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How to Configure your CTRL Keyboard!
Hey everybody!
Thank you for purchasing your Massdrop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard. We hope
you're enjoying it so far. If you've landed here, you probably want to take full advantage
of the keyboard's features so you've come to the right place.
We'll start with the basics, then we'll move on to complete custom configuration.
THE BASICS
Default Hot Keys
Hold FN + listed keys to activate
LED Keys
Fn + A: LED Pattern Select Previous
Fn + D: LED Pattern Select Next
Fn + W: LED Brightness Increase
Fn + S: LED Brightness Decrease
Fn + Q: LED Scrolling Pattern Speed Decrease
Fn + E: LED Scrolling Pattern Speed Increase
Fn + Tab: LED Toggle Breathe Effect
Fn + Caps Lock: LED Toggle Scrolling Pattern Direction
Fn + X: LED Toggle On/Off
Fn + Z: LED Toggle Mode (Keys+Edge, Keys Only, Edge Only, Only modifiers)
Media Keys
Fn + Page Up: Volume Up
Fn + Page Down: Volume Down
Fn + Print: Mute
Fn + Insert: Play/Pause
Fn + Home: Stop
Fn + Delete: Previous
Fn + End: Next
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Summary of Contents for Massdrop CTRL
- Page 1 How to Configure your CTRL Keyboard! Hey everybody! Thank you for purchasing your Massdrop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard. We hope you’re enjoying it so far. If you’ve landed here, you probably want to take full advantage of the keyboard’s features so you’ve come to the right place.
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Page 2: Custom Configuration
QMK repository: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware CTRL Keyboard is in the folder "massdrop/ctrl". QMK setup instructions are here: https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs 3. Load the firmware onto your keyboard. - Page 3 30 seconds. You will need to load this compiled firmware onto your keyboard. See step (3) above for instructions. If you are logged in to Massdrop, you will see a "Save as a New Copy" button next to the "Compile & Download" button. Clicking this button will save your configuration, allowing you to revisit it and modify it.
- Page 4 1. Merge our QMK changes back into the main QMK repository 2. Macros support 3. Support for changing some QMK settings 4. Support for more keyboards Looking for the latest news and software updates from the DROP community? Check out the CTRL Keyboard Configurator guide and community updates here: https://drop.com/talk/9382/how-to-configure-your-ctrl-keyboard...
- Page 5 This is fine. chmod u+x mdloader_mac to make it executable. (chmod u+x mdloader_mac.dms if downloaded from Safari) 1) Go to the default configuration (https://drop.com/mechanical-keyboards/configurator/preset/ctrl--default) and click COMPILE & DOWNLOAD for the default keymap. Otherwise, make your desired changes before clicking COMPILE & DOWNLOAD.
- Page 6 3) Move the file to the same folder as mdloader_windows.exe 4) Open the command prompt...
- Page 7 In the command prompt, navigate to the directory that contains the BIN file by typing “cd [file path]” and pressing Enter. As you have copied the file path in the above step, simply type “cd” and paste (Ctrl + V) the file path. Note that there is a space between “cd” and [file path].
- Page 8 The highlighted line in the image below shows the directory you are currently in. It should match the file path that you copied. To flash your keyboard: 1) Plug in the keyboard 2) In the command prompt, type “mdloader_windows.exe --first --download FILE_NAME --restart”...
- Page 9 The "--first" option auto-detects the first available keyboard to flash over the next 60 seconds. Using --first, you can submit the flashing command with your CTRL keyboard and then press the reset button---no second keyboard needed. Press Enter. 3) Press the reset button. The reset button is in a hole on the underside of the keyboard.
- Page 10 P.S. Yes, the images show an ALT, but the process is identical.
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