In a couple of recent videos, I covered the beginnings of my Hexadecimal Keypad design journey. I presented the history of the project, then I assembled and tested my initial Tactile Switch based budget Hex Keypad design.

The Tactile Switch version Hex Keypad turned out quite nice.

But, having designed this initial Hex Keypad, I decided that I'd also like to go further, and design my Ultimate Hex Keypad version.

Join me, as I now take you through my design journey to my Ultimate Hex Keypad design.

If you'd like a Hexadecimal KeyPad for your own retro computing projects, you’ll find the Kitset on my Tindie store:
https://www.tindie.com/stores/Digicoo...

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For those interested in specific segments:
00:05 Overview
01:42 Keyswitch Diodes
02:12 Inserting Keyswitch Diodes
05:13 Choosing whether to use Diodes
06:42 Organising Appropriate Keycaps
07:32 Clipon Transparent Keycaps
08:02 Keycap Profile
08:17 Laser Engraved Keycaps
09:36 Project Stalled!
09:49 New 3D Printer
11:04 Fusion 360 3D Model Design
11:56 White Keycaps
13:02 First Assembled Keypad
15:18 "Retro Beige" Keycaps
17:16 Kitset Introduction
18:31 Kitset Assembly
24:36 Outro

Mentioned Videos:
Hexadecimal 4x4 Matrix Keypad Tactile Switch Version (Part 1)
   • Hexadecimal 4x4 Matrix Keypad  Tacti...  
Hexadecimal 4x4 Matrix Keypad Tactile Switch Version (Part 2)
   • Hexadecimal 4x4 Matrix Keypad  Tacti...  

Blog entry:
https://digicoolthings.com/hexadecima...

Digicool Things on the web:
https://digicoolthings.com

Digicool Things on Tindie:
https://www.tindie.com/stores/Digicoo...


Video production setup:
Camera (overhead): Sony ZVE10 (captured at 4K)
Camera (other): Logitech Brio 4K (captured at 1080p 60fps)
Eakins Trinocular + Eakins 3700W Camera (1080p 60fps)
Mic: Hollyland Lark M1 wireless / Samson C01U Pro USB
Lighting: Doublerow 8520 LED 6000K strip lighting
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