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Ergonomic, split and other weird keyboards

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Keep it ergo

Posts must be of/about keyboards that have a clear delineation between the left and right halves of the keyboard, column stagger, or both. This includes one-handed (one half doesn't exist, what clearer delineation is that!?)

i.e. no regular non-split¹ row-stagger and no non-split¹ ortholinear²

¹ split meaning a separation of the halves, whether fixed in place or entirely separate, both are fine.
² ortholinear meaning keys layed out in a grid

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Some useful links

EMK wiki
Split keyboard compare tool
Compare keycap profiles Looking for another set of keycaps - check this site to compare the different keycap profiles https://www.keycaps.info/
Keymap database A database with all kinds of keymap layouts - some of them fits ergo keyboards - get inspired https://keymapdb.com/

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Corne MacOS Connectivity Issue (self.ergomechkeyboards)

submitted 1 year ago by rad to c/ergomechkeyboards

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Hello,

I have trouble connecting my Aurora Corne split kb (wireless) to my MacBook Pro 2021 M1 (OS X version 13.4) -- this is a work laptop, so re-installing the OS is not an option. Other Bluetooth devices work as expected. I suspect it has to do with Mac's Bluetooth or the firmware. It worked for a few minutes, but then it stopped working, and I tried flashing the firmware again, renaming the keyboard, etc. but think it has just gotten worse.

I have flashed the ZMK firmware here.

I have another laptop that runs on Ubuntu, which seems to be able to connect to the wireless kbd. When I look for Bluetooth devices with Bluez, it seems there are multiple keyboards/different MAC addresses, idk.

I have tried all the solutions I can find for making the MacBook "forget" all previous connections/Bluetooth devices, including deleting files, resetting the service, etc.

Has anyone been through a similar situation, or could give any advice? Thanks

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[–] markstos 2 points 1 year ago

You could try asking SplitKB for support.

[–] mangotop 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

does it work over cable?

[–] mangotop 1 points 1 year ago

could be a problem with the board itself, maybe using the high power option on ZMK could be worth a shot too

[–] apfel 1 points 1 year ago

Things you could try:

reset the keyboard (both halves)
make sure the board is set to wireless mode
make sure the board isn't connecting to another device
make sure the board is talking to the correct pairing partner (ZMK can be paired to multiple devices at the same time)

You may need to put the appropriate keycodes into your keymap for this, see the ZMK docs.

[–] GSVCargoCult 1 points 1 year ago

I've had to run the settings reset for my corne a couple of times https://zmk.dev/docs/troubleshooting#option-2-download-reset-uf2-from-zmks-workflow