Utilities

Device Utilities

device.color()

This function is your way of fetching color data from the canvas. It takes in an X,Y position relative to and within the device's pixel buffer on the canvas and returns an [R,G,B] array of the color at that pixel.

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
X	Int	An Int value representing the X coordinate within the Devices Pixel Buffer	5
Y	Int	An Int value representing the Y coordinate within the Devices Pixel Buffer	3

Note: the sent X,Y coordinates must be within the Pixel Buffer set by the Size() Export

Return	Type	Description	Example
ColorArray	1D Array	A length 3 array containing the coordinated [R, G, B] values ranging from 0-255 (HEX 00-FF)	[128,158,255]

Below is a cut-down example of the function being used in a typical situation.

for(var iIdx = 0; iIdx < vLedPositions.length; iIdx++) //For each Led on the device { var iPxX = vLedPositions[iIdx][0]; //Get the X and Y values from the [X,Y] array var iPxY = vLedPositions[iIdx][1]; var col; // create a variable to contain the [R.G.B] array data if(shutdown){ // Check for some settings that can override the Device.color() call col = hexToRgb(shutdownColor) }else if (LightingMode == "Forced") { col = hexToRgb(forcedColor) }else{ col = device.color(iPxX, iPxY); //Calling Device.color with the X and Y values } //Saving the Color data in order into a larger Array of all the LED's data RGBdata[iIdx*3] = col[0]; // Red Channel RGBdata[iIdx*3+1] = col[1]; //Green Channel RGBdata[iIdx*3+2] = col[2]; //Blue Channel TotalLedCount += 1; }

device.getBrightness()

Returns the devices current brightness level within SignalRGB. This value is already applied to any colors returned by device.color() or similar.

Return	Type	Description	Example
Brightness	int	Current brightness in the range 0-100	42

device.getMotherboardName()

Returns the WMI name of the current systems motherboard.

Return	Type	Description	Example
MotherboardName	string	System's motherboard name	B550 Aorus Elite

device.pause()

This function attempts to pause the device thread for the given length. These pauses are not guaranteed to be exact due to how the operating system handles thread sleeps.

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
Duration	Int	Requested pause length in milliseconds	1

Note: Windows has a minimum sleep time of 1-2ms and will start to break down as the sleep gets longer so don't use these for exact timings.

packet[89] = CalculateCrc(packet); device.send_report(packet, 91); device.pause(1); // We need a pause here (between packets), otherwise the ornata can't keep up.

device.set_endpoint()

This function changes the active endpoint for all read and write commands. This is useful for devices that have multiple open endpoints for different commands. A common example of this is Logitech devices which have an RGB data endpoint and a system command endpoint for things like DPI settings.

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
interface	HEX	An 0x Hex value representing the interface of the endpoint to open	0x0002
usage	HEX	An 0x Hex value representing the usage of the endpoint to open	0x0006
usage_page	HEX	An 0x Hex value representing the usage_page of the endpoint to open	0x0080
collection	HEX	An 0x Hex value representing the collection of the endpoint to open	0x0001

function Apply() { var packet = []; packet[0] = 0x11; packet[1] = 0xFF; packet[2] = 0x0C; packet[3] = 0x5E; device.set_endpoint(1, 0x0602, 0xff43); // System Interface device.write(packet, 20); }

device.log()

This function is the plugin's version of console.log. It takes in a String, Number, Object, or Array and logs it in the device's console for debugging and user information. This can be especially useful to list things like DPI changes, errors, or during development to show your packets layout or input from read commands.

Note: This function will try to convert JavaScript variables to strings where It can. Logging JavaScript Template Literals using parseInt(), toString(), or JSON.stringify can give you more control over conversion and formatting.

Parameter	Type	Description	Example	Default
Item	Javascript Value	A string, number, array or other JavaScript value to be logged
Options	JavaScript Object	A Javascript object containing setting parameters	{hex: True}	{}

Options	Description	Type	Default
Hex	Sets if integers should be printed in decimal or hex format	Boolean	False
toFile	Sets if the printed items should appear in debug logs, or just the device's console	Boolean	False

let ImportantData = "i have really important info here"; device.log(ImportantData, {toFile: true})

Alerts

Alerts can be used to visible prompt the user if there's an issue with their device. These should be used sparingly and reserved for show stopping issues like devices not being configured properly.

device.notify()

Creates an new alert for the user. The return value can be used to selectively remove the alert and should be done if the user fixes the alerted issue.

Each Title - Description combo is used to determine if the alert has been dismissed by the user

Alert text should be consistent in order to not spam the user with alerts.

Alert Priority	Description	Value
Info	Normal Alert	0
Important	Critical (Highlighted) Alert	1

parameter	type	description	Example
Title	String	Alert Title	Firmware Incompatible
Description	String	Alert Description	Firmware Version must be >= 2.0.0
Priority	Int	Alert Priority	0 \| 1

return	type	description
AlertId	String	The created alerts Id string

let Alertid = device.notify("Really Important Issue", "Please Fix", 1);

device.denotify()

Removes the given alert if it exists.

parameter	type	description
AlertId	String	AlertId returned by device.notify

let Alertid = device.notify("Really Important Issue", "Please Fix", 1); // Do stuff and recheck if the alerted issue is fixed device.denotify(AlertId);

Messages

Device messages provide a way to relay important, but not show stopping information to the user. These messages will only appear on the device's page

device.addMessage()

Adds a new device message with the given MessageId.

parameter	type	description	example
messageId	string	MessageId tied to the device message	"mymessage"
message	string	message text to be displayed	"The message"
tooltip	string	addition text displayed on hover	"Some more info"

device.addMessage("message1", "Hey Dude you should know this", "Here's some extra info about it too");

device.removeMessage()

Removes the message created with the given MessageId if one exists.

parameter	type	description
messageId	string	MessageId to be removed

device.addMessage("message1", "Hey Dude you should know this", "Here's some extra info about it too"); // message is no longer relevant device.removeMessage("message1");

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