Akruvia 12×4 Playground (Documentation/Product Guide)

Akruvia 12×4 Playground

A DIY soldering kit for prototyping an ortholinear layout mechanical keyboard.
Switch Compatibility: Kailh Choc v1 (Hot swap).
Bring your own switch, keycap, microcontroller/board, and extra peripherals.
This is for learning, experimentation, and tinkering of both software and hardware.
Be creative!

Product inclusions:

1x Akruvia 12×4 Playground PCB
48x 1N4148 diode
48x SK6812 RGB LED
48x Kailh Choc(version 1) Hot Swap socket

Akruvia 12×4 Playground PCB

Akruvia 12×4 Playground switch matrix

(You can use the header pads or test points for wiring)

Akruvia 12×4 Playground Dimensions

ASSEMBLY STEPS:

STEP 1:
Solder the 48x 1N4148 diodes to the Akruvia 12×4 Playground PCB. (From D1 to D48)

(Mind the polarity. There’s a line on the diode and on the PCB for polarity indication)

STEP 2: (Optional)
Solder the 48x SK6812 RGB LED to the Akruvia 12×4 Playground PCB. (From D49 to D96)

(Mind the orientation of the SK6812, there’s a slant marker on the leg and the solder pad)
(If you’re using a 3.3v logic level microcontroller, it is recommended you have a logic level shifter)
(RGB pin is the DIN of the SK6812MINI-E alongside its VDD and GND located on J1 )

STEP 3:
Solder the 48x Kailh Choc Hot Swap sockets. (From SW1 to SW48)

(Do not forget to clean the residue from soldering)

STEP 4:
Bring your own preferred Kailh Choc switches and keycaps.
Also bring your own preferred microcontroller/board.
Bring additional stuff for your build. (LEDs, Potentiometers, Rotary Encoders, LCDs, Gesture sensors, Trackballs, Trackpads, etc)

STEP 5:
Decide on the wiring of the build.
Decide on the software stack you will use. (QMK is a suggestion, just make sure your microcontroller of choice is compatible)
Be creative with the prototyping area!

Example build/s:

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