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1 # Alish40 2 3  4 5 A budget-friendly 40% Alice*ish* keyboard with base kit support and styl*ish* silkscreen art. 6 7 * Keyboard Maintainer: [Reed](https://github.com/NamesReed), [Kyle McCreery](https://github.com/kylemccreery) 8 * Hardware Supported: Alish40 v1.3 9 * Hardware Availability: [Alish40, fulfilled by MechWild](https://mechwild.com/product/alish/) 10 11 Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment): 12 13 make reedskeebs/alish40:default 14 15 Flashing example for this keyboard: 16 17 make reedskeebs/alish40:default:flash 18 19 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). 20 21 ## Bootloader 22 23 Enter the bootloader in 3 ways: 24 25 * **Bootmagic reset**: Hold down the top left key and plug in the keyboard. This will also clear EEPROM, so it is a good first step if the keyboard is misbehaving. 26 * **Physical reset**: Press the 6x6mm button below the "Alish 40" label, on the underside of the PCB. You may also use your Pro Micro's built-in reset mechanism if that is easier. 27 * **Keycode in layout**: There is no key mapped to `QK_BOOT` in the pre-created keymaps, but you may assign this key in any keymaps you create. 28 29 As a Pro Micro-compatible board, the Alish40 uses `caterina` as its bootloader by default. Many popular Pro Micro alternatives like the Elite-C, Bit-C, Sea-Micro, Puchi-C etc should be flashed with a different bootloader such as `atmel-dfu`. 30 31 **If the incorrect bootloader is specified, bootmagic reset and the `QK_BOOT` keycode will not work**. 32 33 To avoid this problem, set the correct bootloader in your custom keymap's `rules.mk` file before compiling, or flash using an appropriate target (e.g. `make reedskeebs/alish40:default:dfu`). See [flashing instructions and bootloader information](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/flashing) for more details.