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Cascade is a universal 60% USB-C PCB designed to support the most common layouts used. It features RGB underglow, optional JST support, and is QMK/VIA compatible. Cascade is named after Cascade Mountain, located near Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Currently available individually and alongside PLA60 kits at RNDKBD.com.
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Inspired by PCBs such as 4pplet’s waffling60 and hineybush’s h60, both the solder and hotswap variant of this PCB can support multiple layouts including split-backspace, split right-shift, stepped/normal caps-lock, and ANSI/tsangan bottom rows. Powered by the trusty ATMEGA32U4 chip, Cascade has ESD data line protection, a PTC fuse for overcurrent protection, and is QMK and VIA compatible out of the box.
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Features
- Hotswap 60% USB-C PCB (solder available soon)
- MX-compatible switches only
- ATMEGA32U4 MCU
- Overcurrent & ESD protection
- RGB underglow
- Tray & Unikorn R1 mounting points
- QMK/VIA compatibility
- Hotswap/Solder variants
Layout
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NOTE: For the hotswap variant, cherry profile keycaps may have trouble bottoming out on regular caps lock since it has a north facing profile in order to accommodate a stepped caps lock option. North-facing switches in general have bottom-out issues specifically for the R3 cherry profile, however the only place affected on the Cascade PCB is regular caps lock (1.75U). I consider this as more of an inconvenience than a major issue. – kbye