akej74 / grid-control

Grid Control is a free and open source alternative to the CAM application from NZXT
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Grid Control

Grid Control is a free and open source alternative to the CAM application from NZXT.

Highlights

Disclaimer

NZXT is not involved in this project, please do not contact them regarding this application. If you have a question, please open an Issue or send me a message on Reddit. Also, while it seems very unlikely that your hardware could be damaged by this application, I do NOT take any responsibility for any damage done to your HW using this software (e.g. overheat due to low fan settings).

Note about supporting other hardware devices besides the Grid V2

Grid Control only supports the Grid V2 device, no other hardware from NZXT like the different Kraken watercoolers or HUE lightning devices. There are other applications available on GitHub for these devices, please check the NZXT Reddit community for details.

Stand-alone installation (built with PyInstaller)

Grid Control is available as a stand-alone application (Python does not need to be installed):

Note on saving and loading settings

Grid Control automatically saves all settings when the application is closed ("x" in the top right corner). The settings are stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GridControl\App\ or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\GridControl\App\

All settings are automatically loaded when Grid Control starts (with default values if no saved settings are found).

OpenHardwareMonitor / LibreHardwareMonitor

Grid Control uses OpenHardwareMonitor to get temperature information from the available sensors in the system.

Driver for the Grid device (not needed for Windows 10)

The Grid uses a MCP2200 USB-to-UART serial converter from Microchip.

Driver installation:

Python environment and running the application

Assuming you have latest version of Python 3 installed, the following additional modules are required, install with pip:

Run python gridcontrol.py to start the Grid Control application.

PyInstaller

For packaging, use PyInstaller:

Python IDE

I recommend the free version of PyCharm IDE for Python development.

Note about "QT Designer"

Grid simulator

For troubleshooting, or if you would like to run Grid Control without a Grid device, please have a look at my "Grid Simulator" available here.

Inspiration from other projects

I would like to thank the authors of the following projects that have been helpful in understanding the communication protocol the Grid uses.