Modules! Magnets! MiRage Mk3: The Mechanical Keyboard You're Meant to Modify!

[@ZackFreedman]

MiRage Mailing List: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/IT2S7ta/mirage Sign up your nemesis and flood their inbox with keyboard spam!

[@eponinesg]

I signed up my nemesis.

[@ArtamisBot]

Hi 💚

[@ArtamisBot]

I agree that Voltaik is a pretty good name.

[@Guy_Sandler]

I signed up. also while you have contact with fusion can you tell them to make a dam linux version???

[@AzaB2C]

Looks great Zack, nice work!

[@JordanNeenan]

Not that I don't understand everything you're doing fully and completely...but if you did a tutorial series "for dummies" on how to make one of these, even if it was on a paid platform, I would be there. For example, the part about the LED voltage issue and how you fixed it went straight over my head. Regardless of how much I understand, I frickin love your videos btw.

[@leovaldez680]

I need something like this, man

[@merseyless]

I get that a full how 2 electronics series is what you're after, but the LED issue is super straightforward. The microcontroller is powered by 3.3v and the LEDs take 5v. The LEDs expect a 0-5v digital signal to set the colour, but the microcontroller can only output 0-3.3v. There are a couple of ways to solve this issue. Zach chose to use a level converter to shift the 0-3.3v signal to 0-5v. The art of electronics is taking problems and chaining circuits together to solve them.

[@keithyinger3326]

I can understand the keyboard part. What I'm too old school to figure out is what you need sliders and dials on a keyboard for?

[@DejitaruJin]

@@merseyless We won't tell Zach about the diode trick to make the first LED in the sequence split the difference.

[@fgbhrl4907]

@@DejitaruJin I'd never heard of that, until I googled it. I was assuming you were talking about converting 5v logic to 3.3v. But the trick you're talking about is pretty neat (using a "sacrificial" LED running at 4.3V as the first LED in a chain).

[@JustKyzuuh]

pro tip! You can use a sacrificial WS2812 or whatever LED you're using as a sacrificial LED by powering it through a diode, lowering the source voltage to low enough to work with 3.3v logic and it will step up the logic signal to its source voltage which will work for the second LED that is powered off 5V

[@siberx4]

This is a good tip, and substantially simpler than using a full-fledged "proper" level-shifter especially because it removes an entire item from your bill-of-materials if you're carrying the LEDs anyway.

[@SianaGearz]

@@siberx4 But on the other hand who doesn't have a baggie of BSS138 or similar smol MOSFETs to implement a really simple level shifter? I don't believe these LEDs necessarily deserve something better.

[@ZozoleonLego]

@@SianaGearz The communication works @800kHz, it's not that simple to make a mosfet + 2 resistors shifter that will keep up

[@SianaGearz]

@@ZozoleonLego This isn't quite a hard requirement, all phases except T0H can be timestretched. There is inherent asymmetry in the single fet level shifter, so you can actually make fairly short pulses, they'll just be very distorted, which given lax requirements on other phases is fine. Besides you can fudge the resistor values for harder pullup and faster response. In i2c use, 400KHz with 10k resistors still usually works, and it can be stretched to 800KHz, and that's a much more fragile protocol.

[@aleksandertrubin4869]

@@ZozoleonLego when I was making esp8266-based twinkly copy (gyvertwink in github), I ended up driving si2302 (a2shb) gate directly from gpio pin and it worked (5V is connected to source through 1k resistor and drain is connected directly to the string). Should be noted that AFAIK ESP drives gpio with rather powerful push-pull, and I had to downgrade firmware version to 2.7.4 due to some interruption weirdness. So that might not work on STM or AVR chips

[@MrUoyknaht]

There's something so hilarious to me that you created one of the most imaginative, fascinating keyboard projects I've seen in about five years and you somehow DIDN'T expect the most lunatic fringe keyboard enthusiasts to show up at your door, salivating at the mere idea of it

[@portobellomushroom5764]

Ushering in the cyberpunk revolution one DIY modular digital input device revision at a time. Can't wait to see where this project goes next, nor can I imagine the amount of time, effort and prior expertise required to design something this cool. Another great vid from the best maker on youtube

[@alexis_evo]

Your writing is absolutely amazing and it is appreciated.

[@mrartistimo1530]

Honestly I absolutely love these videos, the writing, pacing, humour and just the process itself are incredible to view. And with the amount of helpful information you sprinkle in at every step, it’s been actually affecting how I view my own projects in the art world. Just last trimester at uni I started planning my projects with a minimum viable deliverable in mind, and it worked wonders. Got the entire project done in one fourth the time I usually do and had plenty of time to polish. Gonna enjoy watching this another ten times whilst on public transport and noting down helpful tips for myself!

[@MrTacoSr]

You've actually reached the scale of a professional corporate Senior EE as an open source free lancer and its amazing! Doing so much work and growing a community like this its really appreciated.

[@larsmurdochkalsta8808]

Mailing list gang

[@nen848]

Yassss

[@renegadethesandwing02050]

YASSSSS

[@colinrobinson9858]

Mailing list gang rise up

[@santumChannelYes]

Mailing list gang!!!!

[@renegadethesandwing02050]

@@colinrobinson9858 We will RIZE!!!!

[@TableTopSloth]

Here is me, being a "professional" electrical engineer, being accused that this might be my first soldering project. This video truly is great! I love seeing you make progress on the PCB design. It's one of the best parts of the job. You've earned my subscription. Btw, this is typed on a split ergo keyboard, the Kyria. I'm part of the niche group liking high end keyboards and weird designs.

[@bengerber4542]

Split ergos are absolutely the best! Possibilities of layouts are endless

[@NicholasNunez]

Do you or @bengerber4542 have any recommendations on a budget to average priced split ergo? Nothing like the Kyria in design or execution; I would want traditional keyboard building with case, foam(s), pcb, plate(s) ... but split ergo. I'd really like it to be Hot swap PCB out the box. I have my own switches and keycaps. I'm typing on a Maja v2 to see an example of what kind of "build" I'm keen for.

[@okaminekokami4930]

Hey it’s Adrian Pimento from Brooklyn Nine Nine making his own keyboard. Absolutely amazing.

[@jimaaman]

This is just so incredibly well done! Congrats. Sucks about the suits. Looking forward to seeing more!

[@deytd1507]

I will wait until this turns into actual easly purchesable product. The fact this thing gets so much better with each iteration makes waiting even more worth it

[@Sarge92]

it probably never will its purpose is to be a opensource diy project to build yourself the best you might see is someone might do small buy orders for hand builds but that will just be like the pi boy community where a 120 dollar project costs 500 dollars if you want someone else to build it cause it takes so many hours of labour to hand assemble

[@tezinho81]

@@Sarge92 It's utterly commendable that this is going completely open source, it would be nice to buy the entire kit in one bundle though, not everyone has a 3d printer etc.

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

@@tezinho81 Bought a 3d printer 2 years ago (280$ - Sovol SV01). My main goal was to build a keyboard. I found it better to spend on a printer that allows me to iteratively improve the design than to drown the money for laser cutting. In addition to the keyboard, I printed a lot of everyday things. It was worth it.

[@Sarge92]

@@tezinho81 oh if thats what your after that will probably be a thing you can do the upside of being opensource is people can do things like that and help everyone out its just like how some opensource 3d printers need a 3d printer for its parts but theres communities who offer the parts kits for them so you can get someone else to 3d print them the discord will be the best place to checkout for that as im sure people will be more than happy to print you the parts you need for cost of materials plus maybe a couple dollars to cover there time and effort the retropie handhelds do this all the time as well infact often even offer to source all the parts for you and sell them as a complete ready to build bundle

[@deytd1507]

@@Sarge92 yeah I also ment something like what Terry is talking about. I don't expect this keyboard to ever be just sold, but I think it's pretty realistic to think that at some point this project will reach the point where everything is properly thought out and designed. After that Zack could sell 3d printed parts, boards, etc. What I think of is more of an accessible way to purchase parts wich you could use to assemble whatever variation of this keyboard you desire.

[@odw32]

The brain of an engineer and the heart of a poet -- Your videos are absolute masterworks.

[@CRNGD]

This project is getting closer and closer to its finale and I can't wait to see the end product. So far this is a stellar keyboard, but one possible suggestion for this revision specifically would be to add magnets to the bottom as well to keep the two sides more stable.

[@tylorlayfield6862]

I couldn’t possibly come up with the right words to say how fkn awesome zack is. By far my favorite KZbinr. For so many reasons. Thank you sincerely for all your time and effort. If keeping up this quality of content ever becomes too much, I’m still watching. Like gd you’re a legend. It’s not just time and effort on the projects themselves but the videos and writing and all of it man just holy f***. Idk if you’re proof that aliens or gods exist. Both? Braingasm. Edit: firmware name is badass. It tracks.

[@umop3plsdn]

OH MY LORD THIS IS GLORIOUS! i've been going down the rabbithole of what to get/make for a new keyboard from sofle to the corne or dactyl... BUT ENTERS THE ULTIMATE! this IS the one ladies and gentlemen! I don't just want this... i NEED it

[@jahmez4791]

Zach, you are a treasure of a human. Thank you for being.

[@millomaker]

can't wait to see the final version and build one !!! For video editing it will be amazing with knob and infinite macro !

[@BSEUNHIR]

Keyboard enthusiast here waiting over 70 weeks for my keycaps now. The pain is real. For me, the cherry profile is not much about nostalgia but much more about feel. OEM is much harder to type on for me. You'd think after years of cheap keyboards with OEM profile caps I'd be better with that, but no. And of course, the beautiful color ways on offer do a lot for the eye. LEDs are still fun to toy around with to display information directly on the keyboard, or to play snake directly on the board, but I can live without them much more easily than with a north facing board. :) I could really feel the satisfaction you had making so much progress on this project, it really showed in the level of word play on show. A step beyond the usual, IMO. Bit of a shame that you couldn't make QMK work for you, I love the stuff. Being able to change keymaps without compiling is usually handled through VIA or VIAL. But I guess your project is so far gone from sanity that a lot of the conventions QMK is built on may end up being a problem for you. EDIT: Typed that before I heard your "Keyboard ASMR". That's... crunchy. But I'm also a clicky hater so what do I know.

[@henrischmidt7471]

Hey Zack, Let me start off by saying this is an awesome project and that I keep being amazed by the level of creativity and cleverness that goes into any of the builds you share with us. I understand that you have done your market research and ultimately need to sell a product, and I am super excited to see you aiming for a commercial release. That being said, I still wanted to mention that I am very sad seeing the switch from north to south-facing LEDs. I was looking at a bunch of mechanical keyboards recently and north-facing LEDs are close to impossible to find for more 'sophisticated' keyboards, which is why I had high hopes for this project. I have done some tests myself by mounting shine-through key-caps upside down on my existing hardware and at least in my opinion there is so little light reaching the shine-through legend that there is no point in having the LEDs at all. (Which is frustrating given that this design constraint is chosen for the reasons you explained in the video) However, with you being the awesome cyborg you are and this being an open source effort there is still the option that someone creates a north-facing spin-off at some point in time, so I'm still excited to see where you take this (as with any other project) even though this keyboard is unfortunately not for me (at least for now). I still think you are on the right track harnessing the (buying) power of the mechanical keyboard elites, I'm grateful that we get to watch along the ride and I whish you the best of luck going forward! Keep it up!

[@Reverend_Salem]

if you are still looking for a good keyset for this board, there is a company that makes clear key caps, the caps are available on amazon, and they have great shinethrough even with south facing leds.

[@AileTheAlien]

Sorry I'm late to this, but where is the source hosted? The repo Zack's got on GitHub has the mark i, and another branch has mark ii, but I can't see mark iii anywhere... 🤔

[@3DMusketeers]

ZORCH!!! This project is moving along amazingly fast! Congrats on the progress my dude! Totally understand the issue with the sponsors. Need that money to keep the project moving. It is a business move and nothing else! Your way of addressing it is perfect as well.

[@hojirick]

Damn it's Christmas everytime voidstarlabs posts a video. I love everything you do. Thank you ❤️

[@natalie5947]

Maybe it's silly but the Patreon reads are one of my favorite parts of your videos. Looking forward to seeing them next time.

[@g45h96]

I can't tell you how excited I am for this keyboard. Excited enough to stave off buying ones from big or new companies that try to rush what you're doing to get it out first, even if it means dealing with the headache of soldering it myself and trying to learn any coding or whatever I might be to get it how I want. But you are, one episode at a time, making my "no compromises" dreams come true.

[@LacyMorrow]

Yo, this was one of the best videos I’ve watched on KZbin. Straight up gold. 😮 Can’t wait to build one of these bad boys.

[@TheTribster]

I think I have seen all your videos now after just learning about your channel maybe 2 months ago. Not sure how I didn't know about it sooner. You are an incredibly talented guy - as an engineer and as a comedian. The content is excellent, cinematically wonderful and comedically outstanding! Will slip over to your Patreon and become a member! Really outstanding work Zach!

[@Kukielka]

The way you talked about the design process of the case in Fusion360. My stomach is still aching from laughing. Great video!

[@Hearthburn1]

I'm still on my first mechanical keyboard, which was the least expensive one I could find that didn't have 50% of the reviews saying it unleashed the nine plagues of Egypt when they opened the box, and I have an understanding of electronics rudimentary enough that I roughly catch the gist of 75% of what's said. I still watch every video! The detail and enthusiasm makes everything interesting, even if I don't fully grasp it.

[@avery2274]

"It doesn't help if you have a black switch, but yknow, just get some clear paint" instantly made my day better, thx!

[@Uzi3055]

That slider module is INSANE. Never knew i wanted it until now

[@wereoctopus]

Hey, just wanted to say your earlier video (where you 3D-print and hand-wire a Dactyl Manuform) got me interested in custom ergonomic mechanical keyboards a bit over a year ago. Soldered a couple of kits (a Pancake and a Corne), and now I'm taking my first baby steps in KiCAD designing my own PCBs :O Somehow I neglected to subscribe to your channel at the time, so I just saw this video. You do a great job explaining your mistakes and demystifying the design process. I tend to procrastinate out of frustration & perfectionism, and sometimes need reminding that it's OK to bodge sometimes.

[@josuelservin]

Is there a supplier of those god tier audio sliders that move by themselves? I would love to see those integrated into a module.

[@CaptainRayaa]

I remember sparkfun did them an age ago, but they are suuuper huge. like longer the the board is tall huge since you are essentially strapping a linear servo on

[@JoelCook]

Search for "motorized fader" just be prepared to pay god tier prices.

[@josuelservin]

@@JoelCook Thanks!

[@satibel]

alternatively you can get a floppy disk reader stepper motor and tie it to the slider, and use the arduino and an uln2003 as the driver. you can also use a tiny motor and a smooth round belt, it should be enough to make the potentiometer slide, but it will also slip if you move the potentiometer. or you could pay 30 bucks for 2 motorized faders, which isn't that much if you've got disposable income, and will save you at least a few hours.

[@josuelservin]

@@satibel Already ordered a few, but I also have a few old floppy drives that I can try sounds like a fun idea!

[@KevinDC5]

Ever since I found your channel after getting my first 3dp last year, I got an anon friend too! You’re awesome and it’s great to see things being done that are only possible in my mere mortal mid morning mdreams!

[@Shaydin]

I somehow stumbled on this video and it's amazing. Back in the day I use to game on the Merc/Steel Series keyboard, and it unfortunately got discontinued. Gaming has not been the same without that gamepad for me and just about everyone who used it. I stumbled on the Keyboard community and have been hooked ever since. I've been thinking how amazing it would be to make a mechanical version of the game pad, and the search was on. I see a lot of interest, and making the PCB is where it tends to die down. Most of this video might as well be in another language because I have zero knowledge and most of what you do, but it does give me the hope to try and slowly learn it. If anything, I want to build this amazing board! You have a new fan!

[@industrialvectors]

I'm here for the videography, the humor, the goofing and the ludicrous projects getting done. My soldering iron is 9500km away, I don't own a 3D printer, the most eletronic maintenance I have made in 10 years was to clean corrosion with alcohol and a toothbrush. I wish I had time to do any of that, but you are a good substitute. Thank you, your patreons and sponsors for the free content.

[@ChumlyFernando]

Dude, I have 0 experience soldering and don't think I'll take the plunge anytime soon, but your video was MASSIVELY ENTERTAINING! Hilarious and informative, keep up the great work!

[@nosferatu1052]

Thank you for the great content!

[@obscurereference8798]

Thanks to the note from Future Zack (though not entirely, your content is fantastic!) at the end of the video I will be joining the Patreon as soon as I'm able to. I think you made the right call here and I'm going to reward it in an attempt to offset the effects of anyone who thought otherwise and pulled their support.

[@zerofox3d]

Simply astounding and I have no idea how you write and get through these monologue’s, I nearly cried laughing at several points.

[@magnustangen6269]

Found your channel yesterday and i stayed up alll night watching your vidos, loved the nod you gave Alexandre Chappel! i also just got into the custom keyboard communityso these videos are just perfect for me right now. Extremely well created and funny content! Much love from norway

[@theronhatfield8854]

This looks like an interesting little project. I have to say I like the customization options. And being able to set this up as a split with a 3 button trackpoint would be killer.

[@MrHamsto24]

I would never be the kind of person interested in niche electronics subjects, but Zack's writing keeps me a loyal viewer no matter what he attempts.

[@TanyaHakala]

I think a next round request for module ideas will end up with more interesting choices. Most folks are going to want the functional items first and folks can already picture what they can do with rotary encoders, sliders, screens, and touch sensors. I’m super jealous of your MKUlktra care package! I was just on their site this morning. That E12 encoder looks awesome. I was checking out the new super low profile Kailh switches too. For when you want to see how many components you can fit inside of your PCB without it crumbling. 😂

[@TheTarkovish]

19:42.... that MUST be the longest alliteration he has done, right?

[@AndrewRGross]

I love these videos. I am the precise target audience for your sense of humor (and design tastes).

[@kieronrautenbach8722]

Hi Zack, this is an apreciation for not selling out. Kieron, Cape town South Africa

[@InterstellarLord]

I just had to subscribe when I learned in this video that 3:46 the difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than in theory.

[@knowlyf3]

my 1st video and wow that is really kool how you have everything O.s and i get it when it comes to sponsors , happy to see you try to make it up to those who were impacted

[@Nick-dc1bu]

I don't know how you do it, but I have no clue what half the words you say mean, and yet 'm still able to follow your videos along (I think) Very entertaining and probably informative for people that are smarter than I am

[@Leezorc]

This is one of the most existing project I have followed so far. I mean I have design keyboard and seen other project but this guys lyrics is of the chart. LOLL. I can already Imagine a whole community of user like musician - video editor - transcriptors - gamers. This is gonna be dope. Keep up the good work bro.

[@theianmce]

Love your videos! My wife and I are originally from Colorado (live in SF now) and I loved the little hatch green chili reference!!

[@aravindvinayakan]

I just discovered the MiRage MK2 vide yesterday, imagine my surprise when MK3 popped up in my suggestions today! Can't wait to see future iterations of the MiRage and eventually get my hands on one :)

[@Zzz_top]

Dude, I don’t think you know how entertaining you are. Thank you for content, my dude.

[@akatsukilevi]

With every update on the MiRage, I'm more and more excited with the day I'll be able to daily drive one No joke, it has became one of my top 5 tech related items on my 'must get' list, knocking the RISC-V boards down from the top 5 into just top 10 Zack, you literally feel like one of theses mad scientists that makes something so unbelievable you just stare in awe, and I'm all on for it Keep up the amazing work

[@JustWhyFFS]

Just wanted to say, keep doin what you're doin. I found you're channel while looking for info on my new (at the time) hobby, mechanical keyboard building. Before your video, I always thought 3d printing, coding, programming, and soldering/wiring electronics were all cool skills; I never thought of putting them all together for hobby builds. Now, all my free time is spent either soldering, tinkering, refining and refreshing my knowledge of Python (which led to installing Linux on an old AW15r2) or thinking about the next project... And I thank you for it.

[@spyderwillster]

Okay but this would be my dream projects if I could install enough faders and a custom designed key layout so it could be a good MA2/MA3 control surface or audio console controller!

[@NiklasAuBln]

If you dont know already checkout midicraft it's a guy from Germany who builds high quality controllers with really nice clicky keys and he is also an ma2 operator so the layout works really well for it

[@oogiegoogie2826]

It is honestly insane how much work you put into these videos.

[@john-paulgow7271]

Stumbled onto this and now I'm hooked, liked and subscribed, all that good stuff, also for the mailing list. Loved your presenting style, love the project, just starting with macro pads but have always wonted a modular keyboard but commercial ones are way to much, I love to tinker so let's see how far down the rabbit hole I can go!

[@onedeadsaint]

goddammit! I just love your videos. you're plugged into the pulse and your humor is evidence of it! got me cracking up the whole time! ✌️

[@garycaruso4883]

"the difference between theory and practice.." I need that T-shirt

[@gimiter7463]

2:50 i think my eyes are too weak to do it

[@TilmanBaumann]

Since I tried to switch from my TupeMatrix 2020 to the RGBKB Sol3 I discovered my absolutely deal breaker requirement. Practically all ergo keyboards drop an entire row of keys on the right side for some stupid symetry requirement. But this row contains ALL the important keys for programmers. Thankflly your current design does include that row. KEEP IT! .. and I will promise to kiss your feet 🤞

[@elishahodgson1635]

So hyped about my own keyboard project right now so this couldn't have dropped at a better time! I absolutely love fusion 360 but still find it funny how Zach goes from "the problem with fusion 360 was everything else" in mirage MK1 vid to "the perfect cad software for prototyping" in mirage MK3 🤣

[@shoelarwon]

Honestly some of the best info rapping keebtastic scriptwriting I have ever heard. Keep it up you cyborg lyricist!!!

[@alzandermuller]

Hmmmm.... Oversized mechanical keyboard coffee table when? 😏 Love your content, Zack, your videos give me the tinkerer's itch and inspire me to try coming up with cool stuff! Keep it up!

[@Creator_Nater]

I love this channel. I never understand the things spilling out of your mouth, but I like it! Kappy! Definitely Kappy.

[@Creator_Nater]

(Sshh I won’t tell)

[@kimirikscreations]

I enjoy watching some of your content. And other videos help me slip into inexorable unconsciousness as I work or game at 4am after decades of sleep deprivation, letting the jargon and specifics of electronics just wash over my ears. This is one of those.

[@ryanolynyk]

Hey Zack, at 9:00 you look eerily like Weird Al. That’s the biggest compliment in my lexicon btw.

[@8bitvelociraptor]

The Mk3 is looking great! I can't wait to build one :D

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

9:04 He fart joke and then somehow made it practical KEKW This is why I'm subscribed to this channel LUL

[@Amiro05]

God i love this project, great work and incredible video zack!

[@lieksmudkipz]

this is easily one of the greatest projects of all time. take my money.

[@qers]

Sick to see an Autodesk sponsorship. I've just started using it this week for my 3D printer. I can't wait to see the MiRage being a 'finished product', I've been waiting to get back into mechanical keyboards but most kits are just so insanely expensive it's not even fun anymore. So 3D printing the parts would be great.

I should watch this channel more often. I crave this kind of walkthrough of challenges encountered, fixes attempted, unwanted consequences ensuing, etc.

[@orngjce223]

If you don't mind it being about a different hobby, Bernadette Banner does this kind of messy iterations video but for sewing

[@gaminglphd7184]

I got an idea for printing circuit boards. literaly just print them with a FDM printer, but use soldering tin instead of pla. leadfree solder melts at around 217°C wich is very easy to reach for most 3d Printers, maybe tune down the feed rate and layer hight and use a glass bed but i think it should work. (havent tried it myself, dont want to ruin my own 3d printer, IF it doesnt work)

[@justinnamilee]

Thanks for keepin it real even when sponsors don't get what they signed up for. xD

[@genericcommenter1148]

I'm actually working on a modular keypad that runs off a single microcontroller (modules got too expensive otherwise). I'm not sure how adaptable it is to bigger keyboards, but if you ever need to make a module without a microcontroller, you can make a microcontroller on your board emit a clock signal to the module(s). Put a counter on the module and attach it to a multiplexer that cycles through whatever outputs the module has. Connect them all to a single bus that goes out of the module and back into the microcontroller to get the output of the module. Then just program the controller so that it maps the current clock cycle and bus signal to an output that corresponds to the key mapping. Additionally, if you want multiple modules, you can attach a D latch to the module that indicates control over the bus. Only allow the module to output to the bus when the latch is high, and send a signal to the next module when the current module is done outputting to the bus. Theres a couple drawback with this approach, one being that the microcontroller somehow needs to identify which modules are attached to the bus. I'm guessing you could give each module a number that it outputs on the bus before anything else (which would also make it hotswappable, which is cool). Another one is that everything needs to be serialized over a single bus, meaning that adding too many (im pretty sure the number is somewhere around 1000 inputs) keys will cause a noticeable delay, which is why this might not work for very big modules. Hope this is useful in some part of the project :)

[@jaspervandenameele4834]

I'm so excited for this to be my first custom keyboard. Only thing I would like is bluetooth support, I know it's not an important feature to most people in the mechanical keyboard community but if I make my own keyboard I would love to be able to use it easily with many of my devices. Thanks for the video!

[@mikaeluhl]

No subtitles can help me understand what the hell you just said, but the way you say makes it super interesting

[@salimbenbouz]

😂😂 man those chonker IO expanders. Great job Zack! As always. So much entertaining and galactic brain at the same time. I very much enjoy these videos and absolutely appreciate the high quality content. Thank you!

[@MURDANA_]

It's always a good day when Zach uploads :)

[@keiyakins]

I wanna see a breathalyzer module. and software to lock out online shopping if youre drunk. not because i need it, i barely drink, but because it sounds funny.

[@upsguppy520]

This is incredible content i have no formal eductation but understood way more than i should have and for some reason i couldnt stop watching something ,i care nothing about. either your good at what you do or ive have reached the end of youtube you make me want to get out my iron and solder something together thanks for the entertainment its cool what you do

[@TimmGleason]

The censoring actually made it a little funnier somehow.

[@jamienoonan1186]

Your script writing and gadgets are very clever. Bravo 👏👏

[@RuthlessMojo]

Rumour has it Zach was conceived in a laboratory experiment that used the DNA of Tesla, Edison, Einstein and Zerg, an alien from the Crab Nebula.

[@RenegadeADV]

I absolutely love Fusion 360, been using it for a couple of years now, glad to see them sponsoring you.

[@JD96893]

i cant wait until this project is finished! I really want it! It looks so good. I love this guy!

[@alexgonzalez3962]

Dude, what a cool keyboard firmware name. Also, this was an excellent video!

[@pippanappleton2421]

Love the transparency at the end. I hope the supporters understood the need for some temporary censorship to keep a good sponsor and stop their lawyers having a panic attack. Awesome project as always

[@orbita1]

The amount of effort you put into each of your videos is outstanding, I'm honestly blown away. It should illegal being this funny and smart.

[@dfgdfg_]

This was a total trip, man ✌️☮️🧑‍🔧

[@theftking]

It's about time Zack; been waiting for a new vid. Mirage mkIII??? Even better!

[@Purely_Andy]

damn, didn't expect you here

[@theftking]

@@Purely_Andy You didn't expert a nerd in a nerd place?

[@Purely_Andy]

@@theftking touche

[@TheBigLou13]

I really do enjoy your humor! Thank you for your work (on projects *and* their presentation)!

[@andrewgiles6192]

I really enjoy the idea that a load of lawyers had to read through, verbalise, and probably Google most of the patreon usernames. It's the little things.

[@donaldviszneki8251]

Damn Zack. I was fully committed to rage commenting for all of the two seconds between "DNA" and "lobsters." You nailed me so hard.

[@vip_bimmervip_bimmer8033]

Love the videos, keep up the great work!

[@phant0m739]

8:46 "Potion seller, I require your strongest potions"

[@ragzard]

First, Void Starlab video is a highlight of my week. So, I'm NOT a keyboard nerd. i just use a brand name mechanical switch keyboard and I'm happy about it. But I'm drooling to buy a MiRage keyboard. I'm excited to learn to solder just to build it. Hundreds of mistakes will happen but I'm mentally prepared.