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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]].
  
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==Keyboards==
 
==Keyboards==
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! 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]]
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! 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]]
 
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! scope="col"| Corsair K70 PRO TKL || Corsair Vengeance K70 || Corsair K60 PRO TKL
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! scope="col"| [[Corsair K70 PRO TKL]] || [[Corsair Vengeance K70]] || [[Das Keyboard 4Q]] || Corsair K60 PRO TKL || Logitech K400 (v2)
 
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| Size || 80% (TKL) || 100% || 80% (TKL)
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| Connection || USB (type C) || USB || USB || USB (type C) || Wireless
 
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| [[#Keyboard Layout|Keyboard Layout]] || US-International QWERTY || US-International QWERTY || US-International QWERTY
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| Size || 80% (TKL) || 100% || 100% || 80% (TKL) || 75%
 
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| 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"/>
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| 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
 
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| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN
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| Actuation Force || 30-55cN || 45cN || 45cN || 45cN ||
 
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| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || up to 8000Hz
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| Polling Rate || up to 8000Hz || up to 1000Hz || || up to 8000Hz ||
 
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| USB Pass-through || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes (USB 2.0) || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
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| 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
 
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| Multimedia Controls || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys) || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Yes (via Function keys)
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| 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)
 
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! Backlight
 
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| Backlit Keys || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
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| 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
 
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| Color || RGB || Red || RGB
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| 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)
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| 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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==Backlight Settings==
 
==Backlight Settings==
* '''[[Corsair K70 PRO TKL#Backlight Programming]]'''
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* '''[[Corsair K70 PRO TKL#Backlight Programming | Corsair K70 PRO TKL]]'''
* [[Corsair Vengeance K70#Backlight Programming]]
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* [[Corsair Vengeance K70#Backlight Programming | Corsair Vengeance K70]]
* [[Corsair K70 RGB MK.2#Backlight Programming]]
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* [[Corsair K70 RGB MK.2#Backlight Programming | Corsair K70 RGB MK.2]]
* [[Das Keyboard 4Q#Backlight Programming]]
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* [[Das Keyboard 4Q#Backlight Programming | Das Keyboard 4Q]]
  
 
==Keyboard Layout==
 
==Keyboard Layout==
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All our keyboards have a US-International QWERTY 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.
 
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.
 
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 12 February 2026

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.


Keyboards

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Corsair K70 PRO TKL Corsair Vengeance K70 Das Keyboard 4Q Corsair K60 PRO TKL Logitech K400 (v2)
Connection USB (type C) USB USB USB (type C) Wireless
Size 80% (TKL) 100% 100% 80% (TKL) 75%
Key Switches Corsair MGX v2 [fn 1] Cherry MX Red [fn 2] Cherry MX Brown [fn 2] Corsair OPX [fn 3] Dome
Actuation Force 30-55cN 45cN 45cN 45cN
Polling Rate up to 8000Hz up to 1000Hz up to 8000Hz
USB Pass-through No Yes (USB 2.0) Yes (USB 2.0) No No
Multimedia Controls Yes (via Function keys) Yes Yes Yes (via Function keys) Yes (via Function keys)
Backlight
Backlit Keys Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Color RGB Red RGB RGB -
Programmable Yes Yes (on-device) Yes Yes No
  1. Magnetic (Hall effect)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mechanical
  3. Optical-Mechanical

Backlight Settings

Keyboard Layout

All our keyboards have a US-International QWERTY 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.

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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.

Special characters: 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.
Press ^ followed by a, e, i, o, or u to get â, ê, î, ô, û.
Press ' followed by c to get ç.
Press ~ followed by n to get ñ.
Pressing ", ', `, ^ or ~ followed by spacebar will result in a single ", ', `, ^ or ~. Most likely, you can just continue typing: if the next character doesn't exist with an accent character, ", ', `, ^ or ~ will preceed the next character; for example pressing ' followed by s will result in the expected 's.

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.