Keyball
Keyball is a family of keyboards that feature a 34mm thumb trackball with the widely used PMW3360 sensor. In partnership with Yowkees of Shirogane Lab, the creator of this wonderful integrated trackball design, we're happy to bring Keyball to a wider audience.
The trackball sits in an injected molded housing with 3 ceramic bearings. The ball slides snuggly into the housing and moves smoothly in all directions thanks to the bearings.
Buyer's Guide
Most of the general purpose Buyer's Guide applies to Keyball lineup of keyboards as well, it stands out in a few ways described below.
First, it's worth noting that our Keyball differ from the one sold by Yushakobo / Shirogane Lab. In terms of cosmetics, we use black PCBs, different thickness acrylic plates and different M2 screws. Additionally, we use Sea-Picro. The rest is identical.
34mm Trackball
Keyball uses a 34mm trackball that's not included in your purchase. There are many color options to choose from, and the ones made by Perixx are a popular choice.
Thumb Cluster
Keyball has a unique thumb cluster that allows either Kailh's choc low profile or MX switches. Whether you're buying a kit or a prebuilt one, you will get choc hotswap sockets. This option lets you also add choc switches and keycaps to your order.
Build Guide
Please refer to the canonical Keyball guide below:
For build help that's not specific to Keyball, you're welcome to visit the Keyboard guide in these docs.
Come back to the Firmware guide when you're ready to flash.