MoErgo Glove80 Bedienungsanleitung
Glove80 User Guide
Date: 4 Aug 2022 DRAFT
Table of content
Table of content 2
The story behind Glove80 4
What’s in the box? 5
A look at Glove80 5
Quick test drive with Glove80 7
Typing with Glove80 8
Setting up Glove80 for comfortable typing 8
Default key layout 9
Indicators 12
Caps-lock, num-lock & scroll-lock 12
Key layout layer status 12
Battery indicators 13
BT and USB indicators 13
Operating Glove80 wirelessly 14
Introduction 14
Selecting BT Profile and USB-connected device 14
Pairing with a BLE device 15
Unpairing a BLE device 16
Unpairing all BLE devices 16
ZMK output fallback mechanism 17
Battery-powered operation 18
Charging 18
Battery indicators 18
Battery saving with RGB Underglow 18
Configuring the RGB underglow 19
Battery saving 19
Customizing key layout and swapping keycaps 20
Customizing key layout 20
UI Configurator 20
Loading the new ZMK firmware onto your Glove80 20
Putting Glove80 into Bootloader for firmware loading 22
Entering bootloader mass storage device mode from ZMK 22
Entering bootloader mass storage device mode on power-up 22
Replacing keycaps to match key layout 23
Customizing the tenting angle 25
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Benefits of tenting 25
How to adjust the tenting angle 25
For lower angle tenting adjustments 26
For higher angle adjustments (up to roughly 25 degrees) 26
Appendix: Specification 28
Appendix: ZMK 29
Appendix: Custom mounting 30
How to custom mount 30
Attaching Tripod Mounting Plate 31
Appendix: More Customizations 32
Extending the Glove80 electronics 32
Side-Car Module 34
Appendix: Compliance and Certifications 35
USA 35
Canada 35
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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 were a small group of I.T. professionals who had various kinds of RSI. Without a good
ergonomic keyboard our careers and quality of life would seriously suffer.
We wanted and needed the most comfortable keyboard.
But nothing available was good enough. Some of us were using Kinesis Advantages. Our
co-designer Chris even made an open-source controller and firmware to improve Kinesis
Advantage.
But we knew we could make a much better keyboard that would be more comfortable for more
of us.
And so we did! In 2014/2015. We had no idea how difficult it would be. Hundreds of variations
and experiments later1, we had finally made the keyboard we were happy with.
We used this keyboard as our daily drivers. For 5 years. We had made it for ourselves and
nobody outside our little group knew about it.
Then in 2021, Stephen, the other co-designer, had a rare opportunity to do something different.
Our friends had been asking us to share this invention with others who need a seriously
comfortable keyboard. Stephen took up this challenge and re-designed Glove80 for
mass-manufacturing. Same ergonomics, but significantly more refined.
Glove80 is a work of love. We hope you will love it too. Thank you for believing in Glove80.
1https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-how-ultimate-ergonomic-keyboard-created
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What’s in the box?
<Photo of 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 pad for high angle tenting and custom mounting
- 12 half height M4 nuts for tenting
- An M4 wrench
- A keycap puller
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, and acts as the “brain” of Glove80. When connected to a host
like a PC or a phone 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 Lowe 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 switch: For switching off power. Please note that it is still possible to charge the battery
even when powered off.
USB port: For connecting to host (left half only), updating firmware, and battery charging
Fixed legs: Legs that are not height adjustable
Extensible legs: Legs that are height adjustable
Side-car anchor studs: two M2 studs for attaching a “side-car” add-on
Palm rest thumb screws: For attaching the palm rest to the keyboard
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Quick test drive with 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 side
4. Start typing
If all goes well you should see the keystrokes showing on the PC.
Your Glove80 is shipped with its battery partially charged. However, we recommend fully
charging both halves before using Glove80.
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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 is a quick instruction:
1. Make sure you have a properly set up and comfortable desk and chair, or alternatively a
standing desk.
2. 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.
3. 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>
4. 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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5. Glove80 is a columnar keyboard: it is designed to reduce the need for fingers stretching
sideways. Most of our finger movements are to curl and uncurl. The index and the pinky
fingers are each responsible for two columns, while the middle and ring fingers are each
responsible for one column. Adjust the position of your palm (and if necessary the two
halves of the keyboard) until you feel comfortable reaching the finger keys.
6. Glove80’s thumb cluster is unique. It is designed to require no or very little palm
movement to reach all 6 thumb keys. Try pivoting your thumb from the base joint of your
thumb to reach each of the thumb keys.
That’s it! Here is a video of one of our testers typing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68v-AztMob8
If you are already familiar with typing on a columnar keyboard such as an Ergodox, you should
very quickly adapt to your Glove80. If you have never typed on a columnar keyboard, there will
be a learning curve to adapt to the columnar finger movement. Most people find themselves
picking up the basics within a day, but mastery will take at least a few weeks of practice.
Default key layout
Glove80 supports the concept of multiple layers.When you power on the keyboard, the Base
Layer will be in effect. However you can switch to different layers) in which the same key will
have different meanings. This isn’t as confusing as it may sound: you do the same when you
use the Fn key on a laptop. There are two ways of switching layers: You can switch to another
layer momentarily (for as long as you hold down a trigger key, à la “Fn”) or indefinitely until you
switch layer again.
When shipped, Glove80’s default key layout has 3 Layers: Base Layer, Lower Layer and the
Magic Layer.
Here is the Base Layer:
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Please note that legends in the illustration above, R1…R6,C1..C6, and T1..T6, define the
convention for key positions on Glove80. For example in the default layout Base Layer, LH C2R3
is “R”, and RH T1 is the “Shift” key on the right hand.
If you press and hold the Layer key, Glove80 will momentarily change to the Lower Layer. As
long as you continue to hold down the Layer key, the other keys will have the functions shown
in “Lower Layer” below.
If you double-tap the Layer key, Glove80 will persistently change to the Lower Layer: without
further holding down the Layer key, the other keys will continue to have the functions shown in
“Lower Layer” below. Pressing the Layer key again will return to the Base Layer. This is useful
for the numeric keypad and arrow cluster.
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