Dharma

 Design

Dharma’s design is defined by carefully balanced curves. The side profile swoops up, revealing the bottom piece as an accent. This allows for interesting keyset pairings while giving a sense of depth to the design. Instead of using standard quarter circles on the corners, Dharma has curves slowly accelerating into their 90 degree turn. This gives the impression of the side walls forming one uninterrupted surface, removing any distracting lines.

 

 Layout

Dharma uses a compact yet extremely functional layout. Even though it features a full numpad it comes in just a thumb wider than a TKL keyboard or about 60mm slimmer than a standard full-size keyboard. This both puts the keys closer to the homerow and means you don't have to stretch as far to use your mouse, ensuring optimal ergonomics.

 

 Mounting

Dharma utilizes a gasket mount system, sandwiching the plate between 12 pieces of custom-cut Poron® strips. This reduces vibrations while typing and creates a cleaner, more uniform sound profile.

 

Plate

The plate on Dharma provides curated options for normal/stepped caps lock, split/full backspace and split/full numpad +. Keeping these options limited makes for an easier building process while not creating uneven flex. Dharma comes with a full plate made out of anodized aluminium in the box with full poly carbonate and leaf spring aluminium plates being available as add-ons.

 

 PCB

Dharma features a PCB designed by Xelus. Instead of going with a standard 1.6mm thickness we opted for a 1.2mm thick PCB with included risers for stabilisers, aiding in a softer bottom out and more pleasant typing experience. The PCB is fully QMK and VIA compatible for easy configuration and is paired with the standardised USB C daughterboard we've all come to know and love.

 Colours

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MoDo

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Minimal

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Info

Case

Layout: FRL Compact-1800

Material: 6063 Aluminium

Finishing: Anodising, Electro-coat

Angle: 7 deg

Dimensions: 17.87-33.25 x 392.923 x 125.28 mm

Plate

Layout options: Full/Stepped Caps-Lock, Full/Split Backspace

Material: 6063 Aluminium, Polycarbonate

Finishing: Anodised, Frosted

Configurations: Solid, Leaf-spring

Thickness: 1.5mm

PCB

Layout options: Full/Stepped Caps-Lock, Full/Split Backspace

Material: FR4 finished with matte black soldermask

Thickness: 1.2mm, 1.6mm at stabiliser areas with included raisers

Supported software: VIA, QMK

Partners

Darin Kishore AKA Saturatedfat

Typeplus

Omnitype

Dailyclack

Disclaimer

Keycaps, switches and stabilisers are shown for illustrative purpouses and not included in the kit unless otherwise mentioned.

Colours can be perceived differently in different environments and can differ between units within tolerance.