Southpaw Extended 65% for Dummies
01. Install the prerequisites Here:
• Driver update using Zadig
here. It might be optional but I ended up needing it.
• Install the TKG Chrome App Chrome Extension
here.
02. Choose a Layer 0 layout from keyboard-layout-editor.com (KLE). Customize your keys with
these Available Labels.
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Southpaw 65+ Master and All Options (if you are going to edit and use this make sure to switch the Key Colors back to #cccccc)
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Layout 103. Make a Layer 1 layout from keyboard-layout-editor.com (KLE). Customize your keys with
these Available Labels.
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Blank Layout 104. Go to the TKG TMK Keymap Generator page
here.
05. Set up your General information.
• Click Config
• Under Preset change Default to XD85 then click Close.
06. Set up your Layer information.
• Go back to keyboard-layout-editor.com (KLE) and copy the info under </> Raw Data tab.
• From there go back to the TKG TMK Keymap Generator page and paste the info under Layer 0 and Layer 1.
07. Set up the Fn information. (Place Fn1, Fn2, Fn3 and so on keys in your layouts to allow you to different functions such as layers, LEDs, and macros.)
• For example, I have 2 layers and LEDs. I have Fn1 set to Layer 1 with Fn2, Fn3, and Fn4 set to LED options.
• I have Layer 1 setup set to Fn1 as [Layer action > Momentary] + [layer 1]
• [Others > Built-in function] + [RGB LED] + [Optional] is the RGBs on the back of the board.
08. Set up your LED info.
• LED1 is for your backlighting. Set the binding to None and check only the box that says backlight.
• LED2 is for your caps lock LED.
• LED3 is for your numlock LED.
• LED4 is for your RGB backlight. Set that to active high, set the binding to None, and check only the box that says backlight.
09. Now that you filled out all of the needed info it's time to flash these settings.
• Reset the board by moving a magnet over the reset switch or by connecting the two pads if you've opted to snip it off. (It turns out that I can reset mine with it assembled by waving a magnet in between my LAlt and Space keys.)
• On the TKG TMK Keymap Generator page at the bottom [Burn .hex file] will turn all the way green. Click on it to flash these settings.
• Assuming everything went smoothly a bar will pop up with 2 parts letting you know it's complete.
This was my 1st build and I found it a bit hard to understand what was what. So I made this to help out the newbs like myself. Note that TKG TMK Keymap Generator page will not compile or flash if there is something that doesn't make sense in the layout. Check if the later box is outlined in red and click it to see any problems that you need to resolve. I would have taken the time to make every possible combination but KLE doesn't let me save as so it keeps overwriting the other layouts I made. If you would like to have you layouts for Layer 0 and Layer 1 under steps 3 and 4 let me know and I will update this post.