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lattice-board

MIDI controller based on the Wicki-Hayden layout
Open repo on GitHubgithub.com/yan-h/lattice-board
Rust · ★ 2 · 0 forks · MIT · paperwork by the Cap'mmostly ai (inferred)light human (inferred)works-on-my-machine (inferred)other
listed 55 minutes ago by yan-h · last checked 55 minutes ago
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MIDI controller based on the Wicki-Hayden layout
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2025-12-05 · pushed 3 weeks ago · 13 commits · 1 contributor
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README — the repo's own words, folded up so the grading fits on one screen

MIDI controller using the Wicki-Hayden layout. Heavily inspired by Hexboard, Striso and Lumatone.

  • 123 keys with individual LED lighting
    • 5 octaves
    • Fifthspan of 25 - i.e. each octave contains 25 notes, spanning an unbroken segment of the chain of fifths
      • Size of fifth is adjustable in firmware, providing easy access to all temperaments based on pure octaves and a chain of equal-sized perfect fifths.
  • Very portable
    • 21x22x2.5cm
    • Similar in size to a small tablet, and much lighter than one.
  • Tiny keys (17mm) for my tiny hands (and easier microtonal chords)
  • No velocity sensitivity (or any other form of MIDI expression). This simplifies the engineering constraints by a lot, and let me design it as a very weirdly shaped mechanical keyboard.

Engineering overview

  • Case and keycaps 3D-printed in PETG (Bambu Lab translucent PETG and black PETG-HF)
    • 3D models made using Onshape.
    • Printed using a Bambu Lab P1S. Keycaps were printed with the Darkmoon Satin build plate, to obtain a texture finer than a textured PEI plate, but coarser than a smooth plate.
  • TTC Frozen Silent V2 Keyswitches - fully transparent, light condenser, silent.
  • PCB designed in KiCad 9, manufactured with JLCPCB
  • Firmware in Rust with Embassy. Heavily vibecoded.
    • See firmware/README.md for build and flashing instructions, and the serial configuration dashboard.

Future work: 7-octave, fifthspan-50 redesign findings.

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Scan report · 2026-10-05
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From the balcony · 2 of 4 clapped

  1. Schnitzelclapped
    A delightfully weird custom MIDI controller with thoughtful design choices, tiny keys for microtonal chords, and the charm of someone building exactly what they need.
  2. Crusoeclapped
    No vulnerable dependencies, hardware-focused MIDI controller with clear local firmware story, no credential requests or telemetry concerns.

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