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Summary of Contents for Kinesis Gaming Freestyle Edge KB975 Series
- Page 1 KB975 Direct Programming Guide...
- Page 2 Kinesis Corporation 22030 20th Avenue SE, Suite 102 Bothell, Washington 98021 USA Keyboard models covered by this manual: www.KinesisGaming.com • KB975-BLU KB975-RED • KB975-BRN • • KB975-SIL Version: Expansion Pack 2 (September 23, 2020) This manual covers features included through firmware version 1.0.121 and Lighting Expansion Pack unless otherwise indicated.
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Page 3: Before You Begin
1.0 Introduction The Freestyle Edge RGB is a fully-programmable keyboard that features 4MB of onboard flash storage (the “v-Drive) and does not use any special drivers or software. The keyboard was designed to be programmed quickly and easily using the onboard shortcuts or via the SmartSet App for Windows and Mac. Power users have the option to bypass the SmartSet GUI and “Direct Program”... - Page 4 4.0 Direct Programming Layouts The Edge features 9 configurable Profiles, each with its own corresponding “layout” (1-9). The nine default layouts are saved as separate .txt files in the “layouts” subfolder on the v-Drive. Only custom remaps and macros are saved to the file, so if no changes have been made to a layout, the file will be empty and the keyboard performs “default”...
- Page 6 4.6 Programming Remaps To program a remap, encode the position token and one action token in square brackets, separated by “>“. Remap Examples: 1. Hotkey 1 performs Q: [hk1]>[q] 2. Escape key performs Caps Lock: [esc]>[caps] 3. The Left Windows key in the Fn layer performs Right Shift: fn [lwin]>[rshft] Programming the Fn Key: The Edge RGB supports two different types of Fn layer access: “Shift”...
- Page 7 then the timing delay from 1 to 999 milliseconds using the special Tap and Hold token ({t&hxxx}), then the Hold Action. Due to inherent timing delays, Tap-and-Hold is not recommended for use with alphanumeric typing keys. Not all key actions support Tap-and-Hold. Note: For most applications, we recommend a timing delay of 250ms.
- Page 8 5.0 Direct Programming Lighting Effects The Edge features 9 configurable Profiles, each with its own corresponding “lighting effect” (1-9). The nine default lighting effects are saved as separate .txt files in the “lighting” subfolder on the v-Drive. If the file is blank, the keyboard lighting will be disabled.
- Page 9 For Breathe, define the Breathe Effect first and specify the Speed parameter, then define the color values for each key. Freestyle Example: Set WASD keys to static Red (all other keys off) [w]>[255][0][0] [a]>[255][0][0] [s]>[255][0][0] [d]>[255][0][0] Breathe Example: Set Game Keys to Breathe at Speed 1 in Green (all other keys off) [breathe]>[spd1] [hk0]>[0][255][0] [hk1]>[0][255][0]...
- Page 10 Example: Set WASD keys to static Red in the top Layer and Green in the Fn Layer [w]>[255][0][0] [a]>[255][0][0] [s]>[255][0][0] [d]>[255][0][0] fn [w]>[0][255][0] fn [a]>[0][255][0] fn [s]>[0][255][0] fn [d]>[0][255][0] 6.0 Direct Programming Settings 6.1 Programming Settings Keyboard Settings The current global settings for the keyboard are saved in the “kbd_settings.txt” file in the “settings” sub-folder. Users can update these settings by modifying the fields in this .txt file and then using the Refresh shortcut (SmartSet + Layout) to implement them.
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