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
First and foremost, if you're not happy with your board, return it for a refund, end of story. For many supporters who are not satisfied this is probably your best option. We are working with the manufacturer to remedy these problems.
After that, please realize that Massdrop support is limited with the technical guidance they can offer. The best guidance will come from me, and be on my Web site, xmitkeyboards.com. I'm working on posting an update user manual, remapping tools, and keyboard firmwares there. Until I do so, please realize that everything posted as of now to that Web site is for Round 1, and you use those tools on Round 2 boards at your own risk.
I'm really upset about the quality issues we've been seeing. Nearly all of these were brought up with the manufacturers before, and all are regressions. I put my name on the line for these boards and my name is being dragged through the mud.
The manufacturers also read this page (they lurk quietly) so please continue to speak up if you are seeing any issues. Praise is welcome too, but please post your issues here.
Until next time, happy typing.
Would you consider making the firmware open source so that I can edit it myself if I was so inclined, even if it is not ready for official public release?
I would LOVE to make the firmware open source. In fact, I'm committing to doing so for the next revision of these boards. But the manufacturers have flatly refused to do this. I didn't write the firmware, they did, and that was a mistake. I've since fired those particular manufacturers (with prejudice). Long term my boards will run either Kiibohd, a variant of TMK/QMK that supports backlighting, or something else.