This is a command-line tool for mapping keys, macros, and lighting for GK6X keyboards (GK64, GK84, GK61, etc). This can be used as an alternative to the official software (Windows / Mac).
It runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
See the releases page for prebuilt binaries.
.NET Framework 4+ on Windows. mono on Mac / Linux. Expand for more info.
.NET Framework 4+ is required (should be pre-installed on Windows 7 and higher).
To compile from source you have two options:
- Run
GK6X/GK6X.bat - Compile using Visual Studio (C# tools required)
mono is required (most Linux package managers should list mono-complete).
Compiling may take several attempts depending on the version of mono. Try xbuild GK6X.sln, or msbuild GK6X.sln, or xbuild /p:TargetFrameworkVersion=v4.5 /p:TargetFrameworkProfile="", or ask for help in #4.
cd into Build and run with sudo mono GK6X.exe. Super user (sudo) is required on Linux (possible hidraw issue). Or use the udev rule below.
GK6X is available in AUR as package gk6x-bin maintained by @aakashhemadri.
An alternative to using sudo is to set up a udev rule. Create /etc/udev/rules.d/gk6x.rules:
SUBSYSTEM=="input", GROUP="input", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1ea7", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0907", MODE:="666", GROUP="plugdev"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1ea7", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0907", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"
Then add yourself to plugdev and reboot for it to take effect:
sudo adduser $(whoami) plugdevOnce the program is opened you should see something like:
Connected to device 'GK84S RBG' model:655491200 fw:v1.16
At this point you can start using mapping your keyboard with the map command as seen below.
If you don't see any output, it has failed to detect the keyboard. There isn't any console output until it finds a valid keyboard.
Maps the keyboard based on the config in UserData/YOUR_MODEL_ID.txt. See Sample.txt for examples of setting keys, macros, and lighting.
You can reprogram the base layer, layers 1-3, and layers 1-3 whilst the fn is held down. You can't move the fn key, but TempSwitchLayer1/2/3 can act similar to a secondary fn key. The base layer fn key set can't be mapped.
Resets the keyboard to the default config. The dedicated reset keyboard key combo will be more effective; refer to your manual.
Starts the GUI web server on http://localhost:6464 (requires the GUI build from the releases page).
If you're running from source you'll need to copy the driver folder from a release build. For updating the GUI files see updating.txt.
Copies the lighting files created using the gui to the Data/lighting/ folder so that the map command can use them.
These commands generally aren't needed.
Lists the textual name / code name (i.e. 5 is D5) of the keys listed in the order that they appear on each row of your keyboard. This shows the keys represented prior to any mapping, and is just a reference.
Tool to identify key names. Used for finding broken keys and fixing data files.
This is used to update the data files from the official software. This exact process needs to be re-documented (Updating.txt).
- The
/pcommand line arg can be used to set a prefixed file name of the config to use. For exampleGK6X.exe /p testwill usetest - 655491200.txtas the target config file (where the keyboard model id is655491200). - The following commands can be used as command line args to just execute a specific command
/gui,/map,/unmap,/dumpkeys. For example:GK6X.exe /map - The data files for the
guicommand aren't included in this repo. Obtain them from a release build. - There's possibly some issue with certain USB slots (#102).
- There is no "apply failed" message like there is on the official software, so
map/umapcan fail silently. - There are issues with the web GUI such as not being able to map the base layer. I'd recommend avoiding the GUI if possible.
The web GUI looks like this:
- https://github.com/wgwoods/gk64-python - thanks to @wgwoods for his work on annotating the dissasembly of the GK64 firmware.
- https://github.com/konsumer/node-gk6x
