Case study

CoreFW: reimplementing Novation Launchpad firmware

CoreFW reimplements firmware for Novation Launchpad controllers with accessible bootloaders in Rust. It supplies device-specific drivers, MIDI and SysEx handling, palette editing, performance and programmer modes, and build aliases for supported RGB and earlier non-RGB models.

Targets: Firmware
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 75
Last commit: 2026-10-07
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A supported Novation Launchpad with an accessible bootloader.
Prerequisites: Rust and Cargo for the device-specific build aliases; manual flashing uses the bootloader MIDI port.
Limits: Native Live instrument, Note, Chord and Custom modes remain on the roadmap.
License: GPL-3.0-only license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{corefw-launchpad-case,
  title = {{CoreFW: reimplementing Novation Launchpad firmware}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/anthonyhfm/launchpad-core-firmware}},
  url = {https://github.com/anthonyhfm/launchpad-core-firmware},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/corefw-launchpad-case/}}
}

Plain text

CoreFW: reimplementing Novation Launchpad firmware. https://github.com/anthonyhfm/launchpad-core-firmware (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/corefw-launchpad-case/

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readme.md GitHub · anthonyhfm/launchpad-core-firmware · Revision 3f5e353