qmk_firmware/keyboards/acheron/apollo/readme.md

# Acheron Apollo QMK firmware

![apollo](https://acheronproject.com/images/apollo/delta-pictures/delta1_small.jpeg)

The Apollo is Acheron Project's family of open-source, freely available tenkeyless (TKL) keyboard Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) which main feature is the per-key RGB lighting.

* Keyboard Maintainer: [Gondolindrim](https://github.com/Gondolindrim)
* Hardware Supported: open-source PCB using the [Joker template](https://acheronproject.com/joker_mcus/joker/). First units were manufactured using STM32F401 microcontroller;
* Hardware Availability: these PCBs are open-source so you can manufacture them yourself or order them from a factory. See the [project's documentation](https://acheronproject.com/pcbs/apollo/apollo/) for more information.

As of april 7, 2022, Apollo comes in three different layouts:

- 87H (default ANSI)
- 87H-T-SC (ANSI with tsangan bottom row and stepped caps);
- 88H-T-SC (ANSI with F13, tsangan bottom row and stepped caps);

See each variant's README for more information on flashing.

## Flashing instructions 

### Step 1: enter bootloader

The DFU state in the bootloader can be accessed in 3 ways:

* **Bootmagic reset**: Hold down the key at (0,0) in the matrix (usually the top left key or Escape) and plug in the keyboard
* **Physical reset button**: press the physical button on the back of the PCB for at least five seconds
* **Keycode in layout**: Press the key mapped to `QK_BOOT` if it is available (ESC key at layer 1 in the default layout)

### Step 2: compile firmware

After accessing the DFU state in your PCB, build the default layout using:

    make acheron/apollo/87h/gamma:default # For 87H revision Gamma
    make acheron/apollo/87h/delta:default # For 87H revision Delta
    make acheron/apollo/87htsc:default # For 87H-T-SC (only a single revision as of may 2022)
    make acheron/apollo/88htsc:default # For 88H-T-SC (only a single revision as of may 2022)

### Step 3: flashing

You can use a flashing tool like `dfu-util` or QMK Toolbox to download the resulting `*.bin` file into your PCB.

### (Alternative) Compile and flash

After accessing the DFU state in your PCB, you can compile-and-flash automatically using `dfu-util` through

    make acheron/apollo/<variant>:default:flash

### VIA firmware

When compiling, just substitute `default` for `via`.

## Additional info

See the [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) and the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our [Complete Newbs Guide](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs).