zmk_mf68/docs/docs/config/system.md

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System Configuration System

These are general settings that control how the keyboard behaves and which features it supports. Several of these settings come from Zephyr and are not specific to ZMK, but they are listed here because they are relevant to how a keyboard functions.

See Configuration Overview for instructions on how to change these settings.

Kconfig

Definition file: zmk/app/Kconfig

General

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_ZMK_KEYBOARD_NAME string The name of the keyboard (max 16 characters)
CONFIG_ZMK_SETTINGS_SAVE_DEBOUNCE int Milliseconds to wait after a setting change before writing it to flash memory 60000
CONFIG_ZMK_WPM bool Enable calculating words per minute n
CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE int Size of the heap memory pool 8192
CONFIG_ZMK_BATTERY_REPORT_INTERVAL int Battery level report interval in seconds 60

HID

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_CONSUMER_REPORT_SIZE int Number of consumer keys simultaneously reportable 6

Exactly zero or one of the following options may be set to y. The first is used if none are set.

Config Description
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_REPORT_TYPE_HKRO Enable CONFIG_ZMK_HID_KEYBOARD_REPORT_SIZE key roll over.
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_REPORT_TYPE_NKRO Enable full N-key roll over. This may prevent the keyboard from working with some BIOS/UEFI versions.

If CONFIG_ZMK_HID_REPORT_TYPE_HKRO is enabled, it may be configured with the following options:

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_KEYBOARD_REPORT_SIZE int Number of keyboard keys simultaneously reportable 6

Exactly zero or one of the following options may be set to y. The first is used if none are set.

Config Description
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_CONSUMER_REPORT_USAGES_FULL Enable all consumer key codes, but may have compatibility issues with some host OSes
CONFIG_ZMK_HID_CONSUMER_REPORT_USAGES_BASIC Prevents using some consumer key codes, but allows compatibility with more host OSes

USB

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_USB bool Enable USB drivers
CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_VID int The vendor ID advertised to USB 0x1D50
CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_PID int The product ID advertised to USB 0x615E
CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_MANUFACTURER string The manufacturer name advertised to USB "ZMK Project"
CONFIG_USB_HID_POLL_INTERVAL_MS int USB polling interval in milliseconds 1
CONFIG_ZMK_USB bool Enable ZMK as a USB keyboard
CONFIG_ZMK_USB_INIT_PRIORITY int USB init priority 50

Bluetooth

See Zephyr's Bluetooth stack architecture documentation for more information on configuring Bluetooth.

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_BT bool Enable Bluetooth support
CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN int Maximum number of simultaneous Bluetooth connections 5
CONFIG_BT_MAX_PAIRED int Maximum number of paired Bluetooth devices 5
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE bool Enable ZMK as a Bluetooth keyboard
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_CLEAR_BONDS_ON_START bool Clears all bond information from the keyboard on startup n
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_CONSUMER_REPORT_QUEUE_SIZE int Max number of consumer HID reports to queue for sending over BLE 5
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_KEYBOARD_REPORT_QUEUE_SIZE int Max number of keyboard HID reports to queue for sending over BLE 20
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_INIT_PRIORITY int BLE init priority 50
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_THREAD_PRIORITY int Priority of the BLE notify thread 5
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_THREAD_STACK_SIZE int Stack size of the BLE notify thread 512
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PASSKEY_ENTRY bool Experimental: require typing passkey from host to pair BLE connection n

Note that CONFIG_BT_MAX_CONN and CONFIG_BT_MAX_PAIRED should be set to the same value. On a split keyboard they should only be set for the central and must be set to one greater than the desired number of bluetooth profiles.

Logging

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_ZMK_USB_LOGGING bool Enable USB CDC ACM logging for debugging n
CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL int Log level for ZMK debug messages 4

Split keyboards

Following split keyboard settings are defined in zmk/app/src/split/Kconfig (generic) and zmk/app/src/split/Kconfig (bluetooth).

Config Type Description Default
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT bool Enable split keyboard support n
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE bool Use BLE to communicate between split keyboard halves y
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_ROLE_CENTRAL bool y for central device, n for peripheral
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_CENTRAL_POSITION_QUEUE_SIZE int Max number of key state events to queue when received from peripherals 5
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_SPLIT_CENTRAL_SPLIT_RUN_STACK_SIZE int Stack size of the BLE split central write thread 512
CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_SPLIT_CENTRAL_SPLIT_RUN_QUEUE_SIZE int Max number of behavior run events to queue to send to the peripheral(s) 5
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_PERIPHERAL_STACK_SIZE int Stack size of the BLE split peripheral notify thread 650
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_PERIPHERAL_PRIORITY int Priority of the BLE split peripheral notify thread 5
CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_PERIPHERAL_POSITION_QUEUE_SIZE int Max number of key state events to queue to send to the central 10