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Title: Fell in love with a 40%, now need advice on a second build!
Post by: alas26 on Sat, 07 August 2021, 01:47:39
Hello All,

So my keyboard adventure started with an HHKB pro2 which was the gateway into this crazy world. I absolutely fell in love with the feel, sound and haptics of mechanical boards!

When the pandemic hit, I had my eye on some ortholinear 40% boards and thought it was a good opportunity to learn that format as we were all being forced to work from home. I ended up with an Ergodox planck EZ with mx-clears and MT3 caps.

Needless to say, after about a week- I was hooked and in love!
Now that we are going back to the office I’m traveling with the board daily and I’m thinking it’s time for a second 40-ortholinear. 

I know that another Ergodox EZ would be an easy solution- but I’m thinking of getting an olkb planck and trying out some new switches instead. Thinking - Glorious Panda switches with different color MT3’s.

Now- my question- I already have key mappings from my Ergodox EZ that I love. Will I be able to flash an olkb planck with the same software from ZSA? Or will I need to write it with QMK? If the latter, am I able to easily convert my current mappings to QMK?

Thanks for your help!
-Eric


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Title: Re: Fell in love with a 40%, now need advice on a second build!
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sat, 07 August 2021, 05:37:43
"The software from ZSA" being Oryx (https://configure.zsa.io/planck-ez/layouts/default/latest/0)?  If so the keymap is in keymap.c in the zip when you download the firmware, looks to be QMK so you should be able to copy/paste the layer and keymap sections and fix the layout names to match those used on the standard Planck :)
Title: Re: Fell in love with a 40%, now need advice on a second build!
Post by: alas26 on Sat, 07 August 2021, 10:32:32
"The software from ZSA" being Oryx (https://configure.zsa.io/planck-ez/layouts/default/latest/0)?  If so the keymap is in keymap.c in the zip when you download the firmware, looks to be QMK so you should be able to copy/paste the layer and keymap sections and fix the layout names to match those used on the standard Planck :)
Yes exactly! Thank you!

My next issue is that the Glorious Panda switches are only sold in packs of 36 … anyone sell individuals or 10 packs?


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