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# elephant42 QMK Firmware with VIA

## Firmware Download

The firmware can be downloaded at <https://github.com/illness072/elephant42-firmware/releases>

or from the following links.

## elephant42 default QMK Firmware

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Flash the `elephant42_default.hex` file with QMK Toolbox. The firmware includes OLED display support by default. The default RGB LEDs are red in color.

## elephant42 QMK Firmware with VIA

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Recompiled with the latest updates on 2022-07-18
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Flash the `elephant42_via.hex` file with QMK Toolbox. The firmware does not include OLED display support because the firmware size with elephant animation is too big.

### Configure the VIA Software on the Host Computer

The elephant42 is not included in the official VIA repo. So, after connecting the keyboard to the computer, it still shows "Searching for devices...".

![Searching for devices in VIA](https://310059516-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MipCDWiRJbsrF2klOWK%2Fuploads%2FLpTG9LdO0uFnRIGunY9j%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-04-27%20at%208.35.16%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=ecb4f90f-ce00-4084-971b-b5d70ab26759)

To fix this, switch to the Settings tab and enable \`Show Design Tab\`.

![](https://310059516-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MipCDWiRJbsrF2klOWK%2Fuploads%2F5EkoXoaKqNjW3ppDS4mj%2FScreen_Shot_2022-04-27_at_8_35_21_AM.png?alt=media\&token=e4ab556b-73f8-49ce-831f-3876a0ffcbd1)

In the "Design" tab, select "Load", and choose `via.json` downloaded from <https://github.com/illness072/elephant42-firmware>

![](https://310059516-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MipCDWiRJbsrF2klOWK%2Fuploads%2FsMCuXwXeSPok3454Gqgr%2FScreen_Shot_2022-04-27_at_8_35_33_AM.png?alt=media\&token=56c6e5c6-368a-4025-aa28-bcecb271091b)

After that, the keyboard can be configured with VIA.

![](https://310059516-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MipCDWiRJbsrF2klOWK%2Fuploads%2FhdHo01n8e6q9w9gElhCj%2FScreen%20Shot%202022-04-27%20at%208.35.38%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=2053d2b0-a8c3-47d9-8c3d-389af08b8c11)