Update: Please see group buy post and product page.I am doing an interest check for ErgoBlue 2, which is a wireless and solar powered version of the ErgoDox. If you are interested in building one, please fill out the
interest check for a partially assembled kit.
You can take a look at my
build blog post for more details. Note that the group buy variant will be much simpler to assemble; you'll need to solder headers, attach the battery, and solder the switches (or hot swap sockets).
Solar charging works well enough. The keyboard doesn't need direct sunlight but there should be be sunlight (and not artificial light) in the room. You can see the
battery data for the first 3ish weeks.
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Build Album-
Assembly Video (group buy version will be easier to assemble)
FirmwareQMK unfortunately isn't supported currently but the keyboard works well with
ZMK, a new firmware designed with Bluetooth in mind. One of its most notable features is that you can seamlessly switch between multiple devices. Check out the
firmware page for details.
While it's not as easy to setup as QMK, it should be doable for most computer-savvy users. Take a look at the
firmware setup video to get a sense of what the process is like.
Happy to answer any questions you may have.