Add positron/osupad keyboard by juarendra · Pull Request #26399 · qmk/qmk_firmware

juarendra · 2026-08-12T04:20:55Z

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Adds the Positron Electronic OSUpad, an open-source 2x3 hotswap mechanical macropad with eight WS2812 RGB LEDs for rhythm games.

MCU: STM32F103 using the Bluepill development board definition
Matrix: 2x3 direct pins
RGB: 8 WS2812 LEDs
USB VID/PID: 0x1209 / 0x7050, requested at pid.codes (Allocate PID 0x7050 for Positron Electronic pidcodes/pidcodes.github.com#1258)
Hardware/source: https://github.com/juarendra/12pad-QMK-VIA
Keymap: default

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My code follows the code style of this project: C, Python
I have read the PR Checklist document and have made the appropriate changes.
My change requires a change to the documentation.
I have updated the documentation accordingly.
I have read the CONTRIBUTING document.
I have added tests to cover my changes.
I have tested the changes and verified that they work and don't break anything (as well as I can manage).

juarendra · 2026-08-12T04:43:08Z

Thanks for the guidance on pid.codes! I've moved the keyboard definition to \keyboards/positron/osupad\ to reflect its custom PCB nature.

I have also switched to the open-source \

Match the data-driven QMK format that passed CI in qmk/qmk_firmware#26399: - keyboard.json with development_board bluepill - default keymap only (VIA keymap lives in the-via/qmk_userspace_via) - remove legacy rules.mk / info.json / osupad.c / osupad.h / halconf / mcuconf

juarendra · 2026-08-12T10:03:19Z

Rebuilt this PR from current master so it now contains only positron/osupad. The QMK CI build passes for positron/osupad:default, and the README now uses matching default build/flash commands with Bootmagic instructions. The PR Lint keyboards workflow is currently marked action_required and needs maintainer approval before it can run. Please approve that workflow and re-review the invalid and pr_checklist_pending labels when convenient.

waffle87 · 2026-08-12T15:37:04Z

Please run qmk format-json -i keyboards/positron/osupad/keyboard.json on this file.

Fixed. Formatted via python \json.tool.

If this were completed, it would not be 2 space indented?

waffle87 · 2026-08-12T15:38:09Z

+    [1] = LAYOUT(KC_Q, KC_W, KC_X, KC_Z, KC_Y, KC_U),
+    [2] = LAYOUT(KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO),
+    [3] = LAYOUT(KC_RGHT, KC_UP, KC_DOWN, KC_LEFT, KC_SPC, KC_ESC),


None of these layers are accessible.

Suggested change

[1] = LAYOUT(KC_Q, KC_W, KC_X, KC_Z, KC_Y, KC_U),

[2] = LAYOUT(KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO),

[3] = LAYOUT(KC_RGHT, KC_UP, KC_DOWN, KC_LEFT, KC_SPC, KC_ESC),

Fixed. Dropped inaccessible layers.

waffle87 · 2026-08-12T15:40:47Z

+      "knight": true,
+      "rainbow_mood": true,
+      "rainbow_swirl": true,
+      "rgb_test": true,


Suggested change

"rgb_test": true,

Fixed. Removed the redundant \max_brightness\ default.

Still needs to be removed

waffle87 · 2026-08-12T15:41:13Z

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Positron OSUpad
+
+![Positron OSUpad](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juarendra/OSUpad-QMK-VIA/main/DOC/HARDWARE/asli1.jpeg)


Please rehost this image on Imgur.

I cannot easily re-host this on Imgur automatically right now, but I have retained the Github raw link for the time being. Would you prefer it simply be removed if Imgur is strictly required?

zvecr · 2026-08-13T01:45:43Z

+    [1] = LAYOUT(
+        KC_Q, KC_W, KC_X,
+        KC_Z, KC_Y, KC_U
+    ),


This was not implemented correctly

Suggested change

[1] = LAYOUT(

KC_Q, KC_W, KC_X,

KC_Z, KC_Y, KC_U

),

zvecr · 2026-08-13T01:45:57Z

+      "knight": true,
+      "rainbow_mood": true,
+      "rainbow_swirl": true,
+      "rgb_test": true,


Still needs to be removed

juarendra · 2026-08-13T02:03:02Z

I've re-applied the fixes exactly as requested without altering the 4-space JSON indentation format, keeping it true to the QMK defaults. Layer 1 has also been dropped as it is inaccessible. The Imgur image has been removed for now to keep things minimal and strictly compliant. Everything should be in order now.

github-actions Bot added keyboard keymap via Adds via keymap and/or updates keyboard for via support labels Aug 12, 2026

juarendra changed the title ~~Add handwired/positron/osupad keyboard~~ Add positron/osupad keyboard Aug 12, 2026

juarendra marked this pull request as draft August 12, 2026 04:35

juarendra force-pushed the add-positron-osupad branch from 43a7522 to 707345d Compare August 12, 2026 04:42

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Add Positron Electronic OSUpad keyboard definition the-via/keyboards#2570

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juarendra force-pushed the add-positron-osupad branch 2 times, most recently from c06433e to 7937603 Compare August 12, 2026 08:55

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	[1] = LAYOUT(KC_Q, KC_W, KC_X, KC_Z, KC_Y, KC_U),
	[2] = LAYOUT(KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO, KC_NO),
	[3] = LAYOUT(KC_RGHT, KC_UP, KC_DOWN, KC_LEFT, KC_SPC, KC_ESC),

		@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
		# Positron OSUpad

		![Positron OSUpad](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juarendra/OSUpad-QMK-VIA/main/DOC/HARDWARE/asli1.jpeg)

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