The NuPhy Halo65 HE uses a web-based configuration utility that you can access on Nuphy’s website.

The software provides impressive fine-grained control and customization. However, many settings are easy to miss, and the interface may feel intimidating to users unfamiliar with adjustable Hall effect features. At times, the software also lacks clear explanations for what certain settings do, which can make the learning curve steeper than expected.

One such feature is a switch calibration tool, accessible under the Switch Option tab in the Trigger Settings section. This tool lets you run a calibration process to ensure optimal actuation and reset accuracy for the switches you’re using. The software may prompt you to calibrate, particularly after firmware updates. While the keyboard attempts to auto-detect the installed switches, you can also manually select your switch type within this menu. The calibration page currently includes a list of supported options from TTC and Gateron’s Hall effect lineups.

This keyboard supports several advanced features tied to its adjustable Hall effect switches, as detailed below. Note that these settings are somewhat unintuitively located in the Key Bindings section—rather than under Trigger Settings—and must be accessed by right-clicking on individual switches to open a pop-up menu.

• Dynamic Keystroke: Allows you to map up to four different actions to a single key based on actuation distance.
• Mod Tap: Allows you to map two actions to a single key based on actuation distance: a held key for the first action and a tap for the second.
• Toggle Key: Toggle a command between on/off states by tapping a key. Holding the key activates the normal key behavior.
• Rapid Shift: Actively monitors two keys, prioritizing input for whichever is pressed further downwards at any time.
• SOCD: Specifies a pair of two keys with custom trigger behavior along three optional parameters: 1) Last input priority, where the last pressed key overrides the first if both exceed the actuation point. 2) No priority, where neither key triggers if both exceed the actuation point. 3) Absolute priority, where one key always overrides the other if both exceed the actuation point. Disclaimer: Using this setting may be disallowed in some competitive online games, such as CS:2.
• Hyper Tap: Automatically triggers another key the moment a specific key stops registering.
• Tachyon Mode: Separetly found under the Mode Settings tab, this preset forces what NuPhy has designated as optimal deadzone, actuation, and rapid trigger points.