HyperXCloudIIWireless

A CLI and tray application to monitor HyperX Cloud II Wireless headset battery level.

Compatibility

The CLI application is compatible with both Linux and MacOS operating systems. However, the tray application is only functional on Linux. Although it was only tested on Manjaro/KDE, it should also work on other distribution and desktop environments.

Currently, only the HyperX Cloud II Wireless and HyperX Cloud Stinger 2 Wireless. However, the HyperX Cloud II Wireless comes in two versions: one produced before HP acquired HyperX and one after. The application has only been tested on the HyperX Cloud II Wireless with the HP vendorID.

Prerequisites

Hidraw

Make sure you have hidraw installed on your system.

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install libhidapi-hidraw0

Arch:

sudo pacman -S hidapi

MacOS:

brew install hidapi

Other Dependencies

These dependencies are probably already installed.

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install libdbus-1-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libudev-dev

Arch:

sudo pacman -S dbus libusb

MacOS:

brew install libusb

Udev (Linux only)

Create a new file in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-hyperx-cloud-II.rules with the following content inside:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="018b", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0696", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1718", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0951", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0d93", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"

KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0d93", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="018b", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0696", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0", MODE="0666"
KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1718", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0951", MODE="0666"

Once created, replug the wireless dongle.

Building

To only build the cli_app on MacOS, use: cargo build --release --bin cli_app

To build both applications on Linux, use: cargo build --release

You can also download a compiled version from releases.

cargo build --release will fail on MacOS because cargo will try to build the tray application, but some dependencies are exclusive to Linux.

Usage

cli_app without any arguments will print the current battery level.

hyper_x_cloud_ii_wireless without any arguments will start the tray application. Once it's open, hover over the headset icon in the system tray to view details like the battery level. To exit, right-click on the icon.

Limitations

The battery level is checked regularly, but information about muting or charging the headset is only recorded when those events occur.

Contributing / TODOs

• Menu bar app for MacOS.
• Actively configure the headset.
• Query device state instead of only relying on events.

You can contribute code or monitor packets using Wireshark from the HyperX app on Windows.

How to use Wireshark to capture packets

This guide is very helpful. In my case, the filter usb.idVendor == 0x03f0 && usb.idProduct == 0x018b only showed on request. I then only listened to the port on which this request was sent, e.g., (usb.src == "3.5.0") || (usb.dst =="3.5.0"). If you have an older headset, you may have to use a different vendor and product ID usb.idVendor == 0x0951 && usb.idProduct == 0x1718. Once you have set the filters, you can perform various actions and review the packets transmitted to and from the headset.

Other Projects

This project was inspired by hyperx-cloud-flight.