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Below is an overview of keyboards used in our labs, past and present. As of January 2026, all FSW research labs are equipped with the [[Corsair K70 PRO TKL]].

__FORCETOC__

==Keyboards==

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! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[File:k70_pro_tkl.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K70.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K60.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]

! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[File:k70_pro_tkl.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K70.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:das_4q.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K60.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:logi-k400.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]

|-

! scope="col"|

! scope="col"| Corsair K70 PRO TKL || Corsair Vengeance K70 || Corsair K60 PRO TKL

! scope="col"| [[Corsair K70 PRO TKL]] || [[Corsair Vengeance K70]] || [[Das Keyboard 4Q]] || Corsair K60 PRO TKL || Logitech K400 (v2)

|-

| ~~Size~~ || ~~80%~~ (~~TKL~~) || ~~100%~~ || ~~80%~~ (~~TKL~~)

| Connection || USB (type C) || USB || USB || USB (type C) || Wireless

|-

| ~~[[#Keyboard Layout~~|~~Keyboard Layout]]~~ || ~~US-International QWERTY~~ || ~~US-International QWERTY~~ || ~~US-International QWERTY~~

| Size || 80% (TKL) || 100% || 100% || 80% (TKL) || 75%

|-

| Key Switches || Corsair MGX v2 <ref group="fn" name="mag"/> || Cherry MX Red <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Corsair OPX <ref group="fn" name="opt"/>

| Key Switches || Corsair MGX v2 <ref group="fn" name="mag"/> || Cherry MX Red <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Cherry MX Brown <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Corsair OPX <ref group="fn" name="opt"/> || Dome

|-

| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN

| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN || 45cN ||

|-

| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || up to 8000Hz

| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || || up to 8000Hz ||

|-

| USB Pass-through || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No

| USB Pass-through || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No

|-

| Multimedia Controls || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys)

| Multimedia Controls || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys)

|-

! Backlight

! scope="row" colspan="3"|

! scope="row" colspan="5"|

|-

| Backlit Keys || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes

| Backlit Keys || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#F99;" | No

|-

| Color || RGB || Red || RGB

| Color || RGB || Red || RGB || RGB || -

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| Programmable || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes ~~(via software)~~ || style="background-color:#~~9F9~~;" | Yes (on-device) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes ~~(via software)~~

| Programmable || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (on-device) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#F99;" | No

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==Keyboard Layout==

~~The keyboard mapping in Windows is set to United States~~-International~~. Installed languages are Dutch and English, the default is Dutch~~. To ~~switch between languages or~~ keyboard ~~mappings~~, click the ~~'language and keyboard'~~ icon in the ~~tray~~ and choose ~~the~~ option ~~that you prefer~~.

All our keyboards have a US-International QWERTY layout. To change keyboard mapping to a different region/language, click the Language Bar icon in the system stray, or press Windows key + Spacebar, and configure/choose another option.

[[File:ChooseLanguageSettings.png~~|thumb|none~~]]

[[File:ChooseLanguageSettings.png]]

~~ ~~

~~NOTE: one thing you should keep in mind is the fact that, when~~ you change the active keyboard ~~input language~~, this is done for the application which is currently opened. If you open another application, the ~~input~~ language used is the default one and you will have to switch it again.

ℹ️When you change the active keyboard layout, this is done for the application which is currently opened. If you open another application, the language used is the default one and you will have to switch it again.

~~ ~~

Special characters~~: press~~ " followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get ä, ë, ï, ö, ü

====Special characters====

Special characters can be easily typed in certain keyboard mappings like US-International.

Press " followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get ä, ë, ï, ö, ü

Press ' followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get á, é, í, ó, ú.

Press ` followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get à, è, ì, ò, ù.

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Press and hold AltGr (right Alt on our lab keyboard), then press s, and you will get ß as result.

~~ ~~

Tip: if you think it is annoying that a single press on ' or " does not result in the character, think that you probably also need a ' or a " at the end of a string. Then, press ', or " twice to get double quotationmarks. Then use the left arrow to move the carret between the quotation marks and type the string between the quotation marks.

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+Below is an overview of keyboards used in our labs, past and present. As of January 2026, all FSW research labs are equipped with the [[Corsair K70 PRO TKL]].
+__FORCETOC__
 ==Keyboards==
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 |-
 ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|
-! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[File:k70_pro_tkl.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K70.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K60.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]
+! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[File:k70_pro_tkl.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K70.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:das_4q.jpeg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:K60.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]] || [[File:logi-k400.jpg|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]
 |-
 ! scope="col"|
-! scope="col"| Corsair K70 PRO TKL || Corsair Vengeance K70 || Corsair K60 PRO TKL
+! scope="col"| [[Corsair K70 PRO TKL]] || [[Corsair Vengeance K70]] || [[Das Keyboard 4Q]] || Corsair K60 PRO TKL || Logitech K400 (v2)
 |-
-| Size || 80% (TKL) || 100% || 80% (TKL)
+| Connection || USB (type C) || USB || USB || USB (type C) || Wireless
 |-
-| [[#Keyboard Layout|Keyboard Layout]] || US-International QWERTY || US-International QWERTY || US-International QWERTY
+| Size || 80% (TKL) || 100% || 100% || 80% (TKL) || 75%
 |-
-| Key Switches || Corsair MGX v2 <ref group="fn" name="mag"/> || Cherry MX Red <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Corsair OPX <ref group="fn" name="opt"/>
+| Key Switches || Corsair MGX v2 <ref group="fn" name="mag"/> || Cherry MX Red <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Cherry MX Brown <ref group="fn" name="mec"/> || Corsair OPX <ref group="fn" name="opt"/> || Dome
 |-
-| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN
+| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN || 45cN ||
 |-
-| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || up to 8000Hz
+| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || || up to 8000Hz ||
 |-
-| USB Pass-through || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
+| USB Pass-through || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
 |-
-| Multimedia Controls || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys)
+| Multimedia Controls || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys)
 |-
 ! Backlight
-! scope="row" colspan="3"|
+! scope="row" colspan="5"|
 |-
-| Backlit Keys || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| Backlit Keys || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
 |-
-| Color || RGB || Red || RGB
+| Color || RGB || Red || RGB || RGB || -
 |-
-| Programmable || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (via software) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (on-device) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (via software)
+| Programmable || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (on-device) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
 |}
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 ==Keyboard Layout==
-The keyboard mapping in Windows is set to United States-International. Installed languages are Dutch and English, the default is Dutch. To switch between languages or keyboard mappings, click the 'language and keyboard' icon in the tray and choose the option that you prefer.
+All our keyboards have a US-International QWERTY layout. To change keyboard mapping to a different region/language, click the Language Bar icon in the system stray, or press Windows key + Spacebar, and configure/choose another option.
 <br/>
-[[File:ChooseLanguageSettings.png|thumb|none]]
+[[File:ChooseLanguageSettings.png]]
-<br/>
-NOTE: one thing you should keep in mind is the fact that, when you change the active keyboard input language, this is done for the application which is currently opened. If you open another application, the input language used is the default one and you will have to switch it again.
+ℹ️When you change the active keyboard layout, this is done for the application which is currently opened. If you open another application, the language used is the default one and you will have to switch it again.
-<br/><br/>
-Special characters: press " followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get ä, ë, ï, ö, ü<br/>
+====Special characters====
+Special characters can be easily typed in certain keyboard mappings like US-International.
+Press " followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get ä, ë, ï, ö, ü<br/>
 Press ' followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get á, é, í, ó, ú.<br/>
 Press ` followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get à, è, ì, ò, ù.<br/>
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 <br/>
 Press and hold AltGr (right Alt on our lab keyboard), then press s, and you will get ß as result.<br/>
-<br/>
-Tip: if you think it is annoying that a single press on ' or " does not result in the character, think that you probably also need a ' or a " at the end of a string. Then, press ', or " twice to get double quotationmarks. Then use the left arrow to move the carret between the quotation marks and type the string between the quotation marks.

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