Case study

fx_lcd_software: reconstructing ID-COOLING FX display transfers

fx_lcd_software drives ID-COOLING FX cooler LCDs from Linux through a USB HID image-transfer protocol observed from the vendor software. It converts images to 240×240 baseline JPEG and sends framed data in paced 1024-byte chunks, with rotation options.

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: 1
Last commit: 2026-08-21
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires Linux, Python 3.9 or newer, hidapi and Pillow, plus access to the cooler's hidraw device.
Testing evidence: The author reports testing on the FX 240 LCD; other batches may use different USB IDs.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{fx-lcd-software-case,
  title = {{fx\_lcd\_software: reconstructing ID-COOLING FX display transfers}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/w1n-ror/fx_lcd_software-for-linux}},
  url = {https://github.com/w1n-ror/fx_lcd_software-for-linux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/fx-lcd-software-case/}}
}

Plain text

fx_lcd_software: reconstructing ID-COOLING FX display transfers. https://github.com/w1n-ror/fx_lcd_software-for-linux (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/fx-lcd-software-case/

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README.md GitHub · w1n-ror/fx_lcd_software-for-linux · Revision 91cf8c4