“The 12 key keybow is a really nice little device. The assembly instructions are clear and the build was pretty easy. The clicky switches are really nice and tactile and make a nice noise. The only thing that could be improved is the documentation for programming the thing, but you can figure out a lot of stuff from reading the pre-installed examples and the source code on GitHub.”
“Great little kit. Very easy to assemble - I didn't need any tools - thanks to the clear instructions on the website and the kit's design. I went for the clicky gold keys, which are superb. The initial 10-15 second delay when you first turn it on is a bit nerve-wracking while you wait to see if you've borked anything, but when it springs to life it'll make you smile. I'm really looking forward to digging into the Lua configuration!”
“My second keybow, and this is a clicky one. More noisy than I expected. It works well just like my first one, but this one's mini USB will need perfect alignment to work, otherwise the power is cut. It will be nice if Pimoroni can have a way to make the USB cable connection to the Pi inside the keybow in a more robust and secure way.”
“Easy instructions, keys feel amazing, the only downside is that the cable comes from the side rather than from the top, but it's just a matter of changing to a different cable.”
“Fantastic Device!
I hope the with everything open source there will be new features and usecases possible in the future!
(direct editing of keyTemplates via USB, controlling LED from connected Computer)
Thx to TheDiveO for his multibow multiple layouts support
(https://github.com/TheDiveO/multibow)”
“Exactly what you would expect from it's sale description. Instructions are effective. Does require a bit of care in alignment, and it may be easier to mount the key caps AFTER all other assembly. It is less of hardware project though, than it is a coding project, walking the user through using LUA (a C-like language), and bit map animation (via .png images). The simplified copy/paste (not included) SD card setup was a very nice touch.
one note of warning to those that might want to build off this: timing control is limited, and I'm unsure of the limits to simultaneous key presses. Should be fine as an auxiliary button board, but probably not suitable as a gaming macro keyset.”
