Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
Thanks again for being super patient with us on this one. I was able to reach NPKC last night with a brief phone call. NPKC rep mentioned the Eng team have updated the firmware during their CNY break; however, they still need to test out all the variables with the update, and would have an initial test result this Friday (2/18).
I understand that this may be the last thing you guys want to hear from us, and the long wait is undesirable. Please feel free to reach out to support if you change your mind about the wait for this keyboard, we'd be more than happy to work something out for you.
Thanks for checking in! @Phikzel @atari.super.nes @Vortex324
I'm curious about the verdict of NPKC tomorrow..
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=60452575246695880791
Above is the firmware they have been working for the KC64. There should be a file named - Setup.exe after you unarchive the rar.
Please give this update a try, we hope this should resolve some of the major key issues all of you have experienced with the keyboard.
Thanks again for all of your patience and support. @PSutton @Phikzel @atari.super.nes @DanielFerrer @fuzzy-focus
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Has anyone else tested the new firmware?
For those of you that have not downloaded the file, please hold off for an update.
The firmware files are provided separately so if there is another flashing utility around that might work.
On reflection... perhaps I lack experience in the world of keyboards, but whoever heard of a keyboard that doesn't work in these ways? There's so many standard keyboard controllers out there that it almost takes effort to bork it so badly.
Sorry about the delay. NPKC has been aware of the feedback from you all and has come up with potential solution with hardware update instead (pcb). This is still in testing, so you can expect another update from us. Again, we understand that this situation is not desirable, please feel free to reach out to support any time. Thank you all again for the feedback and support.
If I were to guess it's probably the solder itself. And now I'm tempted to try to replace the solder since impact (on clack) disconnects were fixed by just resoldering in some cases and I suspect the solder is not high quality.