NK65 individual LED color per key possible?

yurufj · January 10, 2021, 6:05am

just got an NK65 V2 alu.
is it possible to set individual LED colors per key?
couldn’t find any options to do so in VIA.
example:
A key is backlit red
B key is backlit orange
C key is backlit yellow
thanks!

djmantis · January 11, 2021, 9:14pm

You can do this in QMK - https://beta.docs.qmk.fm/using-qmk/hardware-features/lighting/feature_rgblight

You can create your own custom RGB “mode”. Seems cool but not something I have ever messed with. I did not have a design that I desired enough to want to learn.

yurufj · January 11, 2021, 9:23pm

i’m willing to hire someone to program it for me.
is this something you’d be interested in?
or know anyone that would be?

djmantis · January 11, 2021, 9:37pm

That is not something I would want to spend my time on.

There is a QMK discord. Honestly I would give it a shot yourself. It looks intimidating, but essentially all it is, is creating a matrix and assigning a color to each key.

You might even be able to scrub QMK for other people’s “modes” and kind of piggy back off of their existing code.

I would be happy to help you, but I don’t think I want to commit to the time of doing it for you.

djmantis · January 11, 2021, 9:39pm

This section of the doc. is basically an example of what you are trying to accomplish.

SoulsD · January 22, 2021, 10:11am

I too received the same board few days ago, and was looking to achieve the same rgb customisation.
I may be new to qmk and firmware customisation but I am proficient in C programming.
Will look into the issue as a fun side project as I find VIA customization options quite restrictive.

yurufj · January 25, 2021, 8:01pm

please let me know if you figure it out. thanks!

keebman · January 26, 2021, 7:42pm

apparently i was mentioned in this now I am dying to know what it was

yurufj · January 26, 2021, 8:30pm

saw that you liked, was just wondering if you’re also in the same boat.

as i have little knowledge of programming, i’ve been asking QMK-savvy users to explore the feasibility of this. someone has been able to get the custom lighting to show up on reboot, but goes away after a second. might have something to do with the preset lighting effects overriding it.

yurufj · February 15, 2021, 8:43pm

@SoulsD
i have a working template, but i haven’t unlocked link posting capabilities on keebtalk
search my username on github
yurufj/qmk_firmware/wt_rgb_backlight_nk65_colorarray_template.c
lines 2165-2620
enjoy the rgb glory!

djmantis · February 16, 2021, 12:47am

Just trying to help out. Nice looking stuff @yurufj

github.com

yurufj/qmk_firmware/blob/main/wt_rgb_backlight_nk65_colorarray_template.c

/* Copyright 2017 Jason Williams (Wilba)
 *
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 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
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 */

#if defined(RGB_BACKLIGHT_ZEAL60) || \
    defined(RGB_BACKLIGHT_ZEAL65) || \
    defined(RGB_BACKLIGHT_M60_A) || \
    defined(RGB_BACKLIGHT_M6_B) || \

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PizzaDog · April 17, 2022, 6:08pm

This seems to be a dead thread but did you have any success with this? I’ve been attempting to implement an rgb matrix on an nk65 but I’ve haven’t been successful.

vickiham · January 3, 2023, 5:43am

can u help me find the current version of this link?

djmantis · May 11, 2023, 5:42pm