(Group Buy) EVO70 R2 Keyboard Kit

Closing Date: January 31st 2023

Expected Shipping time: Q3-Q4 2023

The EVO70 R2 Group Buy is now live! Order extra parts HERE

Features:

• Colour LCD screen or monochrome OLED screen
• Dedicated ANSI or ISO layout
• Powerful ARM microcontroller (STM32F411)
• High profile case and Low profile case available
• 512kB program memory, 64kb FRAM, 16MB flash memory*, and microSD card slot*
• Real time clock
• Speaker
• Temperature sensor
• Want to see what the LCD screen in action? Check out this animation!

EVO70 R2:

• 70% layout – classic 65% layout with an additional 6 macro keys on the left side
• 6 macro keys on the left side
• Requires 73 switches for ANSI, 74 switches for ISO
• PCB mount stabilizers, can be screw-in or clip-in designed for 1.6mm thick PCB
• ANSI: three 2u stabilizers, one 6.25u stabilizer
• ISO: two 2u stabilizers, one 6.25u stabilizer

Build options:

• FR-4
• 1.5mm FR-4 switch plate
• 1.6mm FR-4 base
• Milky white translucent acrylic mid piece
• PCB with 5 pin switch support
• Aluminum
• 1.5mm sandblasted, anodized aluminum switch plate
• 1.5mm sandblasted, anodized aluminum base
• Milky white translucent acrylic mid piece
• PCB with 5 pin switch support
• Note: e-white and lilac use an electrophoresis coating rather than anodisation
• All build options are pre-assembled, and include all hardware and tools needed to disassemble and reassemble
• Aluminum high profile top, aluminum solid base, and aluminum mid piece available separately.
• Does not include switches, stabilisers, keycaps, or USB-C cable

Color options:

• FR-4: Black, White
• Aluminum: Black, White, Blue, Lilac

Misc Specs:

• Kailh hotswaps – no soldering required.
• Rotary Encoder w/ 20mm black aluminum knob – configurable in VIA along with preprogrammed functions to control volume, lighting brightness, scroll wheel, and more.
• 0.91″ OLED screen (128×32) or 0.96″ color LCD screen (160×80)- displays current mode, layer number, caps lock, num lock and bongo cat.
• Display sits flush against the bottom of the switch plate
• Underglow RGB LED lighting (dimmable)
• Backlighting (white LEDs, 6000K temperature, dimmable)
• Speaker (can play simple tunes, no DAC)
• Real-time clock keeps track of time even when unplugged (2032 or 2025 coin cell battery required)
• Ambient temperature sensor
• ESD protection
• USB C connection
• 6 degree angle
• QMK and VIA support.

*Please note that QMK does not yet support dynamic loading of LCD images over USB, memory card access, or use of the on-board flash memory. These features may be added to QMK in the future. Presently, adding custom graphics requires compiling new firmware. 

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