Updating firmware with Chrysalis
Chrysalis is Keyboardio's upcoming graphical configuration tool for the Model 01 and other keyboards powered by Kaleidoscope.
As of October 2019, Chrysalis is still in beta. Using Chrysalis to change your keyboard's layout is not yet as easy to use as we'd like, but it's improving rapidly.
One thing Chrysalis does do pretty well as of today is to update the Model 01's firmware without the need to install the Arduino IDE or compile anything.
If flashing with Chrysalis doesn't work for you or you're interested in compiling your own firmware, you can use the Arduino IDE on a computer running macOS, Windows or Linux to build and install new firmware. You can find instructions for installing the Arduino IDE and using it to flash new firmware onto the Model 01 on this wiki page.
This guide was last updated for Chrysalis version 0.6.2
You can download latest version of Chrysalis for Windows, macOS, and Linux at https://github.com/keyboardio/Chrysalis/releases/
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Windows: Download and run the .exe file for the latest release from https://github.com/keyboardio/Chrysalis/releases/ to install Chrysalis.
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macOS: Download and open the .dmg file for the latest release from https://github.com/keyboardio/Chrysalis/releases/. Drag Chrysalis.app into your /Applications folder.
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Linux: Download the AppImage file from https://github.com/keyboardio/Chrysalis/releases/, and make it executable.
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Windows: Click on Chrysalis in the Start menu.
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macOS: Double-click on Chrysalis in the Applications folder.
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Linux: Run ./Chrysalis-version.AppImage from your shell
If no keyboards are listed, use the "SCAN KEYBOARDS" button. This may involve making sure the keyboard in question is connected properly. Unplug it and try a different USB port, if necessary.
Chrysalis will tell your keyboard to switch into programming mode. When this happens, the Prog key will turn red. Once you see the Prog key turn red, you can release it.
If everything goes as planned, you'll see the keys on the left side of your keyboard flash red, one by one. Chrysalis will then display a green banner at the bottom of the window to tell you that everything went ok. It's now safe to quit Chrysalis and use your keyboard.
If something goes wrong, Chrysalis will show a red error banner at the bottom of the window. You can try unplugging your keyboard, plugging it back in and repeating the flashing process from step 4.
Alternatively, you can use the traditional Arduino-based flashing process.
If you need a hand, please drop us a line at [email protected].