2.0 KiB
2.0 KiB
Kaleidoscope
Flexible firmware for Arduino-powered keyboards
Getting Started
Pick a directory to work in, you'll need to clone multiple repositories. We'll assume you picked $HOME/kaleidoscope
, if you chose another adapt the commands below accordingly.
Setup the Arduino IDE
Setup the Arduino IDE on your system. Make sure you install at least version 1.6, since older version may not support all required features.
- On Linux, follow the instructions on the wiki, installing the Arduino package somewhere that 'arduino' and 'arduino-builder' end up in your $PATH
- On macOS, install using homebrew cask with
brew cask install arduino
or download the application from the official website and move it to your/Applications
folder.
Install the Kaleidoscope Hardware Definitions
# You'll need to know your arduino sketchbook directory
# on macOS the default is
SKETCHBOOK_DIR=$HOME/Documents/Arduino
# on Linux the default is
SKETCHBOOK_DIR=$HOME/Arduino
# Make a directory for the Arduino sketchbook and our hardware definitions
mkdir -p $SKETCHBOOK_DIR/hardware/keyboardio
# then clone the hardware definitions to make them available to the arduino environment
git clone --recursive https://github.com/keyboardio/Arduino-Boards.git $SKETCHBOOK_DIR/hardware/keyboardio/avr
Clone and Build the Kaleidoscope Firmware for the Model 01
# go to your Arduino sketchbook
cd $SKETCHBOOK
# then clone the firmware repository
git clone https://github.com/keyboardio/Model01-Firmware.git
# and build your firmware!
cd Model01-Firmware
make flash
# When the builder tells you to hit return to continue,
# hold down "prog" on your keyboard and hit return.
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