What is the reset button for on split keyboards?
The reset button is a small button on your keyboard that's harder to reach than the rest of the keys. Often it's along the side of your keyboard, sometimes along the top edge, and on some keyboards it can be reached through a small hole in the bottom of the case. But what does it do?
The reset button causes the microcontroller on your keyboard to enter bootloader mode. That sounds rather technical, but it's really easy: pressing the reset button tells your keyboard to prepare itself for new incoming firmware. This is very useful, because it allows you to flash new firmware to your keyboard.
On keyboards using ZMK, such as the nice!nano, you can also use the reset button to wake the keyboard when using the Soft Off feature.
Further reading
- To learn how to flash your microcontroller, you can check out the Aurora build guide.
- To find out when flashing your controller is necessary, read When do I need to flash my microcontroller?
What are tenting and tilting?
Tenting changes the angle from side to side, tilting changes the angle from front to back.
How are displays used?
They can be used to display which layer is active, the lock state, and much more.