hue-plus

A Linux driver in Python for the NZXT Hue+

Install

To install it system wide, simply run install.sh as root sudo ./install.sh Now it will be available as hue and hue-picker To use the GUI you must have zenity installed. Ex: sudo apt-get install zenity

Quick Start

Each mode accepts different arguments, so it's easiest to just read the usage. Basic usage is shown below.

Set a fixed color on all channels

sudo hue fixed FFFFFF where FFFFFF is the color in hex.

or

sudo hue -g 1 fixed FFFFFF will bring up a color picker to choose a color

Set a specific channel

sudo hue -c 1 fixed FFFFFF where 1 is channel one and 2 is channel 2

Usage

usage: hue [-h] [-p PORT] [-c CHANNEL] [-g GUI]
           {fixed,breathing,fading,marquee,cover_marquee,pulse,spectrum,alternating,candlelight,power}
           ...

Change NZXT Hue+ LEDs

positional arguments:
  {fixed,breathing,fading,marquee,cover_marquee,pulse,spectrum,alternating,candlelight,power}
                        The type of color (fixed, breathing)
    fixed               One single fixed color
    breathing           Breathing through a set of colors
    fading              Fading through a set of colors
    marquee             A strip of color running
    cover_marquee       A strip of color running (multiple colors)
    pulse               Pulsing through a set of colors
    spectrum            Pulsing through a set of colors
    alternating         Two alternating colors
    candlelight         A flickering color
    power               Control power to the channels

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -p PORT, --port PORT  The port, defaults to /dev/ttyACM0
  -c CHANNEL, --channel CHANNEL
                        The channel, defaults to 1
  -g GUI, --gui GUI     How many colors of GUI picker

Fixed

usage: hue fixed [-h] color

positional arguments:
  color       Color in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Breathing

usage: hue breathing [-h] speed colors [colors ...]

positional arguments:
  speed       Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  colors      Color(s) in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Fading

usage: hue fading [-h] speed colors [colors ...]

positional arguments:
  speed       Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  colors      Color(s) in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Marquee

usage: hue marquee [-h] [-c] [-b] speed size colors colors

positional arguments:
  speed            Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  size             The size of the group of runners (0=2, 1=3, 2=5, 3=10)
  colors           Foreground and background colors in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -c, --comet      Enable comet mode (leave a trail)
  -b, --backwards  Enable going backwards

Covering Marquee

usage: hue cover_marquee [-h] [-b] speed colors [colors ...]

positional arguments:
  speed            Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  colors           Colors in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -b, --backwards  Enable going backwards

Pulse

usage: hue pulse [-h] speed colors [colors ...]

positional arguments:
  speed       Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  colors      Color(s) in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Spectrum

usage: hue spectrum [-h] [-b] speed

positional arguments:
  speed            Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -b, --backwards  Enable going backwards

Alternating

usage: hue alternating [-h] [-m] [-b] speed size colors colors

positional arguments:
  speed            Speed from 0(Slowest) to 4(Fastest)
  size             The size of the group of runners (0=2, 1=3, 2=5, 3=10)
  colors           First and second colors in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help       show this help message and exit
  -m, --moving     Enable movement
  -b, --backwards  Enable going backwards (requires movement)

Candlelight

usage: hue candlelight [-h] color

positional arguments:
  color       Color in hex

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Power

usage: hue power [-h] state

positional arguments:
  state       State (on/off)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

And then to have a simple color picker (you must have zenity installed): hue-picker

The default hue.py now includes the color selector, simply set -g to however many colors you want

Limitations

No Audio, FPS, CPU temp, GPU temp or Custom, but other than that a perfect replica.

Warning

I (the author) hold no liability for any broken or not working Hue+ by running this script. It is provided as is. It worked for me, but your milage may vary