While looking for my first ergo mech keyboard, I wanted something small with choc switches (and spacing), splay and wireless support. The Hillside 46 looked really nice but I wanted to make some changes to it including support for the nice!view, a large battery and the cirque trackpad. That prompted creating a fork of the Hillside 46 called the HillSideView (HSV). The main features that the HSV adds over the Hillside 46 are:
- nice!view e-paper display for better battery life
- Cleaner outer pinky column cut-off
- Support for a cirque trackpad with an FFC connector on the PCB itself
- Case design with support for large 750-3000 mAh batteries under the PCB
- Magnetic tenting stand with the case
- Under PCB mount for the MCU for a cleaner top display mounting
Some links:
- Repo
- BOM
- Short build guide
- ZMK keymap
More images here: https://imgur.com/a/YDMosnA
I think it has the smallest gaps between keys I ever seen
That’s one of the things that’s great about the Hillside 46. Proper choc spacing means less finger movement!
i should get a hillside tbh i like how they have a kind of sweep like angle but still have pinky keys
That splay is what makes those pinky keys actually usable for me. It helped a lot to print the layout to see test for comfort
I apologize for being uninitiated, but what is this (I assume) keyboard used for? The orientation appears to be for a specific application?
Thank you so much for sharing all that! I’ve been putting off building a wireless hillside 46(I’m really enjoying my wired one, but the wires are annoying me), and your modifications makes it perfect for me.
Oh congratulation, it’s great work ! You made my end game even better! I would have insta build it if did not already have an hillside46
