Thanks! CE is yet to be done, but now that the ESD gun test has succeeded, the UHK prototype shall pass that, too.

Hi Den,

Fixed-size messages would consume extra bandwidth. I'd much rather use the extra bandwidth for something useful, for example increasing the refresh rate of the modules.

Interesting read about I2C:
"The core issue was that the KSDK I2C driver is designed for fixed-size messages, but the UHK messages are variable-sized."
Brings me to the very obvious (maybe stupid?) question. Why then not make messages of same length with some "padding"? You can have second header defining padding length to process messages correctly.

I haven't been trying Agent, since last I knew it doesn't do anything useful without a keyboard, but I've been watching the bug list, and you seem to be doing a nice job of fixing the software bugs while you're waiting to get the hardware out.

Random thought that just occurred to me: I know I mentioned, and there has been consideration about what happens if a reverse-wired cable is used to connect the halves of the keyboard. It's way too late to change anything here, and I'm sure you've got it solved, but something to ponder for future revisions: What about using a USB connector pair between the keyboard halves? True, cables with the same connector on both ends are rare, but the probability of a reverse-polarity wiring should be approximately zero, and I don't think the different connectors would really be a problem.

Of course, that would be an abuse of USB spec, which might open its own can of worms best left sealed.

Yes, hardware bugs must be crushed, but we're also doing our best to fix the most annoying software bugs.

Will you be releasing Linux packages of Agent? (perhaps flatpack or snaps so you have to build only one package)

We use AppImage which seems to work like a treat. Agent releases will be coming soon, Linux surely included.

Will you make a blog post when you start shipping?

We'll stick to our monthly blog updates, but will keep you updated via social media, and send you shipping address confirmation emails and shipping notification emails when the time comes.

Are you planning any way for us to show of our cool keyboard uses to you :)?

Very much so! Our onboarding process is already half-ready. 🙂

I have a few questions:
Will you be releasing Linux packages of Agent? (perhaps flatpack or snaps so you have to build only one package)
Will you make a blog post when you start shipping?
Are you planning any way for us to show of our cool keyboard uses to you :)?

Have a nice day,
Jimmy

Happened across my comment, and I suppose I should mention that I meant software bugs. Hardware bugs should indeed be squashed very flat before shipment.