V-Drive Contents - Kinesis KB600 User Manual

Manually opening v-drive on plug-in
An alternate method for opening the v-drive is to hold progm + F8 briefly while plugging in the keyboard or
booting up your computer. All four LEDS will flash four times.
Always open the v-drive on boot
Power users may set the v-drive to open every time the computer is powered on. To enable this feature, open
the v-drive via one of the two aforementioned methods, access the "active" folder, and open the "state.txt" file
(see Section 7.5). Add the following line of case-sensitive text below the existing text and then save the file:
v_drive_open_on_startup=ON. To reverse this process, simply delete this text from the state.txt file.
Note: With this statement set to "ON," the v-drive will not stay closed if you use progm + F1.
7.5 Contents of the v-drive
The v-drive contains two very important folders: "active" and "firmware." Note: If you have accessed the v-
drive on a Windows computer and your Advantage2 was previously connected to a Mac computer, you may
see some additional "hidden" folders that can be disregarded.
Active folder
By default, the active folder contains five files (see Fig 24), all of which are simple text (".txt") files which can
be opened with any text editing program (e.g., Notepad, Microsoft Word, etc.). However, only a few of these
files are actually intended to be opened and edited by the user.
1. do_not_edit.txt – This file is a temporary repository for macro fragments and is used by
the firmware as a "scratch pad." It is not user-editable and is not useful to review.
2. dvorak.txt – The dvorak.txt file contains any custom changes you have saved to the
default Dvorak layout. For simplicity, the architecture was designed to only display
changes (i.e., macros & remaps) saved to the default Dvorak layout. If you have activated
PC or Mac Thumb Key Mode, the keyboard automatically creates and stores the
appropriate remaps associated with that mode (see Section 5.3).
3. qwerty.txt – The qwerty.txt file contains any custom changes you have saved to the default
QWERTY layout. For simplicity, the architecture was designed to only display changes (i.e., macros &
remaps) saved to the default QWERTY layout. If the Windows Thumb Key Mode is active and no remaps
or macros have been made, the file will be empty. If you have activated PC or Mac Thumb Key Mode, the
keyboard automatically creates and stores the appropriate remaps associated with that mode (see
Section 5.3).
4. state.txt – The state.txt file records the active settings of the keyboard (see Fig 25).
In general this file should not be deleted or altered, and should be used only for
reference if the Status Report function is inconvenient. The state.txt file can be
edited to adjust the Status Report playback speed (see Section 7.11) or to force the
v-drive to open upon enumeration of the keyboard (see Section 7.4).
5. version.txt – The version.txt indicates the firmware currently installed in the
keyboard. If this file is deleted it will be regenerated, but if it is edited and saved it
may provide the wrong information.
Additional files in the active folder: hotkey layouts
If you have created any custom hotkey layouts (see Section 7.6) you will see additional .txt files in the active
folder, one for each hotkey layout you have created.
Firmware folder
The firmware folder is empty by default and only needs to be accessed to perform a firmware update (see
Section 8).
7.6 Creating Hotkey Layouts (PUM Required, progm + F2)
In addition to the onboard QWERTY (qwerty.txt) and Dvorak layouts (dvorak.txt), users can create dozens of
other custom layouts called "hotkey layouts" which can be loaded with a simple onboard shortcut (aka
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Fig 26. Contents
of "ac ve" folder
Fig 27. Contents of
default state.txt