{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "The SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Controller uses recovered USB HID reports to set the keyboard’s lighting colors from Linux. Its technical notes identify the device interface, a 32-byte report, color opcode 0x0B, and RGB values for ten zones. The repository includes a command-line program for sending color settings.",
  "description_zh": "SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Controller 利用恢复出的 USB HID 报文，在 Linux 上设置键盘灯光颜色。技术说明列出设备接口、32 字节报文、0x0B 颜色操作码及十个灯区的 RGB 字段。仓库提供发送颜色设置的命令行程序。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/apex3-rgb-controller-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/apex3-rgb-controller-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Shank404/Apex3_RGBController/blob/c98d861cd34c8f5c531b39ec5901a5b869ed89b4/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "apex3-rgb-controller-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/apex3-rgb-controller-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/apex3-rgb-controller-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/apex3-rgb-controller-case/index.md",
  "name": "SteelSeries Apex 3: reconstructing RGB control over USB HID",
  "name_zh": "SteelSeries Apex 3：重建 USB HID 灯光控制命令",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "scope",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Requires Linux, Python 3, python-hidapi, and access to the SteelSeries Apex 3 HID device.",
    "The source describes Arch Linux specifically and notes that other distributions may need adaptation.",
    "No licence file in the repository."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 Linux、Python 3、python-hidapi，并具备访问 SteelSeries Apex 3 HID 设备的权限。",
    "项目主要针对 Arch Linux，其他发行版可能需要调整。",
    "仓库中没有许可证文件。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Shank404/Apex3_RGBController",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}