# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib/blob/c903b7822eb4c70d873e4dd6891e83ac1fc84c17/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/blackmacro-lib-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/blackmacro-lib-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/blackmacro-lib-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib/blob/c903b7822eb4c70d873e4dd6891e83ac1fc84c17/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/KipJM/blackmacro-lib/blob/c903b7822eb4c70d873e4dd6891e83ac1fc84c17/notebooks/hid_sequence.md>

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