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1 # Dactyl Lightcycle 2 3  4 5 A handwired, split bodied, concave key-well, columnar keyboard. 6 The *Dactyl Lightcycle* is a variation of the [Dactyl](/keyboards/handwired/dactyl/) keyboard, its differences are: 7 1. Top (number) row removed 8 2. Five key thumb cluster; one less than the *Dactyl's* six 9 10 This modernised rendition of the *Dactyl Lightcycle* requires two Pro Micro controllers, rather than the *Dactyl's* original implementation of a micro controller and I/O expander. 11 12 * Keyboard Maintainer: [Matt Adereth](https://github.com/adereth/) 13 * Hardware Supported: 2x Pro Micro micro controller, or clone of 14 * Hardware Availability: Case files available on [GitHub](https://github.com/adereth/dactyl-keyboard), file names beginning "lightcycle" apply 15 16 Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment): 17 18 make handwired/dactyl_lightcycle:default 19 20 Flashing example for this keyboard: 21 22 make handwired/dactyl_lightcycle:default:flash 23 24 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). 25 26 ## Bootloader 27 28 Enter the bootloader in 3 ways: 29 30 * **Bootmagic reset**: Hold down the key at (0,0) in the matrix (usually the top left key or Escape) and plug in the keyboard 31 * **Physical reset button**: Briefly press the button on the back of the PCB - some may have pads you must short instead 32 * **Keycode in keymap**: Press the key mapped to `QK_BOOT` if it is available 33 34 ## QMK Layouts 35 36 The following [community layouts](/layouts/) are supported: 37 | Layout | Diagram | 38 | :---: | :---: | 39 | Split_3x6_3 |  | 40 | Split_3x5_3 |  |