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| A chording keyboard or [[wp>Chorded keyboard]] is an input device where characters can be typed by pressing multiple keys at the same time. A popular design is the 7-key chorder, where one key is used for each of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and pinky, and 3 keys for the thumb. This can be used with either the left or right hand (or a chorder can be used for each hand, increasing typing speed). The current incarnation of the SpiffChorder is a 7-key chorder, although because of the easily changeable chord-maps, fewer keys can be used as well. The hardware-design has been designed for chords consisting of up to 8 keys, plus 3 additional keys that can be used as modifiers (ctrl, alt, shift). This allows substantially different chording ideas to be implemented, such as the [[Twidlette]]. | A chording keyboard or [[wp>Chorded keyboard]] is an input device where characters can be typed by pressing multiple keys at the same time. A popular design is the 7-key chorder, where one key is used for each of the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and pinky, and 3 keys for the thumb. This can be used with either the left or right hand (or a chorder can be used for each hand, increasing typing speed). The current incarnation of the SpiffChorder is a 7-key chorder, although because of the easily changeable chord-maps, fewer keys can be used as well. The hardware-design has been designed for chords consisting of up to 8 keys, plus 3 additional keys that can be used as modifiers (ctrl, alt, shift). This allows substantially different chording ideas to be implemented, such as the [[Twidlette]]. | ||
| - | Both the hardware design and software/firmware for the SpiffChorder is open, and you can make modifications as you see fit. The license is based on [[http://www.obdev.at/products/avrusb/license.html|Objective Development's license]], which is now GPL, but with the addition that the hardware is documented and open as well. | + | Both the hardware design and software/firmware for the SpiffChorder are open. You can make modifications as you see fit. The license was based on [[http://www.obdev.at/products/avrusb/license.html|Objective Development's license]] and can be found in the 0.98 release. With the 0.99 release it was changed to [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html|GPLv3]]. |
| [[http://www.obdev.at/|Objective Development's]] [[http://www.obdev.at/products/avrusb/index.html|AVR USB]] driver is a firmware-only implementation of the low speed USB standard (1.5Mbps) which can be used on cheap [[http://atmel.com/products/AVR/|AVR]] microcontrollers from [[http://atmel.com/|Atmel]]. | [[http://www.obdev.at/|Objective Development's]] [[http://www.obdev.at/products/avrusb/index.html|AVR USB]] driver is a firmware-only implementation of the low speed USB standard (1.5Mbps) which can be used on cheap [[http://atmel.com/products/AVR/|AVR]] microcontrollers from [[http://atmel.com/|Atmel]]. | ||
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| The project page can be found at [[http://symlink.dk/projects/spiffchorder/]], but this wiki will contain more updated information and more specific information, especially when it comes to the documentation of the project. | The project page can be found at [[http://symlink.dk/projects/spiffchorder/]], but this wiki will contain more updated information and more specific information, especially when it comes to the documentation of the project. | ||
| - | The Spiffchorder is up to the task of daily use as a primary keyboard. It has been in use as such since | + | The SpiffChorder is up to the task of daily use as a primary keyboard. It has been in use as such since |
| - | October of 2007. The current build was released in March of 2008 and currently serves as the input system on wearable computers, in-car computers, palmtops, laptops and desktops. Folks type with their Spiffchorder while running, walking, riding, sitting, standing and lying down. We have heard from people around the world who have built and use Spiffchorders, sometimes as their first electronics project. | + | October of 2007. The current build was released in March of 2008 and currently serves as the input system on wearable computers, in-car computers, palmtops, laptops and desktops. Folks type on their SpiffChorders while running, walking, riding, sitting, standing and lying down. We have heard from people around the world who have built and use Spiffchorders, sometimes as their first electronics project. |
| - | If you build one or want to build one, please let us know. | + | If you build one or want to build one, please let us know. |
| [[http://symlink.dk/contact/contact.php|Mikkel Holm Olsen]] AKA Spaceman Spiff | [[http://symlink.dk/contact/contact.php|Mikkel Holm Olsen]] AKA Spaceman Spiff | ||
