Split keyboard

For my first try, I build a ferris sweep with Kailh Low Profile Choc Switches, Blank MBK Choc Low Profile Keycaps and two Elite-Pi controllers from splitkb.com.

Some more details about my walkthrough this journey and its actual state:

  1. Get your ferris sweep pcb, got my from a friend @mberrio
  2. buy all the components, i.e. here splitkb.com
  3. solder this on your pcb, howto

After finish the hardware, you have to flash your controllers. For me its two Elite-Pi controllers on my sweep (left & right).

  1. install qmk and test the first compile
  2. create a keymap with configurator
  3. set handedness to elite-pi with
make CONVERT_TO=kb2040 ferris/sweep:default:uf2-split-left
make CONVERT_TO=kb2040 ferris/sweep:default:uf2-split-right
  1. each command creates a .uf2 file, that the firmware file for each side to be configured once on each side
  2. plug-in each controller (first time starts in boot mode) and copy .uf2 to DF2 usb storage (it restarts & flash automatically)
  3. create firmware, i.e. like this qmk compile -kb ferris/sweep -km default -e CONVERT_TO=elite_pi
  4. copy created .uf2 file to each controller

After flashing your have a running ferris sweep split keyboard, which you must now learn to love. Take a lot of time to get to know each other …

Play around with the configurator and create your own keymap.json file. If you ready to learn, print your keymap here and start typing.

Tools:

mykeyboard

Last change: 2023-05-12, commit: a27326f