DIY Keyboard Ep.4 - Software
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If you always wanted to build your own keyboard but didn't know where to begin, this series is for you. In this video, I go over the different options you have to get your keyboard talking to the computer. I show both how you can code a simple firmware yourself, as well as how to configure QMK to do the heavy lifting for you.
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00:00 Intro
00:31 PCBWay
01:10 Overview
02:34 Arduino Firmware Basics
15:39 QMK Overview
18:27 What you need
19:22 QMK Structure
20:31 config.h
23:03 Keyboard.c
23:56 Keyboard.h
24:50 Rules.mk
25:55 Keymaps
29:31 Compiling
31:07 Programming
34:18 Outro