This will be the first keyboard design since 2015 to use a new MCU! Arguably the "default" and most common software solution for custom keymapping is QMK, with QMK Toolbox as their software interface to flash custom mappings. Work fast with our official CLI. Contains some small updates for the Kinetis mk20dx256vlh7 MCU as well as some additional debugging used in manufacturing. I love VIA! I agree with @jackhumbert that this is the structure to use: This is a lot to process on a Sunday, but I wanted to chime in and ask that we used something like this: I.e, it needs to be immediately clear wheter it's the EZ or the Infinity someone is using. Make sure to download the correct architecture for your version of Windows. Do note that not all features of QMK are supported by the VIA Configurator, so if you want to use more advanced features of QMK like Tap Dance, then you'll need to setup a QMK build environment. A subtree would be easier to work with for users of the firmware, since they don't have to do any git submodule related commands. Both were designed as protocol converters, and both started with the PJRC Teensy 2.0. Input Club Kono Store Input Club Engineering Blog SF Bay Area Meetup Mailing List Images and Videos Flickr (includes G+ Photos) Imgur YouTube Projects and Documents Plotly - Force Curves! Can I brick the keyboard if I mess up, or is it always recoverable by flashing the original kiibohd firmware back? I love using via for my macropad but it'd be even better if I could set the lighting based on what's active right now. It has GUI and command line releases for Windows, Linux and macOS. However, some capabilities trigger hardware that is not available to the shared library. All the Input Club git repos can be found on GitHub. KMK firmware is awesome. Infinity ErgoDox firmware: Kiibohd vs. QMK. This means KLL defines what were expecting to happen, which for those software engineers out there means that this is actually a constrained problem that can be unit tested. Oh wasn't aware of that limitation, I need a second split for home/work and was hoping to put rotary encoders on that one! Only the second command is strictly needed, but the first one will make sure that everything is up to date in case the repository locations are changed. Weve been hard at work on the keyboard firmware since the K-Type launched working on bugs and adding new features. Instead of re-parsing the KLL files, the KLL compiler generates a kll.json file which contains detailed information about the compiled KLL layout. This is only necessary when assembling a keyboard with a blank MCU or if you're attempting to re-flash your bootloader (requires external tools). With the recent change in the controller firmware to use 2 threads of execution (periodic and poll) some capabilities may need to access resources that are not thread-safe. Anyway, I will start the real porting now, as I have started my summer vacation, although at least the first week will be busy with other things as well. So when dealing with QMK normally, if you want to update your keymap, you modify your keymap code within a QMK build environment and compile it or use something like QMK Configurator. Yeah, the repo's pretty big, but I think it's shrunk a little with the pruning (maybe?) Both Travis-CI and Appveyor are used to automate the release generation. I definitely don't want to do as the TMK does by default, having the users copy the library into the right location manually. This started as a help & update subreddit for Jack Humbert's company, OLKB (originally Ortholinear Keyboards), but quickly turned into a larger maker community that is DIY in nature, exploring what's possible with hardware, software, and firmware. That leaves us with more time to discuss the direction we are going, and gives @jackhumbert, @ezuk and everyone else possibilities for their inputs. Another alternative at the cost of a slightly harder to navigate structure, is this. @profet23 You can test your keybord with my fork of tmk_firmware here. The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives. I will mostly need help with testing the LED support, since I didn't install LED's in my board. So I would like that these two libraries becomes part of the QMK too, rather as something external. TMK (where QMK was derived from late 2014) was started back in 2010 by hasu and the kiibohd controller firmware, by HaaTa, early 2011. But it seems like it was very experimental in the TMK firmware too, with only the onekey and the Infinity 60% supported. Inventor of KLL, main firmware engineer for Input Club, keyboard collector, measurer of force curves, Hako/Halo switch inventor and designer of keyboards at Input Club. Either that, or we have to add back the onekey test keyboard for it. That is a really basic overview, but should at least get you started. @fredizzimo Yes, sorry I wasn't more clear, but I've made the indicated edits to the file. Work on the K-Type started (at least the KLL portion) started even before the Infinity 60% launched (just a few days prior) back in October 2014 while HaaTa was flying to Japan (to go drinking with hasu again ). The firmware of a keyboard is what runs on the board's microcontroller, reading the keyboard matrix and sending the scancodes for pressed keys to the computer. Is this a good idea? The KLL compiler supports multiple emitters. Read the Docs! In my case, i just flashed that .hex and loaded VIA. Any sort of combined repo would just be frustrating for both @tmk and the collaborators here (or maybe just me). Flashing QMK. This is a small fork of OpenOCD which contains patches for using openocd with a BusPirate and the SWD protocol. Capabilities that are thread-safe may be called immediately inside the periodic thread, while non-thread-safe capabilities must be queued up for the polling thread. And some even come with onboard memory to save your keyboard settings so you don't need to set up everything again when connecting to other devices.With these personalized key settings, a QMK/VIA-enabled keyboard can help to boost your productivity in many many ways and allows users to make any change with ease. I have no idea what could be wrong, since Teensy 3.1 and 3.2 uses the same chip as the Infinity. While this is only a start, self-testing KLL should be working for all macros (sequence and combo) currently supported by the firmware. The above refactoring would make it much easier to add support for new hardware in the future. Ive heard mention of this before but not entirely sure what it is - its a GUI for keymaps (at least I think), but Im wondering how I can get it. QMK also encompasses a suite of other tools, such as QMK Configurator and QMK Toolbox. First off, introductions of the team are in order. After thinking about the problem for a while, HaaTa decided to rewrite a large portion of the firmware and split execution into two different paths. Travis-CI is used to test the KLL compiler against a variety of Python 3 versions. However I still haven't had time to properly fix the LCD and LED support(currently the right hand LCD stays on constantly while the left is dark). No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. If youre curious as to what the output looks like, take a look at this Travis-CI job. In the process I hope to learn how to update/edit the firmware myself, and produce custom LED visualizations. So the physical reset button at the bottom of the PCB should always take you there, and you are able to flash another working firmware, including the original kiibohd firmware. KLL is the DSL that HaaTa wrote to define keyboard functionality in a distinct and widely compatible way. Are you sure you want to create this branch? If that path is chosen, I would start by moving the mbed sdk to the chosen location. Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. tap-keys, short/long presses). If you want to use the teensyduino IDE, Matt30's guide may be way more complicated than you need. And, instead of scanning all the keys, then processing all the LEDs, just process one strobe (matrix column) of keys at a time. Or if were contributing back to another project, we maintain that license (and usually try to upstream changes). @fredizzimo I would love to help out here. Has tools that make it easy to modify the layout. Travis-CI is used, in combination with docker, to make sure releases keep on working! Therefore I suggest that you start off by copying the infinity60 keyboard instead. can always be found on GitHub. GitHub KLL - Keyboard Layout Language Spec KLL Web Configurator - latest Kiibohd Presentations Scanned Documents usbdrv in vusb arduino-1.0.1 in usb_hid Zadig is a great tool, but why cant it just be done for you (like on macOS and Linux) and just work. The goal of this shared library (kiibohd.so) was to be able to control the KLL processing cycle-by-cycle in order to construct any sort of situation that may occur on a keyboard. This repo contains both the driver code for various keyboard MCUs (microcontrollers) as well as the implementation of KLL. I just tried moving the infinity60 rules.mk file to a teensy3.2 layout setup. VIA Configurator is a desktop app that talks to your VIA-enabled keyboard and allows you to remap keys on-the-fly, as well as toggling layout options, programming macros, and controlling lighting. The ability to change rotary encoder keycodes has been recently added to VIA, but not all keyboards have added support for it yet. Now, its possible to self-test your own KLL files. Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub.Growth - month over month growth in stars. But the differences are rather minor, and could most likely be resolved with small refactoring. Therefore its possible to add KLL support to other keyboard firmwares or anything that supports key mapping. Furthermore I have added an visualization emulator for the Infinity Ergodox that can be run from Windows. Code written specifically for the Kiibohd Controller use the following licenses: This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. Two comments about the above things: Infinity 60% is already done also with Chibios. For those that are not familiar, firmware is compiled software that is stored on a non-volatile device (like inside a keyboards flash storage). About chibios: it really has 2 different (and more-less usable independently) parts: a HAL (which is the more important aspect for TMK/QMK) and a real-time operating system (RTOS). smasher816 integrated both libwdi, the library used to create Zadig and devcon, an API to work with the Device Manager, to create kiidrv. However I think that @flabbergast, who originally made it for TMK has been testing it (unfortunately the fact that he originally implemented it is not included in the history of this repository, since the commit was squased, so it shows that I did everything). Built with Docusaurus. Well occasionally send you account related emails. Periodic and polling, respectively. So based on that, I would say it's safe to remove it. And he has done a really good job with getting the firmware to the state it is. For those that are curious, the periodic cli command will let you adjust, in real time, how many cycles to wait between periodic scans. QMK/VIA Support; Double-Gasket design; Full-metal body; South-facing RGB; PBT keycaps; Screw-in Stabilizers; Upgraded typing resonance Scroll to the right for more model comparison. NOTE: MOST keyboards are NOT Firmware Updatable. After that ChibiOS support could be added, together with adding support for the Infinity Ergodox, so it can be tested. But this seems like mission impossible. So far, I'm leaning to using QMK with the Infinity Ergodox, even though it looks like I can't use the LCD (which was one of the main reasons to get the Input Club version, but meh). QMK is incredibly powerful, but it does have two fairly major drawbacksit's not newcomer-friendly. to use Codespaces. Read the Docs! State scheduling provides so many customization options and timing options that are just not possible to test reliably on a physical keyboard. If nothing happens, download GitHub Desktop and try again. privacy statement. So instead of writing to MCU registers directly, programmers for ARM very often use a software layer (called HAL) between their code and the MCU hardware. One option for the keymaps would be to change the folder structure slightly to have. Hes been in the keyboard community since 2009 and is always excited to talk about keyboards. If I had one suggestion for VIA, it would be the ability to print a reference to my layers to stick on the wall! For example using #ifdef or using two separate files for those things. However, the recommended method is using a Dockerfile. Do remember that for drivers Win32 vs. x64 really does matter. I also don't like that keyboards not made by @tmk himself are classified as second-class citizen. This is the main Kiibohd Firmware. If youre interested in how we manufacture keyboards, definitely reach out to HaaTa on Discord. All the products will be shipped within 2 business days. Much of the work on the case has been figuring out how to injection mold the bottom foot. It contains the code for the upcoming automated Zadig driver installation (no more messing with Zadig!). These highly customizable software (QMK, VIA, and Vial) are getting more traction among users and it can really enhance the typing experience for most users. Reevaluating that decision now, I have a couple thoughts. Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware. Please All of the releases (including release notes) can be found on GitHub. And while all our code and designs are opensource and up on GitHub it can be overwhelming (even for engineers!) Flashing QMK Toolbox supports the following bootloaders: ARM DFU (APM32, Kiibohd, STM32, STM32duino) via dfu-util Atmel/LUFA/QMK DFU via dfu-programmer Atmel SAM-BA (Massdrop) via Massdrop Loader More SRAM for code, more flash for animations, more Hz for spamming USB packets over the interwebs. cgi-bin/build_layout.bash c07058ec0a6820f5990bb3cd6347dd81159fe7b0ee5204 KType standard "KType-Standard-.kll" "KType-Standard-1.kll" 2>&1 I get device unrecognized in your repo as well. I think I have the basis working, in my TMK fork as discussed here. The Infinity Ergodox doesn't need it, and I'm pretty sure that the Infinity 60% could be implemented by ChibiOS instead if mbed, if someone wanted to add support for it. Here is a brief rundown on what your code actually needs to do. But in addition to just copying the rules.mk file, you also need to edit it, like I tried to explain in my previous message. This history buffer is compared to what was expected, using the kll.json information. Inputting trigger information is fairly straightforward as each trigger currently defines a scancode. If you have CONSOLE_ENABLE = yes in your keyboard's rules.mk, you can print messages with xprintf(), useful for debugging: When using the QMK Toolbox on Windows, it will prompt at first run to install the necessary drivers. I'll try when I get home. Linked animations (using animations as triggers). Kono Store Been trying to days to program it myself to no avail. (TLDR) QMK is an abbreviation for Quantum Mechanical Keyboard, it's an open-source project that allows users with enough skills or developers to build their own QMK firmware for a custom keyboard to control backlight effects, macros, custom keycodes, and mouse commands on different keymap layers.VIA works by communicating with the firmware that is running on the device and sends commands via USB. The pcb is our first design using the SAM4S so were using all the experience we gained designing the K-Type and Type C WhiteFox to make the Kira even better. keyboards. It should support anything that is supported by the. This means if the LEDs turn on, the firmware is doing something . All of the keyboards released by Keebio so far have QMK support, and Keebio is involved with the QMK organization as a collaborator. That's why software such as QMK/VIA or Vial exist and are getting popular. Are there any parts that you feel shouldn't be done? So instead of adding ChibiOS support for QMK, effort would be made to make the two into one. I recently received an Infinity ErgoDox and I'm trying to figure out how to actually write layouts beyond the online configurator. Not to mention, the team has optimized the VIA with compatibility across Windows, Mac and Linux. A generic visualization library, which makes it easy to add animations for LCD screens and LED backlight for example. For Homebrew users, it is also available as a Cask: This commit does not belong to any branch on this repository, and may belong to a fork outside of the repository. The community encompasses all sorts of input devices, such as keyboards, mice, and MIDI devices. I hope not though, and I highly welcome @tmk to comment, in addition to the maintainers of this repository. It supports auto-detection and auto-flashing of firmware to keyboards. By clicking Sign up for GitHub, you agree to our terms of service and You can find the schematic for one of the later versions of the capsense controller on our GitHub (was originally hosted on Gitorious which closed) which was named DPH for dfj, parak and HaaTa. The trigger:result pairs that define what you pressed and what should happen when you press. Also, dont worry, you dont need a bootloader update (youre not missing out on any keyboard features). Now I will get even less work done as I seek out that perfect layout. General Info A GUI for modifying the keyboard layout, the killer feature is that it instantly updates the firmware. This scancode is then sent as a pressed scancode. Learn more. If youre looking to get everything in one: wireless, QMK/VIA enabled, customizable, hot-swappable, budget-friendly, and more, you may want to consider the Keychron K Pro series (including K2 Pro, K6 Pro, K8 Pro, etc.) There's no final conclusion though, but for now I would suggest to put it in the handwired folder. Due to licensing restrictions, it shares no source code with QMK Firmware. For a long time HaaTa has had a difficult time testing KLL. I also noticed that the mbed library is currently unused, since the keyboards which were using it are now all deleted, so maybe I should start of by deleting all mbed functionality completely? USB 2.0 FS is only polls for new data at 1000 Hz and even USB 3.1 Gen 2 at 8000 Hz . I'm comfortable using this format for boards other than the EZ: When we get the actual functioning structure down for other projects, @ezuk can check it out and see if it's something he wants to switch the EZ to :). But for me as a contributor, it's an almost impossible situation, as I see so much potential, but I'm unable to do anything about it. @WishCow There is typically a "boot magic" option that places the firmware into a writeable state, but sometimes that requires shorting pins which can be difficult on an assembled keyboard. One cool feature of the SAM4S is the built-in bootloader SAM-BA. tmk_visualizer. The pcb has so many components on it that it has been tricky to place posts for screw holes. The KLL compiler is automatically retrieved during the build process and will warn you if your KLL compiler is too old. So, back in 2016 HaaTa began his port of the KLL firmware to x86. In this case a capability history buffer is maintained. 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