Notes

This is my personal note-space for documenting how the setup of my keyboard works.

Specs:

• Hardware from https://keebmaker.com. Corne 36, Low Profile, Wireless (nice nano), with RGB underglow
• ZMK firmware
• prebuilt corne_left & corne_right shields

Caveats

• use ANSI when connecting to new MacBook via bluetooth
• check bluetooth media channel if one of the halfs does not connect properly (number shown on display)
• the hardware shipped by keebmaker has 36 physical keys, but supports 42 keys. Therefore, the keymap is padded by a column of &none on the outermost left and right.

Firmware upgrade

• Run GH workflow to compile new artifacts
• Download and unzip firmware from GH
• For each keyboard-half:
  • Attach keyboard to Computer via USB-C cable
  • Allow accessory to connect
  • Double-tap the white small key (flash mode). Keyboard should become available as external device in Finder
  • Allow accessory to connect (again)
  • Drag&drop the (correct) firmware into the device in finder
  • Ignore error "The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in ... can’t be read or written."
  • Unplug cable

Resources

• https://www.typingclub.com/
• https://monkeytype.com/

Tools

keymap drawer

https://github.com/caksoylar/keymap-drawer

brew install pipx
pipx ensurepath
pipx install keymap-drawer
just draw

Final keymap