DeepCool AK Series Digital Air Cooler Monitor on Linux

This project enables monitoring of temperature and CPU utilization on DeepCool's AK series digital air cooler for Linux systems.

Dependencies

This script requires the following dependencies:

• Python 3
• hidapi
• psutil

You can install by running the provided setup.sh script:

usage: ./setup.sh <model> <sensor> [-dt | --disable-temp] [-du | --disable-utils]
        -dt, --disable-temp:    disable sensor temperature display
        -du, --disable-utils:   disable CPU utilization display

Available supported models:

• ak620
• ak500s

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Install Python Dependencies: First, you need to install the necessary Python libraries, hidapi and psutil. These libraries allow the script to interact with the hardware and monitor system resources.

   Open a terminal and run the following commands:

   pip install hid
   pip install psutil

   Note: If you encounter permission errors, try adding --user to install the packages for your user only or use sudo to install them system-wide (not recommended for pip).

2. Clone the Repository: The script and necessary configuration files are hosted on GitHub. Use git to clone the repository to your local machine.

   git clone https://github.com/raghulkrishna/deepcool-ak620-digital-linux

3. Navigate to the Project Directory: Change your current directory to the newly cloned project folder.

   cd deepcool-ak620-digital-linux

4. Look up the hardware temperature sensor: Retrieve hardware temperature sensor label in the system. Run the following Python code snippet.

   import psutil
   print(psutil.sensors_temperatures().keys())

5. Run the Setup Script: The setup.sh script will automate the configuration and setup process. Run the script by executing:

   Replace model with one of the available models matches your configuration and sensor with the label you retrieve from previous step.

   ./setup.sh <model> <sensor>

Troubleshooting

1) If you encounter any errors related to HIDAPI or psutil, ensure that the dependencies are installed correctly by running the setup.sh script. 2) Make sure the AK620 digital air cooler is properly connected to your system and that the correct Vendor ID and Product ID are set in the script. 3) How to verify Product ID and Vendor ID ? use lsusb -v to get the list of devices ans search for your cooler.

Credits https://github.com/Algorithm0/deepcool-digital-info