Case study

Blackmacro-lib: reconstructing the Speed Editor USB HID exchange

Blackmacro-lib reconstructs the Blackmagic Speed Editor USB HID exchange in reference MicroPython firmware. It documents report sequences and authentication research, enabling a HID-capable microcontroller to present Speed Editor controls to DaVinci Resolve.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 14
Last commit: 2026-06-16
Language: Jupyter Notebook

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A HID-capable microcontroller such as a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W and the repository's modified MicroPython USB library.
Limits: Bluetooth and iOS operation are not implemented.
License: GNU AGPLv3 is stated in the README; no licence file is in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{blackmacro-lib-case,
  title = {{Blackmacro-lib: reconstructing the Speed Editor USB HID exchange}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib}},
  url = {https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/blackmacro-lib-case/}}
}

Plain text

Blackmacro-lib: reconstructing the Speed Editor USB HID exchange. https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/blackmacro-lib-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · KipJM/blackmacro-lib · Revision c903b78
notebooks/hid_sequence.md GitHub · KipJM/blackmacro-lib · Revision c903b78