Alienware AW610M mouse support.

[T-Troll]

VID_0461&PID_4EC0 (Primax Electronics). Software component for AWCC.

[T-Troll]

Next step:

• Install USBPcap.
• Run USBPcap, select the device this mouse attached into, choose filename (like mouse.pcap).
• Run AWCC
• Set some mouse light(s) for some basic colors (like red, green, blue) 1-3 times.
• Stop USBPcap
• Attach USBPcap log file here.

[Billybobertjoe]

mouse.zip

[Billybobertjoe]

i had to compress it because it said the file itself wasnt supported

[T-Troll]

Thank you. Let me check.

[T-Troll]

So, at first glance:

• You have m15, not M15 with per-key RGB keyboard.
• You notebook have 2 light devices - one Alienware v4 - tron, power button; one Darfon v5 - RGB keyboard. Both supported.
• I got you mouse lights input, but need some time for analysis. You can help me telling what exactly you do (which lite which color), protocol is uncommon.

Now i going for analysis, you can help me providing more logs (the same way) for different operations:

• Go dark, Go light, Go dim, undim (for mouse only, it's ok if for all devices as well) (log 2).
• Set one, the same mouse light for different light effects - color (like here), then pulse red-green, then morph green-blue (if you have other effects - it's nice to do it as well, but use different basic color combination for each of them) (log 3).

[T-Troll]

PS: You can install WireShark and take a look inside logs yourself, if you want - you devices:

• 1.4.0 - Alienware chip,
• 1.7.0 - Darfon chip,
• 1.11.4 - Mouse chip.

[Billybobertjoe]

mouse1.zip

[T-Troll]

Here is your mouse basic protocol:

Commands:
ack:
c002

color:
401a07000aff0000
-------- Command
        -- Light ID
          ------ Color

control:
40100c000164002aaaff
-------- Command
        -- ???
          -- Brightness
            --------??? (always the same)

update:
40600700c04e000001
update2:
40600700c04e000100

report:
4003010001

Command chain:
report->ack->[color->update]->report->control->update2 - bulk color set
report->control - set device brightness

[T-Troll]

What's next? First, let me implement it (1-2 days), then we go to testing:

• I will share simple app for you, the main goal is to check device detected correctly.
• I will share simple app which set some lights. The goal is to make sure device accept commands (it can be dragons here sometimes) and execute it correctly.
• Then i release tools with basic support and continue with effects (easier).

So wait to me until i publish test apps for you.

[T-Troll]

So, this is first test app - AlienFXDeviceTester.exe.zip

Can you, please:

• Open command line (cmd)
• Run it
• Copy all output it provide (it could find about 6 devices)
• Paste it here

I will check device properties and make sure it detected correctly. T.I.A!

[Billybobertjoe]

AlienFXTester output.txt

[T-Troll]

Great, thank you! So detection is correct. BTW, you have 10(!) lights at mouse - indexes from 1 to 10.

So, stage 2. Run this app, please (from the command line as well). What i need to know:

1. Is device init ok? (it should have output about it)
2. Is device call OK? (it should have output like "SetColor result: X". If X = 1 it's ok, if it's 0 - it requires more tests).
3. If both ok, did it change light color (it should set light#1 to blue, and light#2 to cyan)?

In case all 3 points ok, we have basic support, but most probably we are fail at #2. In this case, i will provide you another testing app, with the different approach.

[Billybobertjoe]

both failed

[T-Troll]

So, did it tells "Can't init device!" or just 0 in results and lights not changed?

[T-Troll]

Ok, anyway, let's try this one: AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip The task is the same.

[Billybobertjoe]

3 device(s) detected. VID: 0x461, PID: 0x4ec0, API v7 API v7 Let's try to set some colors... SetColor result: 0 SetColor 2 result: 0

[Billybobertjoe]

seems to have failed

[T-Troll]

Yes. %-( Result 0 means driver didn't accept the command. Ok, let's try this way - AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip

Task is the same. If fail again, i provide another one, but if next one fail - it will be paused until i configure out the issue.

[Billybobertjoe]

3 device(s) detected. VID: 0x461, PID: 0x4ec0, API v7 API v7 Let's try to set some colors... SetColor result: 1 SetColor 2 result: 1

[Billybobertjoe]

i didnt see any color change on my mouse or keyboard though

[T-Troll]

Aha! And did colors changed (on mouse only)? Ok, got it.

Anyway, please, try this one - AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip

One of them should change colors.

[Billybobertjoe]

3 device(s) detected. VID: 0x461, PID: 0x4ec0, API v7 API v7 Let's try to set some colors... SetColor result: 0, error 57 SetColor 2 result: 0, error 57

[Billybobertjoe]

hmm

[T-Troll]

Hardware error. Ok, what about this (i don't need log, only error code if any non-zero and result) - AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip

[T-Troll]

By the way... Stop AWCC service first, it can alter colors.

[Billybobertjoe]

oh ok

[Billybobertjoe]

VID: 0x461, PID: 0x4ec0, API v7 API v7 Let's try to set some colors... SetColor result: 1, error 0 SetColor 2 result: 1, error 0

[Billybobertjoe]

still no color change

[Billybobertjoe]

my keyboard and mouse are changing colors with AWCC service disabled. not from the app u sent though. just from awcc spectrum setting

[Billybobertjoe]

what now?

[T-Troll]

Ok, now on pause - let me think more. I'll share another test app later on. Yes, hardware effects not depends on AWCC... Hmm... But can interfere with color set! Can you disable effects on mouse and check again? NB: Test app only works with mouse, not other devices (but it see them). Use alienfx-cli or alienfx-gui to control your keyboard/tron without awcc.

[Billybobertjoe]

how do i disable the effects?

[T-Troll]

Open AWCC, select mouse and choose global effect (or per-button, don't sure it has global) for "color".

[T-Troll]

Also, please check another version (but first previous one!): AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip

[Billybobertjoe]

i see no "global effect" or "per-button" option

[T-Troll]

They name it "static button". Left one above colors circle.

[Billybobertjoe]

I.. still dont see anything like that. Example picture?

[T-Troll]

Selected square button at the top.

[Billybobertjoe]

what i see

[Billybobertjoe]

im on version 5.4.7.0

[T-Troll]

Should be OK. Maybe in "Settings" now.... Anyway, let's try - both previous and last versions.

[Billybobertjoe]

No luck

[T-Troll]

Does it return Result: 0 or just don't change colors?

[Billybobertjoe]

doesnt change colors

[Billybobertjoe]

I heard that dell removed the “enable 3rd party access” setting. Idk if that has something to do with this

[T-Troll]

So, let's do another round.

Use this test app - AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip

Please, follow this process:

• Set MOUSE to steady color (no effects) into AWCC.
• Close AWCC, go to "Services", stop "AWCCService" (no, just close AWCC is not enough for now).
• Run app.
• If colors not changed, look at "SetColor result:" values. If it's zero, we are deep in troubles. But if it's 1, let's check more:
  • Start USBPcap (the same way like before)
  • Run app
  • Stop USBPcap, send me the log to understand what's going wrong at low level.

I heard that dell removed the “enable 3rd party access” setting. Idk if that has something to do with this

If they enable it by default, it's not an issue. If they remove support - i have their library emulation ^_^

[Billybobertjoe]

mouselighttest.zip

[Billybobertjoe]

theres the log

[T-Troll]

Well... Good news - commands coming into device successfully and in right form. Now i need to check is this CORRECT commands, and maybe i miss the protocol format and need to study more.

[T-Troll]

Seems like i found an issue.

Let's try this (keep your eye at "SetColor result:", please): AlienFX Sample App.exe.zip