Included on this page are key remapping tools for the XMIT Hall Effect Mechanical Keyboard.

These tools, along with the firmware, are being constantly improved. Please use the key remapping tool AT YOUR OWN RISK. These tools will flash your keyboard’s firmware, so, please make sure the keyboard remains connected through the entire remapping progress.

CAUTION – Please make sure to use the correct software tools for your keyboard. As of April 2018, there are two separate major models.

Round 2 Boards – Purchased Nov 2017

Please use these tools for Round 2 boards. If you have a 98, 108, or 120 key board, it is a Round 2 board. In general, Round 2 boards have circular (as opposed to rectangular) rubber bumpers on the back side.

Download firmware-remapping-20180412.zip

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This ZIP archive contains the following files:

GZY_K108_RGB_248_V1.28_0130_01.exe – a Windows executable that contains the firmware for the 87 and 108 key Round 2 boards.

– a Windows executable that contains the firmware for the 87 and 108 key Round 2 boards. GZY_K120_K98_RGB_V1.29_0130.exe – a Windows executable that contains the firmware for the 98 and 120 key Round 2 boards. This should work for 61 key boards as well.

– a Windows executable that contains the firmware for the 98 and 120 key Round 2 boards. This should work for 61 key boards as well. KeyMap.exe – a Windows executable that contains a keyboard remapping tool. Note that relocating Fn is not supported.

– a Windows executable that contains a keyboard remapping tool. Note that relocating Fn is not supported. SonixUSB.dll – a Windows shared library that supports KeyMap.exe.

These have been tested to run under Windows 7 on bare metal and in a VM under Mac OS with USB pass through to the keyboard enabled in the VM. Most other reasonable configurations should work. We have not tested Wine support for these binaries.

These files represent the latest versions that we have from the firmware manufacturers. Unfortunately, the manufacturer is not providing bug fixes, nor are they releasing source code. This is very disappointing and not in the spirit of the experience XMIT Keyboards seeks to provide their users. Thus we will be pursuing a different firmware option for later hardware revisions.

Round 1 Boards – Purchased Nov 2016

firmware-remapping-20170602

Files, sha256sums, and descriptions:

firmware-remapping-20170602.zip

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.zip file containing three Windows executables:

XMIT Key Remapper.exe

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A graphical tool for remapping the XMIT keyboard.

The “Key Remap” tab allows for altering the base key map. Using the mouse, drag a key from the “Key Before Remap” section to the “Key After Remap” section. Clock [Activate New Map] to send the new mapping to the keyboard. Click [Restore Standard Map] to restore the default mapping in the UI.

Use the radio buttons on the bottom to select between 104 Key and 61 Key keyboards. For 87 key boards, use the 104 Key mode.

The “Set Fn Combination” key tab permits remapping some media control keys. It is a known bug that this tab does not allow full remapping of the Fn layer, or relocation of the Fn key. This functionality will be available in a future release of this tool.

XMIT-SoNiX-Firmware-61.exe

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A graphical tool for re-programing the 61 key XMIT keyboard. Use this tool to flash the board back to factory defaults if you encounter any issues. Flashing 87 and 104 key boards with this tool may appear to work, but will result in an incorrect key map.

XMIT-SoNiX-Firmware-87-104.exe

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A graphical tool for re-programing the 87 and 104 key XMIT keyboards. Use this tool to flash the board back to factory defaults if you encounter any issues. Flashing 61 key boards with this tool may appear to work, but will result in an incorrect key map.

Please e-mail support@xmitkeyboards.com with any questions, comments or concerns. Cheers, and happy keyboarding!