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Programming the Vortex Core

Create a layout file

Program the board

  • Unplug the board.
  • Hold Fn + d and then re-plug in the board.
  • Copy the layout.cys file to the newly discovered USB Mass Storage device.
  • Copy the export.txt to the board, to make it easy to reconfigure in the absence of this repo being checked out.
  • Eject, unplug and re-plug in the board.

Gotcha's

  • Manjaro: Default keymap for [Shift+]AltGr+# does not give backslash (\) or bar/pipe (|). Added a new xkbmap that can is loaded to correct this.
  • The board can only have a max of 20 macros defined (per layer). They are read from top-left to bottom-right, so macro 21+ on the bottom-right will not work (regardless of order of adding macros in the WebUI).

Layouts Visualised

Experimenting with layouts and visualising them in an external tool:

L3 (Fn + Shift)

Keyboard-layout-editor.com: Vortex Core L3 (png)

Wanted a layout for programming, to reduce the finger gymnastics of hitting the symbols keys during programming in emacs. Main highlights:

  • Using Layer 3 as my programming layout.
  • Most used symbols and brackets symmetric on the home row of Fn1.
  • Numbers on home row and top row of Pn.
  • Shifted numbers right by 1 so that 1 is under the left pinkie instead of being on tab.
  • Top row of symbols on Fn1 is the normal Shift + <number> symbols.
  • Function keys on bottom row of Pn.
  • Aimed for all symbols (shifted and non-shifted), except <>;:,., to be on Fn1 and symmetrical for the hands.
  • Most used symbols in reach of index, middle fingers.
  • Keep . instead of F9, to allow holding down the Pn modifier when typing IP addresses.

Reference:

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