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@@ -228,3 +228,24 @@ The firmware supports 5 different light effects, and the color (hue, saturation,  Please note the USB port can only supply a limited amount of power to the keyboard (500mA by standard, however, modern computer and most usb hubs can provide 700+mA.). According to the data of NeoPixel from Adafruit, 30 WS2812 LEDs require a 5V 1A power supply, LEDs used in this mod should not more than 20. + +## Safety Considerations + +You probably don't want to "brick" your keyboard, making it impossible +to rewrite firmware onto it. Here are some of the parameters to show +what things are (and likely aren't) too risky. + +- If a keyboard map does not include RESET, then, to get into DFU + mode, you will need to press the reset button on the PCB, which + requires unscrewing some bits. +- Messing with tmk_core / common files might make the keyboard + inoperable +- Too large a .hex file is trouble; `make dfu` will erase the block, + test the size (oops, wrong order!), which errors out, failing to + flash the keyboard +- DFU tools do /not/ allow you to write into the bootloader (unless + you throw in extra fruitsalad of options), so there is little risk + there. +- EEPROM has around a 100000 write cycle. You shouldn't rewrite the + firmware repeatedly and continually; that'll burn the EEPROM + eventually. |