Brick

Brick, top view Brick, layout options

Brick is a 12u, 4 row ortholinear keyboard designed as a drop in replacement for PCBs like the Niu Mini. Brick features a USB-C port, an ATMega32u4, RGB underglow, three possible rotary encoder locations, and multiple ortho layout options.

  • Keyboard Maintainer: pauper
  • Hardware Supported:
    • Brick v0.1 - prototype first run with red solder mask and needing a bodge wire across the top row encoder location.
    • Brick v0.2 - same layout and components as v0.1, but with the bodge fixed. This version was run as part of Cervello group buy by P3DStore.
  • Hardware Availability: Some remaining pcbs might be available for purchase from P3D.

Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):

make pauperboards/brick:default

Flashing example for this keyboard:

make pauperboards/brick:default:flash

See the build environment setup and the make instructions for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our Complete Newbs Guide.

Bootloader

Enter the bootloader in one of 2 ways:

  • Physical Reset Button: Briefly press the button on the underside of the pcb, near the MCU.
  • Keycode: Press the key mapped to QK_BOOT in your keymap, if available.