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Title: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: absence on Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:28:49

Are there any "mainstream" keyboards (i.e. just buy it at a store, no DIY or group buys) that can be flashed with QMK? Are there other easy ways to get started?

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: killyou on Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:36:04

Although not QMK but some of the Vortex keyboards are fully programmable now thanks to their MPC tool. I think they will add support for the rest of the models later as it definitely was announced for their flagship Poker series.

http://www.vortexgear.tw/mpc/index.html

Maybe that's something that you would consider as Vortex is widely available in the stores.

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: absence on Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:44:21

Thanks, it's a reasonable plan B. By the way, there seems to be work in progress on getting QMK running on Poker (https://github.com/pok3r-custom/qmk_pok3r), but apparently it's not ready yet.

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: killyou on Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:46:32

Quote from: absence on Tue, 14 August 2018, 10:44:21

Thanks, it's a reasonable plan B. By the way, there seems to be work in progress on getting QMK running on Poker (https://github.com/pok3r-custom/qmk_pok3r), but apparently it's not ready yet.

Readme on github mentions that Pok3r and CORE is already supported, interesting.

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: Tactile on Tue, 14 August 2018, 11:50:34

You could pick up a compatible keyboard and install one of these controllers (http://bathroomepiphanies.com/controllers/). Read more about them or ask questions here (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46700.0).

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: absence on Tue, 14 August 2018, 14:08:34

At first glance, it seems like many of them are out of production. There's mention of an "unloved bastard (https://1upkeyboards.com/the-unloved-bastard-controller.html)" controller replacement for a current CM keyboard elsewhere, but the link is dead.

Title: Re: Getting a new keyboard for QMK?
Post by: ErgoMacros on Tue, 14 August 2018, 18:53:19

Web store, not in brick & mortar stores (as far as I know) but off the shelf ErgoDox EZ runs QMK and comes fully assembled.
(They also have a graphical keyboard layout designer that generate QMK .hex files for download.)

Another option would be a TMK USB to USB adapter. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=69169.0
TMK is not exactly QMK, but may have all the features you need. Available commercially, fits between "any" USB keyboard and makes it TMK programable.

And lastly there's a similar QMK converter here:
    https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/converter/usb_usb
 but there are some disclaimers.

'Luck!