lalboard | A 3D-printed keyboard inspired by the DataHand

lalboard is a Python library. lalboard has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities and it has low support. However lalboard build file is not available and it has a Non-SPDX License. You can download it from GitHub.

i am a long-time user of a datahand keyboard. with the scarcity and rising cost of second hand datahands these days, i wanted to ensure that i always had access to a datahand-like keyboard. and so this project was born. the overall functionality of the lalboard is obviously heavily based on the datahand, but i designed all of the specific key mechanisms, etc. from scratch, to be printable on a normal hobby-level fdm printer. with my datahand, i never felt like i could get the keys positioned quite right for my hand. so one of my primary focuses with the lalboard was adjustability. each key cluster can be independently adjusted in all 6 degrees of freedom to some extent. most parts need to be printed in a very opaque pla, but there are a few parts that don't work well in pla which should be printed in polycarbonate or similar material, for its strength and heat resistance. all keys use a pair of magnets to provide the clickiness and key return force, and an ir led and phototransistor for detecting a keypress. they are all held in place only with magnets, so they are easily removable for cleaning, etc. the feel/clickiness of the keys was another focus