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title: "ZMK State Of The Firmware #2"
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author: Pete Johanson
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author_title: Project Creator
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author_url: https://gitlab.com/petejohanson
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author_image_url: https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2001ceff7e9dc753cf96fcb2e6f41110
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tags: [SOTF, keyboards, firmware, oss, ble]
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---
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Welcome to the second ZMK "State Of The Firmware" (SOTF)!
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This update will cover all the major activity since [SOTF #1](/blog/2020/08/12/zmk-sotf-1), preparations for the upcoming
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Hacktoberfest activity, and a current open call for community feedback on a ZMK mascot.
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## Recent Activity
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So much going on in ZMK!
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- Added a new generic [Hold Tap behavior](https://zmkfirmware.dev/docs/behavior/hold-tap)
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in [#146](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/146) which now powers mod-tap, layer-tap, etc. - [okke-formsma]
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- [BLE profile/connection management](https://zmkfirmware.dev/docs/behavior/bluetooth)
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in [#133](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/133) - [petejohanson]
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- Integration tests were added to automate testing of behaviors in [#131](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/131) by [BrainWart] & [petejohanson]
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- [Toggle layer behavior](https://zmkfirmware.dev/docs/behavior/layers#toggle-layer), e.g. `&tog LOWER`, in
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[#98](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/98) - [BrainWart]
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- Key fix for dropped press/release over HID [#93](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/93)/[#96](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/96) - [careyk007](https://github.com/careyk007) & [petejohanson]
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- Code formatting standardized using `clang-format` in [#183](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/183) - [petejohanson]
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- [Bootloader reset behavior](https://zmkfirmware.dev/docs/behavior/reset#bootloader-reset), e.g. `&bootloader`, in [#116](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/116) - [petejohanson]
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- Various bug fixes and documentation
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## New Shields
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- QAZ in [#130](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/130) - [tominabox1](https://github.com/tominabox1)
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- Iris in [#151](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/151) - [kurtis-lew](https://github.com/kurtis-lew)
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- RoMac 2.1 in [#122](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/122) - [bmcgavin](https://github.com/bmcgavin)
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- Sofle in [#118](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/118) - [CrossR](https://github.com/CrossR)
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- splitreus62 in [#92](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/92) - [Na-Cly](https://github.com/Na-Cly)
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## New Boards
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- DZ60RGB rev1 in [#166](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/166) - [Nicell]
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- nrfMicro in [#101](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/101) - [okke-formsma]
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- BlueMicro840 [#91](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/pull/91) - [Na-Cly](https://github.com/Na-Cly)
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## Hacktoberfest Preparation
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[Hacktoberfest](https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/) is a yearly celebration of open source,
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which encourages participation in OSS, especially from new contributors.
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The ZMK contributors have been busy preparing for folks to join in on the fun by contributing to
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ZMK!
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- There is now a basic [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) to help newcomers get oriented, and get up to speed.
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- The [`Hacktoberfest`](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3AHacktoberfest)
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issue label will help participants discover good issues to work on.
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(The existing [`good first issue`](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) label also helps with this)
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We're looking forward to the launch of Hacktoberfest!
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## Mascot Selection Feedback
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The ZMK project would like to settle on a mascot! We're soliciting community feedback as part of
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the process before a final mascot is selected.
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The current mascots up for consideration are:
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- Griffin
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- Peregrine Falcon
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- Zapata Wren
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- Zorro (south american fox)
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If you're interested in helping with the decision, head over to [Issue #195](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/issues/195) and add a reaction!
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## Coming Soon!
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There still lots of activity in ZMK, and plenty of exciting upcoming changes.
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- Improved modifier infrastructure, including "shifted keycodes" - [okke-formsma]
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- Battery percentage reporting over BLE - [Nicell]
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- Complete defines for HID keycodes/usage IDs - [innovaker](https://github.com/innovaker)
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- Additional core BLE connection/bond management work - [petejohanson]
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- Improved power management - [petejohanson], [Nicell]
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- One shot mod/layer behaviors - [okke-formsma]
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## Statistics
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Some statistics of interest for ZMK:
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- GitHub
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- 115 Closed PRs
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- 64 Stars
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- 48 Forks
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- Discord Chat
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- 186 total registered
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- Website (last 30 days)
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- 7.4K page views
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- 474 new users
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## Thanks!
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Thanks again to the numerous contributors and users who have made working on ZMK such a pleasure!
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[okke-formsma]: https://github.com/okke-formsma
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[nicell]: https://github.com/Nicell
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[petejohanson]: https://github.com/petejohanson
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[brainwart]: https://github.com/BrainWart
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