Case study

Intel NUC M15 Light Bar Control for Linux: reconstructing WMI lighting commands

Intel NUC M15 Light Bar Control for Linux reconstructs the WMI commands used to set the laptop's front RGB light bar. A kernel helper invokes the F351 WMI transport, while Python tools send 0x0603 packets and expose named lighting states. The research notes map packet bytes to function, state, speed and brightness fields.

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: 5
Last commit: 2026-06-20
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

Copy as Markdown View JSON Cite

Evidence

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

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Intel NUC M15 or compatible tested Uniwill laptop revision running Linux.
Prerequisites: Matching kernel headers and make are required to build the kernel helper.
Limits: Earlier HID-based light-bar revisions may behave differently.
License: MIT License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux-case,
  title = {{Intel NUC M15 Light Bar Control for Linux: reconstructing WMI lighting commands}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux}},
  url = {https://github.com/vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux-case/}}
}

Plain text

Intel NUC M15 Light Bar Control for Linux: reconstructing WMI lighting commands. https://github.com/vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux-case/

Useful? Star Awesome REA on GitHub2.4k

About this entry

The description was reviewed against primary sources.

Report an outdated entry Suggest a translation fix

Primary sources

README.md GitHub · vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux · Revision 4853bc9
docs/reverse-notes.md GitHub · vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux · Revision 4853bc9
docs/state-map.md GitHub · vap-tech/intel-nuc-m15-lightbar-linux · Revision 4853bc9