Case study
hongtai-panel: reconstructing a cooler LCD's USB serial protocol
hongtai-panel implements Linux control of a LovingCool AIO cooler LCD using a USB CDC-ACM serial protocol reconstructed from the vendor's Electron application. Its documentation describes control-frame layout, checksums, JSON replies, and opcodes; the client displays system statistics, media, or screen mirroring.
- Targets
- Protocol
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Linux, Python 3.10+, and a supported USB LCD panel; media and mirroring features need the listed optional packages.
- Limits: Other panel models are expected to work through device-reported geometry but are not identified as confirmed.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · GOG1071/hongtai-panel · Revision 121634c
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