The Willis is a wireless ZMK PCB for whydobearsxplod and jlw's Bruce the Keyboard.
It is licensed under the permissive CERN-OHL-P v2.
- Wireless with a built-in E73 module
- ZMK support via a module
- Fuses and ESD protection
- High Voltage mode for the best power efficiency
- Soldered MX 34- or 36-key layouts
- Meant for 431575 450 mAh battery in the PCB hole
- Externally accessible soft_off and reset buttons
- Math-generated silkscreen
- Is a keyboard
- Very much is not a human.
You can download Gerber files in the releases section.
The bootloader is available in the Releases tab. Please refer to Joric's nrfmicro wiki for the flashing instructions. It's the same as the nrfmicro bootloader with a modified USB device name.
Default firmware files for the 34-key layout are also there. You can use the Willis config template for customization. The firmware supports ZMK Studio.
Miryoku is strongly recommended.
The interactive BOM is available next to the PCB files.
Please refer to the nrfmicro wiki for soldering/verification instructions.
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Willis is fully compatible with plates/cases for the original Bruce.
Plate files are also available in the Bruce resources repository.
Willis-specific cases with button/battery cutouts:
- seirin-blu's Willis the MFR2
- Ha Ha Ha's Humane Willis
- BOM with links
- Test/fix PCBA files


