4 A compact ortholinear/staggered keyboard.
6 Keyboard Maintainer: QMK Community
7 Hardware Supported: mechmini PCB
8 Hardware Availability: https://mechkeys.ca/collections/keyboards/products/mechmini-2-0-pcb
10 Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):
14 See [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/build_environment_setup.html) then the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/make_instructions.html) for more information.
18 Note that this is a complete replacement for the firmware, so you won't be
19 using Bootmapper Client to change any keyboard settings, since not all the
20 USB report options are supported.
24 First, install the requirements. These commands are for OSX, but all you
25 need is the AVR toolchain and `bootloadHID` for flashing:
28 $ brew cask install crosspack-avr
29 $ brew install --HEAD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robertgzr/homebrew-tap/master/bootloadhid.rb
32 In order to use the `./program` script, which can reboot the board into
33 the bootloader, you'll need Python 2 with PyUSB installed:
39 Then, with the keyboard plugged in, simply run this command from the
40 `qmk_firmware` directory:
43 $ make mechmini:program
46 If you prefer, you can just build it and flash the firmware directly with
47 `bootloadHID` if you boot the board while holding down `L_Ctrl` to keep it
52 $ bootloadHID -r mechmini_default.hex
57 From my experience, it's really hard to brick these boards. But these
58 tricks have been useful when it got stuck in a weird scenario.
60 1. Try plugging the board in while pressing `L_Ctrl`. This will force it
61 to boot only the bootloader without loading the firmware. Once this is
62 done, just reflash the board with the original firmware.
63 2. Sometimes USB hubs can act weird, so try connecting the board directly
64 to your computer or plugging/unplugging the USB hub.