Case study

helix: investigating DNA 75 USB HID control

helix investigates USB HID communication with the DNA 75 vaporizer controller while prototyping configuration from Linux. It records the device's USB descriptors and describes capturing transfers through usbmon and Wireshark after triggering actions in a Windows virtual machine.

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: 2
Last commit: 2017-06-26
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux, a DNA 75 device and python-hidapi.
Limits: The configuration software is described as a prototype.
License: MIT licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{helix-dna75-case,
  title = {{helix: investigating DNA 75 USB HID control}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cleanuplater/helix}},
  url = {https://github.com/cleanuplater/helix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/helix-dna75-case/}}
}

Plain text

helix: investigating DNA 75 USB HID control. https://github.com/cleanuplater/helix (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/helix-dna75-case/

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README.md GitHub · cleanuplater/helix · Revision 985c4cc
LICENSE GitHub · cleanuplater/helix · Revision 985c4cc