A numpad layer for 87-key keyboards

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Dan Jacobs

• May 06, 2022 08:39

Hello there,

I'd like to use the programmability/layers feature of my WASD Keyboard V3 87-key to create a layer that replicates the keys of the numpad.

However, it seems that in order to program the keyboard to do this, the keyboard actually needs to have 'real' numpad keys.

Is there any way to make the keys on my 87 key keyboard act like numpad keys (i.e. send the scancodes of numpad keys to the computer)?

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  David

  • May 23, 2022 19:22

  Hello Dan, 

  Unfortunately you cannot program the firmware without the physical keys present. If you can use software there are a lot of free remapping/macro apps that you can use that will allow this functionality. 

  Thank you. 

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  Dan Jacobs

  • May 24, 2022 13:11

  Thanks for the reply. 'Tis a shame.

  Maybe an open-sourcing of the firmware code would enable us all to customise these lovely keyboards more. What do you think?

  (It's unfortunate that your keyboards, which are the most customizable keyboards in terms of their physical design, have such limited firmware customizability. These things so naturally go hand-in-hand.)

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  David

  • May 24, 2022 18:18

  Hello Dan, 

  I fully agree with you, I wish our firmware was open source myself as I see that as the best possible path for product creation. Unfortunately as of right now it is not sadly. 

  I do know of a project that uses an inline hub for QMK firmware, it may be a possible solution: https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tree/master/keyboards/converter/usb_usb 

  Thank you for your inquiry. 

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