How soon before QMK Configurator supports the Macro Pad 2?

[UNIVAC-Colonel-Panic]

There's a very strong emphasis at the start of QMK Tutorial: QMK Configurator - YouTube: "I'll say that again, please be ABSOLUTELY sure you have chosen the correct keyboard!"

I'm ready to use the QMK Configurator for the first time to program my Macro Pad 2. I want to take the above warning seriously but I'm surprised that:

a) There is only a Keyboard option for Macro Pad 8.
b) There is only a Layout option for LAYOUT_ortho_2_x_4.
c) I have no idea what to choose for Keymap.

Could you let me know how soon the QMK site will receive the necessary Macro Pad 2 files from members of the AnaviTechnology community?

[leon-anavi]

Hi @UNIVAC-Colonel-Panic,

Unfortunately, ANAVI Macro Pad 2 was removed from QMK Configurator latest version because on Fri Aug 6 2021 the support for all keyboards using Microchip ATtiny85, including ANAVI Macro Pad 2, was dropped from QMK due to the increased size of the firmware following the implementation of a features to process combos earlier and overlapping combos. Therefore support for ANAVI Macro Pad 2 is available in older versions, for example QMK firmware version 0.13.19.

Details how to use an older version of QMK firmware compatible with ATtiny85 and ANAVI Macro Pad 2 are available at chapter 3 of the user's manual as well as a YouTube video:
https://github.com/AnaviTechnology/anavi-docs/blob/master/anavi-macro-pad-2/anavi-macro-pad-2.md#chapter-3-software
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzOpWWt3EPQ

Sorry for the inconvenience. Best regards, Leon