“Been having a blast with this keypad (and Kevin McAleer's PiDeck project).
It was easy to assemble. The LEDs are bright and colourful. My only regret is that my 3D printer is too small to print a properly sized enclosure for this board.
Would absolutely buy this again (and probably will as soon as someone in my family expresses even the slightest bit of interest in having their own PiDeck).”
“Love it - it's a cool device. If there were any improvements, it would be to have one with RGB plus tactile buttons, and I had some issues with threads and nuts not quite staying on.
In terms of code - it's easy to get HID keyboard stuff running in Adafruit Circuitpython, so it may make sense to recommend that on the detail pages.”
“Really nice fleshy keys (reminded me of a classic ZX Spectrum). A bit fiddly to put together, as the plastic screws didn't have properly formed heads. Metal screws would have been nicer and wouldn't have added too much to the cost. Care is also needed when tightening the screws, as if they're too loose or too tight the keys might get stuck.”
“Great hardware but needs a bit more documentation/support. The getting started guide does what it HAS to, but nothing more. Had to switch from Pimoroni's MicroPython firmware to CircuitPython in order to use as HID keyboard.”
“Excellent bit of hardware, as usual, from Pimoroni and great to muck about with. The getting started guide does its job but documentation is otherwise sadly lacking. Ended up relying on sample code on GitHub by qbalsdon, martinohanlon, dottxado, pixlwave and others.”
