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qmk_firmware
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# TADA68

A compact 65% keyboard.
* Keyboard Maintainer: QMK Community* Hardware Supported: TADA68 PCB* Hardware Availability: [kbdfans](https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/products/tada68-mechanical-keyboard-gateron-swtich-65-layout-dye-sub-keycaps-cherry-profils?variant=34710238797), [kbdist](http://www.kbdist.com/)
Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):
    make tada68:default
See the [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) and the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our [Complete Newbs Guide](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs).
## Firmware Format

Out of the box the tada68 uses a .bin firmware file instead of a .hex like other custom keyboards. By default QMK will build and copy the correct .bin file for you. If for some reason you need a hex file instead, you can add `:hex` to your make command, or look inside `qmk_firmware/.build` to find the hex file.
## Flashing Instructions (Win)

*Read all the instructions, there are a few warnings of things to avoid doing to avoid bricking your Tada68. __It is much too easy to do!__*
1) from the `qmk_firmware\` directory run:```$ make tada68:default:flashbin```
2) Connect your keyboard to Windows computer, hit the reset button on the TADA, the lights will start flashing.
3) You'll see a new drive on your computer called TADA68. Backup the original factory `FLASH.BIN` file thats inside it.
4) Delete `FLASH.BIN` from the TADA drive and copy `tada68_default.bin` that was generated at the root of the qmk directory into the TADA drive.
5) *Do not eject the USB device.* Hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!
## Flashing Instructions (Mac)

*When flashing the keyboard from a Mac, you must delete some files that are automatically created by the operating system in order to prevent bricking your keyboard.  Original information from /u/pawlwall from https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/520cov/using_an_originative_tada86_on_a_mac/*
1) from the `qmk_firmware\` directory run:```$ make tada68:default:flashbin```
2) Connect your keyboard to your Mac, hit the reset button on the bottom of the TADA, the lights will start flashing.
3) You'll see a new drive on your computer called TADA68. Backup the original factory `FLASH.BIN` file that's inside it.
4) Open the terminal and cd to the folder where the keyboard has been mounted
`cd /Volumes/TADA68\ /`
5) Copy over your new firmware to the keyboard
`cp -r <path to your qmk_firmware folder>/FLASH.bin .`
6) Remove files that MacOS automatically created which interfere with the keyboard
`rm -fr .Trashes/ .fseventsd/ ._.Trashes ._FLASH.bin`
7) Eject the USB device or hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!
## Flashing Instructions (Linux)

*Use these instructions at your own risk. Mount settings originally found at https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8e2nnp/help_problems_flashing_firmware_on_tada68_from/*
1) from the `qmk_firmware\` directory run:```$ make tada68:default:flashbin```
2) Connect your keyboard to the computer, hit the reset button on the TADA, the lights will start flashing.
3) A new entry should appear at `/dev/sd*`. Mount the board using this command:
```mount -t vfat -o rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1000,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,codepage=437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,showexec,utf8,flush,errors=remount-ro,uhelper=udisks2 <path to device> /mnt/tada68```
4) Back up the original firmware
`mv /mnt/tada68/FLASH.BIN ~`
5) Copy over your new firmware to the keybaord
`cp <path to your qmk_firmware folder>/FLASH.bin /mnt/tada68`
5) *Do not eject the USB device.* Hit ESC on the keyboard. The lights will stop flashing and your firmware is loaded!