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ADI 5170

ADI 5170
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Switch Cherry MX Black
ADI Inductive
Sense method Contact-based
Inductive
Protocol AT
Keycaps Double-Shot ABS, Pad Printed

Description

The 5170 was a AT layout keyboard produced by Advanced Datum Information (ADI).
Currently, two models of the 5170 are documented: the KM-5170 with Cherry MX Black switches, and KI-5170 with ADI Inductive switches.
Most documented examples of this keyboard have been found in Europe, and most documented re-badges are for European computer brands, which suggests the keyboard was primarily produced for the European market.

Construction

Case and Internals

The keyboard consists of three parts: a ABS top and bottom case, and an internal assembly

Top case

Externally, the top case has a pen holder and a lock-light sticker on the top right corner.
Internally, it has a cable gutter for routing the cable from the PCB to the cable cutout, cutouts for the lock-lights, threaded plastic standoffs to both hold the assembly in place and keep the case together, and a sticker for the keyboard's model number, part number and other manufacturing information.

Bottom case

Externally, the bottom case has eight screws to secure the assembly and case, a model sticker showing the keyboard's model number, serial number and country of origin, and six total feet. two being flip-out feet for adjusting the keyboard's angle and four being non-slip feet.
Internally, it features the flip-out feet mechanism and a sticker with identical information to the one found internally on the top case.

Assembly

The assembly consists of a PCB and a painted steel plate.

Keycaps

The keycaps are ABS doubleshot and use pad printing for region-specific sublegends.
The font and profile of these keycaps is shared by several other keyboards, primarily Hottek models, which suggests ADI did not manufacture them.

KM-5170
KI-5170
Acknowledgements

Photographs "KI-5170" used under a CC BY 4.0 license, © Jacob Alexander, November 21, 2013

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