Tuesday, 7 October 2025

My second keyboard design: diode-free, 36-keys, Bluetooth

About three months ago I blogged about my first keyboard PCB design, a diode-free PCB for an existing 36-key ergonomic case. Since this summary of my journey into keyboard madness, I learnt how to write my own ZMK keyboard firmware, as a precursor to designing a version with Bluetooth. This time I also had to learn some basic CAD to modify the keyboard case. And here it is, the Gamma Omega "Hesse", a Bluetooth diode-free 36-key ergonomic keyboard.

, a 36-key design with the controller top middle, and battery cut-out centrally.
Front & back of the "Hesse" keyboard PCB