That's the spirit! And so much more powerful, too. Soarer's is a joy to fiddle around with. I've "improved" many a keyboard with its powers!Bjerrk wrote: 12 Mar 2021, 19:02 Inspired by this thread, I got my ass off the couch and bought a Pro Micro from the local electronics shop and followed scottc's guide on how to flash Soarer's firmware and make a PS/2 or 5-pin DIN to USB converter. Cheaper than a dongle off Amazon, and I trust it more. Typing this on a Model M through the Pro Micro.
Blinking lights on KB using PS/2 adapter
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Muirium
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- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Bjerrk
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Main keyboard: Cherry G80-1800 & Models F & M
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Absolutely!Muirium wrote: 12 Mar 2021, 19:05That's the spirit! And so much more powerful, too. Soarer's is a joy to fiddle around with. I've "improved" many a keyboard with its powers!Bjerrk wrote: 12 Mar 2021, 19:02 Inspired by this thread, I got my ass off the couch and bought a Pro Micro from the local electronics shop and followed scottc's guide on how to flash Soarer's firmware and make a PS/2 or 5-pin DIN to USB converter. Cheaper than a dongle off Amazon, and I trust it more. Typing this on a Model M through the Pro Micro.
I just gave the TMK PS/2 converter firmware a spin as well - might as well, since the wiring is the same.
The configuration isn't as pretty (Soarer's config files are quite intuitive), but it certainly is powerful.
I'm one of those freaks who like to operate the mouse cursor from the keyboard half of the time, and that works like a charm with TMK. It works so well that I may even use it with some of my USB keyboards. Nice to have the same functions across multiple keyboards.