Case study

aquacomputer-quadro-control: reconstructing Quadro USB configuration

aquacomputer-quadro-control reconstructs USB configuration access for the Aquacomputer Quadro fan controller. Its Linux client reads saved settings and changes fan, sensor and RGB values; accompanying captures document packet offsets, checksum placement and a usbmon capture workflow.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 14
Last commit: 2022-10-01
Language: Python
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux, Python 3.8 or newer and an Aquacomputer Quadro; the author reports tests on Manjaro and Ubuntu 21.10 with firmware 1028.
Limits: Full RGB control and configuration-value validation are not implemented.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{aquacomputer-quadro-control-case,
  title = {{aquacomputer-quadro-control: reconstructing Quadro USB configuration}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control}},
  url = {https://github.com/leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/aquacomputer-quadro-control-case/}}
}

Plain text

aquacomputer-quadro-control: reconstructing Quadro USB configuration. https://github.com/leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/aquacomputer-quadro-control-case/

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data/README.md GitHub · leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control · Revision 1bfbe3d
README.md GitHub · leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control · Revision 1bfbe3d
pyproject.toml GitHub · leoratte/aquacomputer-quadro-control · Revision 1bfbe3d