Pseudonymous maker “SlurpBurgers” has proven off a slick split-keyboard cyberdeck construct, utilizing Un Kyu Lee’s open-hardware Micro Journal Rev.2 as a base — however taking it in a brand new, extra ergonomic route.
“My cyberdeck/writerdeck construct [is] based mostly on a closely modified [Un Kyu Lee] Micro Journal Rev.2,” SlurpBurgers explains of the undertaking, “to accommodate the keyboard format, [Raspberry] Pi 5 and seven” display screen. It runs Raspberry Pi OS with LXQt DE [Desktop Environment] — I discovered it extra helpful than regardless of the DE that comes with RPiOS is.”
This modern cyberdeck relies on the Micro Journal Rev.2, however with a bigger show and new ergonomic keyboard. (📷: SlurpBurgers)
The 3D-printed cyberdeck is, certainly, a reasonably dramatic departure from Lee’s unique and later-upgraded Micro Journal Rev.2 designs — whereas retaining sufficient of the unique aesthetic to be recognizable to these within the know. Quite than a single-matrix ortholinear keyboard, the bottom has been expanded to make room for a break up design with a curve — just like an Alice format, however with out the same old staggered columns.
In-between the 2 halves of the hand-wired mechanical keyboard is a thumbstick initially designed for Sony’s PlayStation 2 controllers — which serves, its creator explains, as a mouse. “For my functions, it really works nice. It might sound funky,” SlurpBurgers admits, “however the bracket keys on the within of every of the Ctrl buttons are the left and proper mouse clicks as nicely. I haven’t got to maneuver my proper hand a lot to make use of it with my index finger. General its very adequate. Not a completely wonderful ergonomic resolution, however its principally there so I’ve some form of mouse enter as a substitute of tapping the display screen when utilizing GUI [Graphical User Interface] stuff.”
The keyboard and joystick-mouse are each hand-wired, saving on having to have a PCB manufactured. (📷: SlurpBurgers)
The bigger base provides method to a bigger lid, making room for a widescreen 7″ touchscreen show. Contained in the 3D-printed case, in the meantime, is the Raspberry Pi 5 4GB single-board pc driving all of it, alongside a Waveshare UPS 3S uninterruptible energy provide for powering the machine on-the-go.
Extra data is out there in SlurpBurger’s Reddit publish; on the time of writing design and print recordsdata had not but been publicly shared.
