So, the Model 01 is built around an ATMega32u4 in each half of the keyboard. It turns out, in the build-your-own keyboard world, the ATMega32u4 is an incredibly popular chip to use — principally via the Pro Micro and the Teensy boards. As such, getting Kaleidoscope to run on the Pro Micro and the …

This has been discussed a bit already, but not in great depth: [image] Hardware differences between the Model01 and OLKB boards Programming The main difference is that Planck, Preonic, Atomic, and the rest of the boards from OLKB are based on the Teensy , which is a small …

It’s not terribly hard, it has been done before in a proof-of-concept way. I got Kaleidoscope to run on my ErgoDox EZ too (but it didn’t do anything useful). You can use the proprietary boot loader too (I did that), or Caterina may work there too. The biggest issue is likely figuring out the PIN st…

What are the gotchas to porting Kaleidoscope to different keyboards?

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What are the gotchas to porting Kaleidoscope to different keyboards?

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