How to Install display, battery and Test the Wireless Corne Keyboard

The installation and testing of the displays, along with the insertion of the batteries into the keyboard using the JST sockets, will be covered in the process.

This guide is applicable to the Corne Wireless keyboards (MX / Choc / KS-33), as well as the latest version of pre-soldered Chocofi Wireless keyboard.

• Pre-soldered Wireless Corne Keyboard: https://s.beekeeb.com/wcrmx

• Recommended battery with JST connector (401230):

  • US: https://www.adafruit.com/product/1570

  • Australia: https://ecocell.com.au/product/lipo-130-401230/

  • Germany: https://www.berrybase.de/lp-401230-lithium-polymer-lipo-akku-3-7v-100mah-mit-2-pin-jst-stecker

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Step 1: Getting the displays

Place the anti-static box on a flat surface with the black side facing down and the clear side facing up. Carefully open the box.

Step 2: Installing the displays to the PCB

Gently insert the display into the display sockets of the PCB.

Step 3: Testing display

Test the display by connecting it (left and right separately) to the computer before inserting batteries.

Step 4: Inserting the battery to the JST socket

Place the battery underneath the controller and connect the battery connectors to the sockets, ensuring the correct polarity. Align the red wire with the Red+ silk screen.

Troubleshooting 1: My nice!view doesn't display any graphics after flashing a custom firmware.

To resolve the issue of the nice!view not displaying graphics after flashing a custom firmware, you will need to enable the nice_view and nice_view_adapter features in your custom ZMK firmware.

Example: https://github.com/beekeeb/zmk-config-corne-chocofi-with-niceview/blob/main/build.yaml

include:
  - board: nice_nano_v2
    shield: corne_left nice_view_adapter nice_view
  - board: nice_nano_v2
    shield: corne_right nice_view_adapter nice_view 

The firmware pre-flashed in the pre-soldered wireless keyboard

The pre-soldered wireless Chocofi or Corne 36-key keyboard with nice!view is pre-flashed with miryoku ZMK firmware. (Ref / Keymap: https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku_zmk)

The pre-compiled firmware:

678KB

miryoku_zmk-corne_left-nice_view_adapter-nice_view-nice_nano_v2.uf2

Open

514KB

miryoku_zmk-corne_right-nice_view_adapter-nice_view-nice_nano_v2.uf2

Open