cluster misses this additonal column and has only 54 keys (2 less). This is the only difference between the two versions.
Firmware
Natively supports ZMK. A ZMK module that supports both the Corax56 and Corax54 can be found here.
My personal firmware build is available at https://github.com/dnlbauer/corax-zmk-config.
Build guide
Standing on the shoulders of giants
- A great tutorial I referenced a lot by FlatFootFox: https://flatfootfox.com/ergogen-introduction/
- Lots of inspiration and ideas for this project came from these boards: Choccy, Sofle, brain, spleeb
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Files in this package
- CAD source: board.dxf, board.dxf, case.dxf, case.dxf, switchplate.dxf, switchplate.dxf, switchplate.step, switchplate.step
- Exports: case_left.stl, case_left.stl, case_right.stl, case_right.stl, mcu_cover.stl, mcu_cover.stl, switchplate.stl, switchplate.stl
- Images: PXL_20240226_145902740.MP.jpg, PXL_20240226_162957908.MP.jpg, PXL_20240226_163937193.MP.jpg, PXL_20240226_163943580.MP.jpg, corax54.jpg, corax56_case_render_front.png, corax56_case_render_top.png, corax56_pcb_render_back.jpg, corax56_pcb_render_front.jpg, magnetic_case.jpg, pcb.jpg, switch.jpg
Source & license
- Original author: dnlbauer
- Source repository: https://github.com/dnlbauer/corax-keyboard
- License: MIT
Imported into the CommunityCAD Archive with attribution preserved. All rights remain with the original author under the stated license.