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* redo make args to use colons, better folder structuring system [skip ci] * don't put spaces after statements - hard lessons in makefile development * fix-up some other rules.mk * give travis a chance * reset KEYMAPS variable * start converting keyboards to new system * try making all with travis * redo make args to use colons, better folder structuring system [skip ci] * don't put spaces after statements - hard lessons in makefile development * fix-up some other rules.mk * give travis a chance * reset KEYMAPS variable * start converting keyboards to new system * try making all with travis * start to update readmes and keyboards * look in keyboard directories for board.mk * update visualizer rules * fix up some other keyboards/keymaps * fix arm board ld includes * fix board rules * fix up remaining keyboards * reset layout variable * reset keyboard_layouts * fix remainging keymaps/boards * update readmes, docs * add note to makefile error * update readmes * remove planck keymap warnings * update references and docs * test out tarvis build stages * don't use stages for now * don't use stages for now
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Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware
What is QMK Firmware?
QMK (Quantum Mechanical Keyboard) is an open source community that maintains QMK Firmware, QMK Flasher, qmk.fm, and these docs. QMK Firmware is a keyboard firmware based on the tmk_keyboard with some useful features for Atmel AVR controllers, and more specifically, the OLKB product line, the ErgoDox EZ keyboard, and the Clueboard product line. It has also been ported to ARM chips using ChibiOS. You can use it to power your own hand-wired or custom keyboard PCB.
How to get it
If you plan on contributing a keymap, keyboard, or features to QMK, the easiest thing to do is fork the repo through Github, and clone your repo locally to make your changes, push them, then open a Pull Request from your fork.
Otherwise, you can either download it directly (zip, tar), or clone it via git (git@github.com:qmk/qmk_firmware.git), or https (https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware.git).
How to compile
Before you are able to compile, you'll need to install an environment for AVR or/and ARM development. Once that is complete, you'll use the make command to build a keyboard and keymap with the following notation:
make planck/rev4:default
This would build the rev4 revision of the planck with the default keymap. Not all keyboards have revisions (also called subprojects or folders), in which case, it can be omitted:
make preonic:default
How to customize
QMK has lots of features to explore, and a good deal of reference documentation to dig through. Most features are taken advantage of by modifying your keymap, and changing the keycodes.