MoErgo Glove80 Manuel utilisateur
Glove80 User Guide
Date: 14 February 2023
Table of Contents
The story behind Glove80 4
What’s in the box? 5
A look at Glove80 6
A quick test drive of Glove80 9
Typing with Glove80 10
Setting up Glove80 for comfortable typing 10
Palm rests 13
Attaching palm rests 13
Default key layout 14
Base layer 14
Lower layer 15
Magic layer 16
Making the key layout yours 16
Indicators 17
Caps-lock, num-lock & scroll-lock 17
Key layout layer status 17
Battery indicators 18
BT and USB indicators 18
Operating Glove80 wirelessly 19
Introduction 19
Selecting BT Profile and USB-connected device 19
Pairing with a BLE host 20
Troubleshooting 21
Unpairing from a BLE host 21
Unpairing from all BLE hosts 22
BT Indicators 22
ZMK USB/BT Output Fallback Mechanism 23
Battery-powered operation 24
Charging 24
Battery indicators 24
Battery saving with RGB Underglow 24
Configuring the RGB underglow 25
Battery saving 25
Customizing key layout and swapping keycaps 26
Customizing key layout 26
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Glove80 Layout Editor 26
Loading new ZMK firmware onto your Glove80 27
Putting Glove80 into Bootloader for firmware loading 29
Entering bootloader mass storage device mode from ZMK 30
Entering bootloader mass storage device mode on power-up 30
Replacing keycaps to match key layout 31
Customizing the tenting angle 33
Benefits of tenting 33
How to adjust the tenting angle 33
For lower angle tenting adjustments 34
For higher angle adjustments (up to roughly 25/30 degrees) 34
Appendix: Specification 36
Appendix: ZMK 37
Creating a ZMK config repo and building ZMK firmware the “traditional way” 37
Appendix: Custom mounting 38
How to custom mount 39
Leg stud positions 39
Installing tripod mounting plates 40
Preparing the non-quick-release tripod mounting plate 41
Preparing the quick release mounting plate 41
Appendix: More Customizations 42
Extending the Glove80 electronics 42
Sidecar Module 44
Appendix: Glove80 with switches-not-soldered option 45
Replacing and soldering key switches 45
Appendix: Compliance and Certifications 47
USA 47
Canada 47
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The story behind Glove80
Thank you for choosing Glove80. Glove80 is not your usual keyboard. It was designed by a
bunch of keyboard warriors for themselves.
We are a small group of I.T. professionals, suffering from RSI and OOS. We needed a good
ergonomic keyboard to do our jobs.
Nothing available has been good enough. We were using contoured keyboards, but we knew
we could make one much better. A keyboard that would fit more hands and be more
comfortable for all of us.
And so we did! We began in 2014. We had no idea how difficult it would be. Hundreds of
variations and experiments later,1we finally made the keyboard we were happy with.
For five years, we used these keyboards as our daily drivers. We knew we had a great keyboard
on our hands.
News was getting out. Our friends were clamoring to get their hands on one of our keyboards.
In 2021, Stephen took up this challenge and re-designed Glove80 for mass-manufacturing. The
same battle-tested ergonomics, distilled into a product anyone can use. The end result was the
keyboard you now hold in your hands.
Glove80 is a labor of love. We hope you will love it too. Thank you for believing in Glove80.
An earlier iteration of Glove80 that was our daily drivers for years
1https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-how-ultimate-ergonomic-keyboard-created
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What’s in the box?
- Glove80 keyboard (a pair of 2 halves)
- A USB-A to USB-C cable
- A set of extra M4 threaded rods for high angle tenting
- 12 extra feet for high angle tenting and custom mounting
- 12 extra silicone pads for high angle tenting and custom mounting
- 12 half height M4 nuts for tenting
- An M4 wrench
- A keycap puller
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A look at Glove80
Glove80 is a split keyboard, consisting of a left half and a right half.
The left half is called the Central in ZMK vocabulary and acts as the “brain” of Glove80. When
connected to a host like a PC or a phone the connection is always made with the left half. The
left half communicates with the right half (which is called the Peripheral in ZMK vocabulary)
through a Bluetooth Low Energy connection.
When connecting Glove80 to a host with a USB cable, the USB cable must be plugged into the
left half. When Glove80 is connected to the host via Bluetooth Low Energy (BT Low Energy or
BLE), the left half is the half that is talking to the host wirelessly.
Contoured keywell: Keys to type with your four fingers on each hand
Thumb cluster: Keys to type with your thumbs
Detachable palm rest: Optional palm rest
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Power button: For switching off power. Please note that it is still possible to charge the battery
even when powered off.
USB port: For connecting to the host (left half only), updating firmware, and battery charging.
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Fixed leg: The leg that is not height adjustable
Adjustable legs: Legs that are height adjustable
Side-car anchor studs: two M2 studs for attaching a sidecar add-on
Palm rest thumb screws: For attaching the palm rest to the keyboard
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A quick test drive of Glove80
Procedure:
1. Plug in the USB cable to the left half of your Glove80
2. Plug in the other side of the USB cable to a host, such as a PC
3. Switch on both the left and right halves by pushing in the power button on each half
4. Start typing
If all goes well you should see the keystrokes showing on the host.
Your Glove80 is shipped with its battery partially charged. We recommend fully charging both
halves before using Glove80. Sometimes the battery may have depleted during storage and
shipping, in which case please charge batteries on both hands before the test drive.
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Typing with Glove80
Setting up Glove80 for comfortable typing
Glove80 has been designed to encourage good typing postures. For an overview of Glove80’s
ergonomic design features and the rationale behind Glove80, please read The Ergonomic
Design of Glove80 Split Contoured Keyboard2.
Here are quick instructions:
1. Make sure you have a properly set up and comfortable desk and chair, or alternatively a
standing desk.
2. Level the Glove80 such that all legs are touching the desk by adjusting the height of
each adjustable leg.
Hint: Start by adjusting the adjustable legs, until the fixed-height leg is touching the desk.
Then adjust the adjustable legs until all legs are touching the desk.
3. Attach the palm rest to each half of your Glove80.
Note: you can type on your Glove80 without the palm rests. However for maximum
comfort, we recommend attaching the palm rests.
4. Place the two halves in a comfortable position, such that:
● The two halves are separated at a distance suitable for your shoulder width;
● Your wrists are straight when viewed from above, i.e. no ulnar deviation;
● Your forearms are horizontal or slightly pointing downwards when you place your palms
on the palm rests. If necessary, please re-adjust your desk and chair.
<some pictures/illustrations of the 3 bullet-points above would be useful>
5. Place your fingers on the highlighted keys in the image below. This is the typical rest
position for your fingers, also known as the “home row”.
2https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ergonomic-design-glove80-split-contoured-keyboard-moergo.
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