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I would like to buy a couple of spare LED overlays, the old IBM-style. Anyone willing to sell or got an idea where I could get them? Ordering them from Unicomp is not my favorite choice as I'm based in Europe and I want to spare myself import V.A.T. and Unicomps heavy shipping fees.

btw, to those of you who asked for a Model F version of this controller board: I cannot get hold of a Model F/Brand new Model F keyboard for free or a low price, so I have nothing to start development on. Joe aka Ellipse was kind enough to offer buying merely a keyboard assembly instead of an entire...

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19 Dec 2020, 14:19

Maybe you can play around a bit with this approach, if it indeed works to pair a PIN device I'd be interested in buying one.

Thanks for sharing your findings, that's very interesting. Yes, I agree, it may be possible to manually enter pairing data. I will give it a try and report back. =^)

knurled screws now optionally available!

Actually the firmware is widely configurable in software. The dongle is based on CSR's 8510 chipset. There's a CSR (now part of Qualcomm) software package available that allows you to configure virtually every setting (and totally brick your device!) At some distant point in the past dongles similar...

Hi Jörn, I was wondering if there was any update on this feature request Also - I'm based in New Zealand (I emailed you earlier) - I notice DHL now has surface mail to NZ. Are you able to ship mod kits again? Thanks. No, not yet, but it's been assigned to a higher slot on my to-do list. Yes, you're...

OK, so one guy has bought one of these and seems to be quite happy using it (as am I). I've asked him to post some feedback I hope he's going to share his experience with everybody sometime soon.

Is the BT wake-up still going to be there ? Like having to press a key on the keyboard after an idle period before being able to type and the pc to get the signal again? Good question. I don't know. I haven't had time to check yet, but I will asap. Did I get it right or the advantages & features ar...

btw, here's some illustration of the 'design' process. I've include a picture of a very interesting alternative approach by WDWHITE@Thingiverse. I would have loved to try my hands on that, but, alas, I don't own a 3D-printer and don't find them overly useful or interesting, so I had to rack my brain...

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So, I have to ask... Any plans to update this to Bluetooth LE available in Bluetooth 4 and 5 to increase battery life? What's the highest capacity battery you can recommend? The BT module already supports BT 4.0 BLE and the firmware has been tweaked to minimize power consumption. A 500 mAh battery ...

haha, well, the socket adapters work just as I had planned and I have been using them productively for a while now for BT development. Apparently there are two people watching my Ebay listing, so I assume there is *someone* out there who thinks this could be useful, heh. =^p

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Not sure if a lot of people will find this useful, but I've been offering these for a while on Ebay and recently a buyer suggested I blow the horn about it on the forum to give it a little more exposure. The price on Ebay is 20€ + shipping, but I can take a discount outside of Ebay, of course. =^) B...

Thank you for your reply. I'm only familiar with QMK and already have a "default" set of TapDance, Macros etc., I use of my board, so it would be very easy for me if it was available. But if your firmware can handle the likes of TapDance and Macros without too much hustling I could off corse use th...

Could this run qmk by any chance? If QMK can be compiled for XMEGA MCUs, yes. Keep in mind though that you would be pretty much on your own with this, I would really only be supplying the raw silicon, so to speak, no technical support as far as firmware issues are concerned. Would you mind explaini...

possible to make one for a new Model F from Model F labs? I have one on order and would like to convert it to bluetooth. No. F series keyboards have capacitive switches, so in order to be able to scan the matrix the microcontroller must be able to sense variations in capacity. My crummy little cont...

I can imagine that some people are currently having more urgent things to take care of than planning a conversion of their old Model M keyboard, but just letting you know I'm ready to make another batch. If the state of things keeps on deteriorating at the current pace this may be the last batch eve...

People over at Geekhack seem to be having a really hard time understanding what I'm offering here. I hope it is clear to everyone who's reading this that it is not about the depicted BT module (blue PCB), but the socket adapter (green PCB with spring contacts). You cannot buy such an adapter anywher...

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bt_module_socket_isometric.JPG bt_module_socket_top_on_breadboard.JPG bt_module_socket_side.JPG bt_module_socket_kit.JPG Note: The small blue PCB in the pictures is just there to illustrate what everything looks like fully assembled. The socket adapter is the main item. Although the HC-XX and HM-XX...

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Not dead yet indeed! Do you plan on doing something for model F's? Would be awesome to have an F running over Bluetooth *imagining a kishsaver (or AT..) running over Bluetooth... drool.* well, I don't own a Model F (neither an original nor a remake) and the only time I've ever seen one was years ag...

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It has an MX mount, so it's not that useless. ... The value is mostly that you can't sell it and it's not easily reproduceable (although, y'know, Chinese guys). Sure, agreed, but why a wing nut? Apparently because nuts and bolts are symbolic of 'mechanics'. I reckon that's why it was chosen to repr...

on a side note, what does a (artistic, useless) wing nut have to do with keyboards? Isn't a wing nut more reminiscent of an era when there were no computers, and hence no computer keyboards (mechanical or other)? My crummy little keyboard controller project has not been nominated (it was featured in...

you fool, don't post bank account data on a public forum!

I hate to come across like an ass for not wanting to chip in unconditionally, but would it be possible to create a bar chart showing the current funds needed vs. donations made? That way every member could see directly 1) what the current budget (gap) is and 2) that the donation made has been posted...

how much money do you need and where does the money go? I'm willing to make a donation but under the condition of a minimum of transparency, please.