The spec for Code One is locked. The final firmware arrived this week, Code One now has its own FCC ID, and the factory is getting the mainboards ready. Here's where everything stands, including the delivery window, which has moved to December.
The firmware is final
The factory's firmware engineer sent us the production firmware on 23 October. This is the program every board in the first batch will run, and it was built against a specification we spent two months going back and forth on: Mac by default, white backlight only, the FLASK key layer, battery check, three Bluetooth channels and wired mode.
We're flashing it onto our own samples now and going through every function on the list before the factory programs a thousand chips with it. Once a board is boxed and shipped, changing its firmware gets much harder, so this is the moment to be fussy.
Later on we want you to be able to update your own board and load your keymap into VIA, the free keymap editor. We'll publish the firmware and a step-by-step guide on the start page when that's ready, not before.
An FCC ID in our name
Code One's FCC ID is 2BYTV-C1. It's registered to us, not borrowed from another company's keyboard, which means we're responsible for it and we can support it. It's printed on the back of the case, at the end of the small line that starts "Designed by Code One in Melbourne".
The test lab issued the ID early so the factory could print it without holding up production. The full certification paperwork is still being finished, and Canada's certification is going through the same lab at the same time.
The battery paperwork is in
In the spicy pillows post I said the battery would go through UN 38.3 transport testing. The test summary and the safety data sheet came through this week, along with the drop and stacking tests. Those are the documents that let a lithium battery travel by air and sea, and that Amazon checks before it will store the board. They match the pack we specified: 4,000 mAh, 14.8 Wh.
Mainboards next
Most of the materials are already at the factory. The chips are being programmed with the new firmware right now. After that comes SMT (surface-mount technology), the machine step that places the components onto the circuit boards. Then the boards go into cases and the assembly line runs.
The factory expects the assembly line to start in mid-November.
The delivery window has moved
That mid-November start means boards won't reach you in November. The new window is December.
I also said we'd confirm your exact ship week by 15 October. We didn't, because we didn't have a date we could stand behind, and I'd rather tell you that than send you a guess. Once the line is running the factory can give us a completion date, and we'll email your ship week then.
Pre-orders still ship first, by tracked courier straight from the factory, ahead of general stock.
Coming up
A sample box, the final keycaps and the unboxing card are on their way to us now. We'll film the unboxing as soon as they land, and that's also when the packaging post I promised will go up.
Where things stand
| Stage | Status | When |
|---|---|---|
| Samples built and tested | Done | July 2026 |
| Wrist rests produced | Done | August 2026 |
| Keycaps and packaging locked | Done | August 2026 |
| Specification and firmware final | Done | October 2026 |
| FCC ID issued | Done | October 2026 |
| Battery transport testing (UN 38.3) | Done | October 2026 |
| Mainboard programming and SMT | In progress | October to November |
| Assembly line | from mid-November | |
| Independent quality inspection | December | |
| Pre-orders ship by tracked courier | December | |
| General availability, US | December | |
| General availability, international | Early 2027 |
Next update in a fortnight.
Thanks for sticking with us.
Kish