Case study

IQOS Bar: a USB HID client for IQOS ILUMA usage counters

IQOS Bar implements read-only USB HID access to an IQOS ILUMA i ONE, displaying battery status and lifetime usage counters in a desktop tray or menu bar. Its protocol notes describe report framing, register queries and hidapi response offsets, adapting the command layer credited to iqos-scope.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 6
Last commit: 2026-10-06
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-08

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The application runs on macOS, Windows and Linux; Linux may require a udev rule for HID access.
Scope: An IQOS ILUMA i ONE connected by USB is the author-confirmed device; fields unavailable on other models appear blank.
Limits: The daily chart needs a couple of days of logged lifetime counters to fill in.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{iqos-bar-case,
  title = {{IQOS Bar: a USB HID client for IQOS ILUMA usage counters}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/tiritfurkan/iqos-bar}},
  url = {https://github.com/tiritfurkan/iqos-bar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/iqos-bar-case/}}
}

Plain text

IQOS Bar: a USB HID client for IQOS ILUMA usage counters. https://github.com/tiritfurkan/iqos-bar (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/iqos-bar-case/

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PROTOCOL.md GitHub · tiritfurkan/iqos-bar · Revision 9d56260
README.md GitHub · tiritfurkan/iqos-bar · Revision 9d56260