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diff --git a/keyboards/input_club/ergodox_infinity/readme.md b/keyboards/input_club/ergodox_infinity/readme.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1f8b643340 --- /dev/null +++ b/keyboards/input_club/ergodox_infinity/readme.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +# ErgoDox Infinity + +The Infinity is two completely independent keyboards, and needs to be flashed +for the left and right halves seperately. To flash them: + + - Make sure you are in the top-level qmk_firmware directory + + - Build the firmware with `make input_club/ergodox_infinity:keymapname` + + - Plug in the left hand keyboard only. + + - Press the program button (back of keyboard, above thumb pad). + + - Install the firmware with `sudo make input_club/ergodox_infinity:keymapname:dfu-util` + + - Plug in the right hand keyboard only. + + - Press the program button (back of keyboard, above thumb pad). + + - Install the firmware with `sudo make input_club/ergodox_infinity:keymapname:dfu-util` + +More information on the Infinity firmware is available in the [TMK/chibios for +Input Club Infinity Ergodox](https://github.com/fredizzimo/infinity_ergodox/blob/master/README.md) + +## Infinity Two Halves + +The Infinity is two completely independent keyboards, that can connect together. +You have a few options in how you flash the firmware: + +- Add `#define EE_HANDS` to your config.h, initialize the EEPROM values (see below), + and then flash the same firmware to both halves. + +- Flash with the instructions above, which assume the left hand is connected to USB. + +- For minor changes such as changing only the keymap without having updated + any part of the firmware code itself, you can program only the half connected to USB, + but it is safest to program both halves. + +### EE_HANDS initialization + +To initialize the EEPROM values for `EE_HANDS` to work properly, these steps should work. +They only need to be done once, unless you reset the EEPROM later. + + - Plug in the left keyboard half to the computer, and press its program button. + + - Flash the left half with `make input_club/ergodox_infinity:default:dfu-util-split-left` + (If you need to use a different method to flash your keyboard, still run this command, + and abort it with Ctrl+C when the flashing attempts starts to print errors, + then flash the built firmware). + + - On the left half, press the top vertical 1.5U key (second from the top in the rightmost column) once, + then the 1U key at the bottom in the opposite corner (bottom left corner). + + - Plug in the right keyboard half to the computer, and press its program button. + + - Flash the right half with `make input_club/ergodox_infinity:default:dfu-util-split-right` + + - On the right half, press the top vertical 1.5U key (second from the top in the leftmost column) once, + then the 1U key at the bottom in the opposite corner (bottom right corner). + + - Add `#define EE_HANDS` to the config.h file of your keymap, and build your firmware using + `make input_club/ergodox_infinity:keymapname`. + + - After this, you can flash both halves with the same firmware, _without_ risking a mirrored keyboard when connected the wrong way. + If you reset your EEPROM later, you'll have to follow these steps again, though. + |