qmk/keyboards/handwired/dactyl_lightcycle

Dactyl Lightcycle

A handwired, split bodied, concave key-well, columnar keyboard.
The Dactyl Lightcycle is a variation of the Dactyl keyboard, its differences are:

1. Top (number) row removed
2. Five key thumb cluster; one less than the Dactyl's six

This modernised rendition of the Dactyl Lightcycle requires two Pro Micro controllers, rather than the Dactyl's original implementation of a micro controller and I/O expander.

• Keyboard Maintainer: Matt Adereth
• Hardware Supported: 2x Pro Micro micro controller, or clone of
• Hardware Availability: Case files available on GitHub, file names beginning "lightcycle" apply

Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):

make handwired/dactyl_lightcycle:default

Flashing example for this keyboard:

make handwired/dactyl_lightcycle:default:flash

See the build environment setup and the make instructions for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our Complete Newbs Guide.

Bootloader

Enter the bootloader in 3 ways:

• Bootmagic reset: Hold down the key at (0,0) in the matrix (usually the top left key or Escape) and plug in the keyboard
• Physical reset button: Briefly press the button on the back of the PCB - some may have pads you must short instead
• Keycode in keymap: Press the key mapped to QK_BOOT if it is available

QMK Layouts

The following community layouts are supported:

Layout	Diagram
Split_3x6_3
Split_3x5_3