This project was born out of a determination to never have a stable savings account...

I spend all day at my computer typing, and while I love my Apple Magic Keyboard, I couldn't help but wonder what it would be like to have a mechanical keyboard with some custom firmware. I started this addiction with a KeebMonkey Megalodon macropad for which I wrote some custom QMK firmware. From there, I dove head first into designing this keyboard entirely from scratch!

The goal was to make as much room as possible for macro keys, while also maintaining the numpad and arrow keys and keeping the board from getting too big. To that end, I decided to combine the numpad and arrow keys with the intention of making them macro keys on one of the layers.

It's built with an STM32 MCU, USB C, Cherry MX switches, and I also added a small OLED display to display the layer and any other information I found pertinent.

I will update this project description with the link to the design video, but for the time being, here is a link to the firmware!

https://github.com/modern-hobbyist/qmk_firmware/tree/modhobbyist/keyboards/aesir/heimdall

This board turned out awesome and the resulting keyboard is amazing. I had a blast designing it and building it, and it has become my daily driver! That is, until I finish my next build...