Kb42

kb42

Split 42 key keyboard utilizing Redragon low profile keys

It is heavily inspired by the Budgy while also being influenced in design by the Cheapino.

Build guides coming soon. Source code for the firmware for the keyboard can be found in my qmk fork. In the assets folder you can find some pics and the .uf2 firmware files that you can download to flash the board yourself without having to build the entire qmk compilation suite. One of the firmware files is a via compatible version of the firmware for the keyboard, and the other uses a very basic layout which is quite limited.

Via firmware guide

Because my firmware isn't in the official via firmware repo, in order to use via with this keyboard you will need to follow a few extra steps the first time you use it.

After flashing the via specific firmware to the keyboard and connecting the keyboard to your computer, navigate to the via website and press authorize device. Select kb42 in the dropdown that appears and you'll enter the app.

Usually you can start changing the keymaps to the board at this point but we need to complete an extra step. Go to the settings icon in the top center and enable the option that says Show Design Tab. Now a new paintbrush icon has appeared above. Select that tab and click Load Draft Definition. That will prompt you to upload a json file that corresponds to some via specific definitions for this keyboard. Upload this json file which can be found in this repo -> assets -> firmware -> kb42_via-definition.json

Once that file is uploaded and the via app accepts it you'll be able to change all of the configuration for the board. You can see the configuration that I'm using for the board by uploading the configuration file called kb42_TyGuy60401_layout.json which can be found in the firmware folder.