Case study

Ajazz AK820 Pro: reconstructing keyboard lighting control on Linux

Ajazz AK820 Pro Linux Software reconstructs lighting control for the Ajazz SONiX AK820 Pro keyboard from USB traffic captured with Wireshark and PCapUSB. It includes a PCAP packet parser and a Linux HID application; individual LED control, macros and LCD images remain planned.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 52
Last commit: 2025-02-28
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux, Ajazz SONiX AK820 Pro with VID 0x8009, CMake and hidapi.
Limits: Individual LED control, macros and LCD image or GIF support remain unfinished.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{ajazz-keyboard-software-linux-case,
  title = {{Ajazz AK820 Pro: reconstructing keyboard lighting control on Linux}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/TaxMachine/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux}},
  url = {https://github.com/TaxMachine/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux-case/}}
}

Plain text

Ajazz AK820 Pro: reconstructing keyboard lighting control on Linux. https://github.com/TaxMachine/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · TaxMachine/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux · Revision b73b02b
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · TaxMachine/ajazz-keyboard-software-linux · Revision b73b02b