kmk_firmware VS purple-owl

plenty.. try their zulip and you will see(https://kmkfw.zulipchat.com/).. also google may help... plenty of youtube pushers also will provide you the info...

Im not really sure where the problem would be. Try to flash the example firmware from the official kmk github and see if that works for you. If it doesn't then there may be a problem with the hardware 🤔 https://github.com/KMKfw/kmk_firmware/tree/master/boards/reviung41

You'll need to copy the following onto storage device: 1. CircuitPython files/binaries for controller, if not present 2. kmk folder from KMK firmware. github, if not present. 3. kb.py and main.py files for your board. Pre-configured boards can be found in KMK firmware github in boards directory.

I'll try to set it up locally and will otherwise contact... Got time over Easter. Thx a lot. I also have seen that piantor for KMK has an open pull request which means the board dev will soon be ready for workflow builds of Miryoku. https://github.com/KMKfw/kmk_firmware/pull/723 I like KMK a bit more as it will allow me to quickly change the extra keys to whatever makes sense .... All just with s simple text editor.

Here's a pull request to add piantor board to KMK firmware. The logic to define config for left and right halves is actually really nice.

There's a recent pull request to add the Piantor to KMK, and that's a split 42 key that uses the pico with direct pins to keys: https://github.com/KMKfw/kmk_firmware/pull/723

See above. I set this up some time ago; the one I am using is pretty much the demo one from the KMK github.

I've uploaded these files to github here if you wish to look around but I recommend also looking through the various boards in the kmk github as well for more guidance too. This was my first kmk based keyboard so my code might not be the best lol but I hope this is helpful regardless. Let me know if you have any questions!

Tell that to the Mode Envoy I have on pre-order. While I have a QK65 and KBD67Lite, and few self-design custom boards(purpleowl, mtchoc)...plssendhelp.

If you are interested in the scan chain portion (series of shift registers polling the switches) of the electronics, I have a keyboard project (Purple Owl) going over it.

Github: [Purple Owl](https://github.com/SonalPinto/purple-owl), open source Layout: Uniform row staggered (0.25u), 61 keys Switches: Akko CS Lavender Purple Keycaps: Drop+MiTo MT3 Cyber (ortho kit) Case: 4-layers laser Cut acrylic (1/8"). Electronics: Custom PCB with hotswap sockets, 16 RGB leds for underglow, 61 keys on a scan chain (rather than diode matrix) -- powered by Seeed XIAO RP2040 on KMK firmware. You know you've gone too deep into the rabbit hole when you start sending out PCB to fab. A lot of things happened around the same time that got me into this project. The Norcal'22 meetup where I saw a great bunch of DIY keyboards from the community. Then, the KBD.news article talking about the [Seeed XIAO Mechanical keyboard contest](https://kbd.news/DIY-XIAO-Mechanical-Keyboard-Contest-1542.html) and the article on [HanWen project](https://kbd.news/Hello-Word-Smart-Keyboard-1569.html) which had brilliant electronics. However, this [thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/wdgbuy/keyboard\_builders\_digest\_issue\_89/) on this sub was the moment when it all clicked and the idea for this version of the board came together. The layout is primarily inspired by [Zlant](https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/keyboard-kits/diy-40-kits/zlant-40-keyboard-pcb/)/\[ZlantXL\](https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/keyboard-kits/diy-40-kits/zlantxl-50-mechanical-keyboard-kit/). As for the case, the laser cut layers came out far better than I thought it would. Had to cut through a variety of plastics to find the right one for the bottom. A total of 4 layers with p95 matte black for top three and satinice for the bottom. Plastics sourced from my local [TAP Plastics](https://www.tapplastics.com/). They often have great cuts sitting in the scrap pile. It did help that I had access to a laser cutter for some experiments. Total credits to my wife for the gorgeous photos.

Github: Purple Owl, open source

Ah, my bad. I had forgot to link the repo in the original comment. I have the draft schematics here. It's missing some final elements - like underglow LEDs (ws2812c). I need to test whether I can run these off 3.3V before I can add them to the schematic. I have seen it working in some designs, but 3v3 is "technically" out of spec for most addressable LED. Else, I need to default the LED supply to 5V. I'll prolly add a solder jumper just in case.

Background is a sidequest I am grinding on.

Yeah, I am thinking about it too (purple owl). Already gone down the rabbit hole and was looking at 74HC165 parts in LCSC. Some TSSOP-16 package will do, I think.