Kosmosima: two modes of A3 HAT & LED

[snp]

Have played with VKBDevCfg for a while but I feel I'm not even close to the solution. The desired functionality is:

Mode 1:
- A3 HAT works as default, all HAT directions are just buttons
- The top LED is, say, blue

Then I push the HAT (button #10) and the mode changes to Mode 2:
- A3 HAT directions trigger macros (keyboard keypresses)
- The top LED is, say, red

Then I push the HAT (button #10) again and Mode 1 is re-activated. And so on.

Is that possible?

[Ron61]

Clarify - are macros running (a chain of sequential programmed keys) or just individual keyboard keys? Give an example of what should be launched.

[snp]

Series of keystrokes like "down, up, left, left". Four such series for four HAT directions in Mode 2.

The macros are not the issue, though. I struggle to switch modes and to modify LED colour when mode changes.

[Ron61]

Make it a regular HAT 2, cursor keys or keyboards, for example, A, B, C, D? Three options.

[snp]

I feel like the thread goes in wrong direction. Or, at least, not a direction I'd like it to go.

So, let me rephrase my question:

How should I configure button, A3 HAT and top LED to make the button switch between two "modes" in which:
- the HAT behaves differently
- LED has different colour

?

[fallout9]

This way:
1. Set up that HAT to be Shift activated (Mode, if you prefer), like here;
2. Close VKBDevCfg and navigate to its folder. Open the file called zconfig.ini, open it and add this line: User=Developer under the [User] section. Save it and close it;
3. Go to Global/ External/ LEDs tab and pick one of the lines with External set as Event. Pull down the roll menu and set it up as Shift (1). Set the OP1 as 1 (2) and LED# as 10 (the RGB LED on grip's head) (3). Play with the settings at (4) to set up your preferred color.
4. Click Set when done (5).

[snp]

It works! Thanks a lot!

[Opacky]

Open the file called zconfig.ini, open it and add this line: User=Developer under the [User] section. Save it and close it. This is info I needed! Great job!

[alex75]

There's a better solution...

GIT GUD wiggler..

what a joke..