liquidctl
New device: AORUS WATERFORCE 280
Device type
AIO Liquid Cooler
Product page
https://www.gigabyte.com/es/CPU-Cooler/AORUS-WATERFORCE-280#kf
First-party software
AORUS ENGINE (RGB Fusion 2.0)
What monitoring functionality does the device support?
- Fan speed
- HPump speed
What configuration functionality does the device support?
- Fan speed
- HPump speed
- RGB for HPump head and fans
Physical connection
USB Header
Connection protocol
USB
Additional information about the device
$ lsusb -v -d 1044:7a51
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 1044:7a51 Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd GIGABYTE CPU Cooler
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 1.10
bDeviceClass 0
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x1044 Chu Yuen Enterprise Co., Ltd
idProduct 0x7a51
bcdDevice 1.00
iManufacturer 1 ROCCAT
iProduct 2 GIGABYTE CPU Cooler
iSerial 3 000000000000
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 0x0062
bNumInterfaces 3
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xa0
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 2 Mouse
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 24
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 1
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 1
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 34
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 2
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 1
bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Device
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Warning: Descriptor too short
HID Device Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 33
bcdHID 1.11
bCountryCode 0 Not supported
bNumDescriptors 2
bDescriptorType 34 Report
wDescriptorLength 47
bDescriptorType 0 (null)
wDescriptorLength 0
Report Descriptors:
** UNAVAILABLE **
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 4
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
Can you help with implementing or testing the changes needed for liquidctl to support this device?
testing changes on Linux, attempting to capture USB/HID traffic
USB Traffic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvEveQITOFvpo4OHm7PXVbnTpxbN2DjV/view?usp=sharing
I owned a Waterforce x240, maybe this thread would give you some idea https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl/issues/167 Seems Waterforce x240 is different from Waterforce 280 though.
what kind of procedure does follow in order to be able to control the aorus waterforce via liquidctl
According to my findings, for the non-X variants of the AORUS Waterforce, the official software flashes the firmware on every boot. Implementing support is impossible without redistributing the firmware files. IMO, this is how Gigabyte achieved the reduction in price compared to the X models.
(Somewhat tangential to this issue but...)
@aleksamagicka, do you known if anyone has tried to take a look at the firmware from GitHub, and/or create a custom firmware for these devices?
Interesting idea, but no one did that AFAIK. In case anyone's interested, I zipped up the firmware and executables (most seem to be in C#): AIO_waterforce_software.zip
Unfortunately I'm not going to be of much help for RE-ing the firmware, but I just opened up the cover and the processor seems to be Holtek ht32f52352.