vial-qmk-mini-m
This repository contains Vial-QMK firmware for the Unicomp Mini M keyboard. It supports two controllers: 1) The OEM "Justify with Mike Smith" controller from Unicomp (RPI Pico based) 2) The MiniRazz open hardware replacement controller (by purdeaandrei)
picotool
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| vial-qmk-mini-m | picotool | |
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| 5 | 10 | |
| 3 | 501 | |
| - | 2.2% | |
| 8.0 | 1.2 | |
| 11 months ago | about 1 month ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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vial-qmk-mini-m
Posts with mentions or reviews of vial-qmk-mini-m.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-12.
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Unicomp Inc.'S "New" Model M Keyboard
Was just thinking how much I miss my old model M. I got a stack of them from an old girlfriend when (and this is back in maybe 1999) a place she was working at was getting rid of a whole load of old IBM PCs. They were 486s in the age of the Pentium 2/3, so basically useless, but each one came with a PS2 model M.
I used that keyboard for about 10 years, then gave it to a friend when I was moving country. I moved back, and they gave it back. I used it for another few years, though a little less as it is so loud. Then I moved country again and gave it to a workmate who is a real keyboard enthusiast kind of guy, and I understand it's now back in daily use.
It's bigger than I want these days - I'm a fan of the TKL keyboard now. But I see they do a Mini!
https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/MINI_M
Hmmm....
- Vial-QMK firmware now available for the Mini M
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Is there a port of QMK/VIAL for the mini-M with the Raspberry Pi based controller?
There is now: https://github.com/purdeaandrei/vial-qmk-mini-m/releases/latest
- Unicomp is such a great company to deal with
- Weird key issue, possible rollover???
picotool
Posts with mentions or reviews of picotool.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-18.
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Bought a flatbox clone off AliExpress and immediately broke it...
You can also use Picotool to pull the firmware from flash, but that's slightly more involved.
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Vial-QMK firmware now available for the Mini M
- On windows you can download a prebuild version, follow the instructions on this link: http://purdea.ro/picotool/ - On other OSes follow the instructions here on how to build: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
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A new era of reprogrammable OEM controllers on Unicom keyboards is beginning. Exciting!
You may want to first save a copy of the original closed firmware, so you can go back to it in case you don't like QMK or VIAL-QMK. For that you will need to build picotool: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool And you will need to run something like the following to save the original firmware: sudo ./picotool save -a all.uf2 -t uf2
- flashing without touching board
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Upload UF2 File through Serial to Pico
Yes! The picotool can do it. https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool
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rp2040, boot from ram(no flash), swd
I need to boot rp2040 from ram (no flash), which I have tested with the picotool (with USB) and picoprobe (with swd+gdb load) and I can boot from ram and flashing a LED.
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Raspberry Pi Pico w/ Python Working
git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool.git cd picotool mkdir build cd build cmake .. make
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You can use picotool to save a copy of the entire flash as a uf2 file.
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Picotool detects pico only as root
Perhaps someone has already figured it out: https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool/issues/32
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Raspberry Pi Pico Data
You can use https://github.com/raspberrypi/picotool to dump the flash.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing vial-qmk-mini-m and picotool you can also consider the following projects:
vial-qmk-overnumpad-and-aristides-2862 - This repository contains vial-qmk firmware for the open hardware Overnumpad Controller, and for Unicomp's OEM Aristides 2862 controller.
rshell - Remote Shell for MicroPython
debugprobe
hyperhdr-ha - HyperHDR custom component for Home Assistant
pico_pomdoro - [active]