▼ A Basic Characters
▼ Modifiers
▼ Function Keys
▼ Navigation
▼ Media
▼ Layers
▼ Custom
▼ Profiles
▼ Screen / Lighting
▼ WLED
▼ Gamepad
Add SOCD Pair
⟷
Configured SOCD Pairs

No SOCD pairs configured. Common pairs: A↔D, W↔S

Select a key on the keyboard, then configure what it should launch.

Action Type
Zones
AMBIENT STRIP
100%
Paint Mode
SignalRGB SignalRGB
Keys
Ambient
Status
0:00 / 0:00
Effect Library
Plasma
Fire
Matrix
Spectrum
Ocean
Aurora

Live Actuation Preview

Enable Preview

See real-time key press depth while typing. Select a key to view its actuation data.

No key selected -
Current Depth
- mm
ADC Value
-
Actuation Point
-
Status
—
Depth
4.0 mm
Auto-detect pressed key
Use advanced sensor calibration

Not calibrated

● Actuation Point    ● Return Point

Upload GIF to Keyboard
Send
Send to Screen
Save
Save to SD
Uploading...
GIF Slots Press SELECT on display to cycle Clear Cache
Slot 1 Empty
Quick Cycle
Drag to reorder
Slot 1 → Slot 2 → Slot 3 → (loops)
Default slot can be set from on-device TFT menu. Slots 1-3 are set via Nova only.
Saved GIFs (SD)
Selected: (none)
Flash Storage
Total: -- bytes
Used: -- bytes
Free: -- bytes
Display Brightness
Off Max
100%

Set to 0 to turn off the display.

Screen Remote

Navigate the on-screen menu.

HUD Overlay
Show PC Stats

CPU/GPU temperature overlay. Requires running Nova as administrator.

Show Status Bar

Caps Lock and active layer indicator.

Overlay Size Small
S M L
Upload Sprite Sheet

Drop a 4x4 sprite sheet PNG or select a file. Any square size works (e.g. 128x128, 256x256).

Drop sprite sheet here
Live Preview
Direction Preview
Down
Left
Right
Up
Upload Background

Drop a 128x128 PNG image. It will be scaled to fit the display. The pet walks on top of this background.

Drop background image here
Preview
Sprites
Backgrounds
Spotify Integration
Not Connected

This will open Spotify in your browser to authorize

Now Playing Preview

No track playing

Play something on Spotify to see it here

Keyboard Display Preview (128×128)
Album Cover Cache
Cached Albums: 0
Cache Size: 0 KB

Album covers are cached locally to speed up display updates when you play the same songs again.

WLED
WLED Integration

Control WLED devices via keyboard keycodes

Device 1
Connection
Not Connected
Power & Brightness
Power
Brightness 128
Preset Mapping Assign WLED presets to keyboard keys

Available keycodes for this device:

WLED_TOGGLE_1 WLED_PRESET_1 - WLED_PRESET_10 WLED_PRESET_UP / WLED_PRESET_DOWN

Debug Console

Device Settings

LED Brightness
60%
Save Settings

Save all current settings (LEDs, keymaps, actuation) to flash memory.

Profile Management

Export and import your keyboard profiles as JSON files.

Saved Profiles

No saved profiles

Sensor Calibration

Recalibrate hall effect sensors to establish new baseline values.

Factory Reset

Reset all keymaps across all 4 layers to factory defaults. This action cannot be undone.

Reboot Keyboard

Soft reboot the keyboard without entering bootloader mode.

Bootloader

Reboot device into bootloader mode for firmware updates. Combo: Fn+RAlt+Esc

Software Options

Configure configurator behavior

Theme
Close button minimizes to tray
Auto-reload on file changes
Developer Mode
Interface Scale

Current scale: 100%  ·  Ctrl + / Ctrl - to adjust

App Theme

Choose your preferred color theme

About

Nova Keyboard Utility v1.0
Firmware: MARS
Developed by Mars

🛠️ Developer Tools

ADC Stream Monitor

Real-time visualization of Hall effect sensor ADC values across all 6 MUX channels (96 sensors, 81 used).

Enable ADC Streaming
Suspend Key Presses
Status: Disabled
🔴 Pressed (Low ADC) 🟡 Partial 🟢 Released (High ADC)