Another update on the zorchpad. We now have a working 16-button keyboard (sadly no QWERTY yet). Here you can see a simple typing program that shows what you type on screen.
![](https://blog.za3k.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/zorchpad_keyboard-1024x576.jpg)
![](https://blog.za3k.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/zorchpad_keyboard_zoom-1024x331.jpg)
As mentioned in a previous post, the reason we’re using a custom keyboard is to stay to low power usage–much lower than a standard keyboard.
So far we have:
- Screen display — both pixels and letters
- Sound output (simple beeps for now)
- Keyboard input