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keyboard:btc_5100 [08 Apr 2024 18:41] – [Construction] toblehkeyboard:btc_5100 [30 Apr 2024 15:18] (current) – adding tags relevant to BTC 5100C tobleh
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-====== BTC 5100 ======+ ====== BTC 5100 series ======
  
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-This page is currently a **work in progress!** If you have any documentation regarding the BTC 5100, or images of the keyboard - particularly of black and AT variants; please feel free to provide and document them! +This page is currently a **work in progress,** with only the foam and foil BTC 5100 properly documented. If you have any documentation or images of the BTC 5100 or BTC 5100C; please feel free to provide and document them! 
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 |  **BTC 5100**  || |  **BTC 5100**  ||
-| {{ :insertaphotoheretobleh.jpg?300&detail |a photo of mizore yoroizuka}} ||+| {{ keyboard:btc-5100_001-main.jpg?300&detail |a photo of mizore yoroizuka}} ||
 | **Switch** | [[BTC tactile foam and foil]] | | **Switch** | [[BTC tactile foam and foil]] |
 | **Sense method** | Capacitive | | **Sense method** | Capacitive |
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-The BTC 5100 is a compact keyboard produced by BTC that uses BTC tactile foam and foil switches. It is **not** to be confused with the BTC 5100**C** that utilizes an assembly with a conductive dome with slider system over a PCB.+**BTC 5100** is used to describe two similar-looking compact keyboards produced by BTC: the //BTC 5100// using their capacitive tactile foam and foil switches, and the //BTC 5100//**//C//** that utilizes thier conductive dome with slider system over a PCB.
  
 ===== Description ===== ===== Description =====
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 +Everything below this point is currently used to describe the BTC 5100 foam and foil keyboard. Please **do not** rely on this information here as a teardown of the BTC 5100C dome with slider keyboard.
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 This keyboard crams all of the keys from a full-size keyboard into a 80 key compact keyboard through several design decisions. The alphanumeric block utilizes a 60%-style layout that truncates the right Alt and Ctrl keys along with splitting the right Shift key to make space for an L-shaped arrow key cluster in the bottom-right corner. Furthermore, the keyboard shortens the right side of the keyboard, visible with the Backspace, "pipe/backslash", and Enter keys; causing the keyboard to be 14.5 units wide. This main alphanumeric block utilizes BTC tactile foam and foil switches, with a Cherry MX compatible keycap mount. This keyboard crams all of the keys from a full-size keyboard into a 80 key compact keyboard through several design decisions. The alphanumeric block utilizes a 60%-style layout that truncates the right Alt and Ctrl keys along with splitting the right Shift key to make space for an L-shaped arrow key cluster in the bottom-right corner. Furthermore, the keyboard shortens the right side of the keyboard, visible with the Backspace, "pipe/backslash", and Enter keys; causing the keyboard to be 14.5 units wide. This main alphanumeric block utilizes BTC tactile foam and foil switches, with a Cherry MX compatible keycap mount.
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 ===== Construction ===== ===== Construction =====
  
-The keyboard features a top case with an integrated plate. The top case screws into the bottom case via six screws. The bottom case has four anti-slip rubber pads on the case, along with two flip-out feet to adjust the typing angle. The flip out feet do not have rubber padding. The bottom case features two stickers - one listing the serial number and variant, and the other listing the FCC ID.+<WRAP wfix right> 
 +[{{keyboard:btc-5100_003-back.jpg?300|A picture of the back of the BTC 5100 - showing both of the rear labels, the four rubber feet, six screw holes, and flip-out feet.}}] 
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 +The keyboard features a top case with an integrated plate. The top case screws into the bottom case via six screws at the bottom. The bottom case has four anti-slip rubber pads on the case, along with two flip-out feet to adjust the typing angle. The flip out feet do not have rubber padding. The bottom case features two stickers - one listing the serial number and variant, and the other listing the FCC ID. 
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 +[{{keyboard:btc-5100_005-shield-cable.jpg?300|A picture of the insides of the BTC 5100; showing the PCB and daughterboard. Grounding metal foil covers most of the backing of the capacitive PCB.}}] 
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 When opening the keyboard, the capacitive PCB can be found screwed into the top case. It consists of the capacitive matrix, LEDs for the lock lights, and jumper wires for the matrix. The PCB is then soldered into a daughterboard that connects with the PCB via pin headers. This daughterboard contains the internal controllers, PCB components, a socket for the cable, and grounding wire which is screwed onto a metal foil that covers most of the backing of the PCB. Both the main PCB and the daughterboard have printing indicating a manufacture date - the first two digits for the year, and the last two is presumed to be for the week. When opening the keyboard, the capacitive PCB can be found screwed into the top case. It consists of the capacitive matrix, LEDs for the lock lights, and jumper wires for the matrix. The PCB is then soldered into a daughterboard that connects with the PCB via pin headers. This daughterboard contains the internal controllers, PCB components, a socket for the cable, and grounding wire which is screwed onto a metal foil that covers most of the backing of the PCB. Both the main PCB and the daughterboard have printing indicating a manufacture date - the first two digits for the year, and the last two is presumed to be for the week.
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 The sliders fit loosely into the top case with its integrated plate and housings, with no clips used to keep the sliders affixed within the housing. The foam and foil pads are affixed onto the slider, with clips in the slider hooking into a plastic backing on the foam pad. The "foil" component is glued into the foam, and consists of a capacitive plastic coated with a foil metal film. The sliders fit loosely into the top case with its integrated plate and housings, with no clips used to keep the sliders affixed within the housing. The foam and foil pads are affixed onto the slider, with clips in the slider hooking into a plastic backing on the foam pad. The "foil" component is glued into the foam, and consists of a capacitive plastic coated with a foil metal film.
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 +[{{keyboard:btc-5100_011-foils.jpg?300|A picture of the BTC 5100 showing the bottom of the top case - this shows off the integrated plate design, the foam and foil pads, and lock light windows.}}]
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 +[{{keyboard:btc-5100_021-naked.jpg?300|A picture of the BTC 5100 with the keycaps of the alphanumeric block taken off - this exposes the tactile rubber sleeves underneath, along with showing off the main rubber sleeve mat, the strips of rubber sleeves, and individual sleeves - including the special red sleeve over the spacebar.}}]
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 On the external side of the top case, linear springs loosely fit over the sliders for the top row of keys, whilst buckling rubber sleeves are placed over the alphanumeric block. There is a main mat of rubber sleeves that go over the main alphanumeric block excluding the entire right side. Individual buckling rubber sleeves are used for the modifiers, Tab, Caps Lock, "Fn", Backspace, Enter, and arrow keys. A special red buckling rubber sleeve is used for the spacebar, with the red sleeve being stiffer than the other sleeves. On the external side of the top case, linear springs loosely fit over the sliders for the top row of keys, whilst buckling rubber sleeves are placed over the alphanumeric block. There is a main mat of rubber sleeves that go over the main alphanumeric block excluding the entire right side. Individual buckling rubber sleeves are used for the modifiers, Tab, Caps Lock, "Fn", Backspace, Enter, and arrow keys. A special red buckling rubber sleeve is used for the spacebar, with the red sleeve being stiffer than the other sleeves.
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 The case and keycaps are made out of ABS plastic.  The case and keycaps are made out of ABS plastic. 
  
-{{tag>keyboard:protocol-at keyboard:protocol-ps2 keyboard:sense-capacitive keyboard:layout-compact keyboard:keycaps-lasered keyboard:oem-BTC wip}}+===== Gallery ===== 
 +==== BTC 5100 (U.S., PS/2, pearl and pebble 'beige' colourway) ==== 
 +  * Daughterboard dated 1995, Week 20. 
 +  * PCB dated 1995, Week 22. 
 +  * Serial Number: 759185518 
 +  * Variant: U.S., 2.0, PS/2. 
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 +<gallery> 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_001-main.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_002-switches.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_003-back.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_004-label.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_005-shield-cable.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_006-daughterboard.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_007-chips.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_008-bottom-case.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_009-pcb-back.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_010-pcb-back-sticker.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_011-foils.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_012-foils-stamp.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_013-slider1.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_014-slider1-alt.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_015-slider2.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_016-slider2-alt.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_017-pcb-front.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_018-plug.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_019-shift-l.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_020-space.jpg 
 +keyboard:BTC-5100_021-naked.jpg 
 +</gallery> 
 + 
 +{{tag>keyboard:protocol-at keyboard:protocol-ps2 keyboard:sense-capacitive keyboard:sense-contact keyboard:layout-compact keyboard:keycaps-lasered keyboard:oem-BTC wip}}
  
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