liquidctl(8)

monitor and control liquid coolers and other devices

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Description

LIQUIDCTL

NAME

liquidctl - monitor and control liquid coolers and other devices

SYNOPSIS

liquidctl [options] list liquidctl [options] initialize [all] liquidctl [options] status liquidctl [options] set channel speed (temperature percentage) ... liquidctl [options] set channel speed percentage liquidctl [options] set channel color mode [color ...] liquidctl --version liquidctl --help

DESCRIPTION

liquidctl is a utility for overseeing and controlling some hardware monitoring devices not yet supported at the kernel level. Because liquidctl directly accesses the hardware devices, root privileges are generally required, though this can be avoided with appropriate udev rules.

liquidctl list outputs all compatible devices found on the system. In case more than one device is found, the desired one can be selected for later invocations with --match=substring, where substring matches part of the desired device’s description using a case insensitive comparison.

liquidctl list --verbose enables the display of additional identifiers and addresses that can also be used to select specific devices. These can be better suited for certain use cases, such as non-interactive scripts.

liquidctl initialize prepares a device for later commands, and most devices must be initialized after every boot or when resuming from a suspended state. Unless finer control is required, all devices can be initialized at once with liquidctl initialize all. Some devices may output some information at this stage.

liquidctl status displays the status of all devices that match the provided filtering options.

liquidctl set channel speed allows the user to set fan and pump speeds. These, depending on the device, can be set to fixed duty values, variable temperatureâduty curves, or both.

liquidctl set channel color allows the user to configure and set lighting modes. Supported lighting modes and additional options vary by device and are listed in later sections of this manual. Each color can be specified as:

	•		hexadecimal RGB with or without prefix ’0x’: ff7f3f;
	•		decimal RGB triple, R,G,B â [0, 255]: rgb(255,127,63);
	•		hue-saturation-value HSV triple, H â [0, 360], S,V â [0, 100]: hsv(20,75,100);
	•		hue-saturation-lightness HSL triple, H â [0, 360], S,L â [0, 100]: hsl(20,100,62).

liquidctl set channel screen allows the user to configure the LCD screen integrated into some AIO models.

liquidctl automatically detects when a kernel driver is bound to the device and, whenever possible, uses it instead of directly accessing the device. Alternatively, direct access to the device can be forced with --direct-access.

OPTIONS

Device selection options

Devices can be selected using one or more values taken from list --verbose.
-m substring, --match=substring

Filter devices by case insensitive substring of device description.

-n number, --pick=number

Pick among many results for a given filter.

--vendor=id

Filter devices by hexadecimal vendor id.

--product=id

Filter devices by hexadecimal product id.

--release=number

Filter devices by hexadecimal release number.

--serial=number

Filter devices by serial number.

--bus=bus

Filter devices by bus.

--address=address

Filter devices by address in bus.

--usb-port=port

Filter devices by USB port in bus.

-d index, --device=index

(Deprecated), select device by listing index.

Animation options

Some devices and animation modes support additional options.
--speed=value

Abstract animation speed (device/mode specific).

--time-per-color=value

Time to wait on each color (seconds).

--time-off=value

Time to wait with the LED turned off (seconds).

--alert-threshold=number

Threshold temperature for a visual alert (degrees Celsius).

--alert-color=color

Color used by the visual high temperature alert.

--direction=string

If the pattern should move forward or backward.

--start-led=number

The first led to start the effect at.

--maximum-leds=number

The number of LED’s the effect should apply to.

Other options

--fan-mode=channel:mode[,...]

Set the fan modes.

--single-12v-ocp

Enable single rail +12V OCP.

--pump-mode=mode

Set the pump mode.

--temperature-sensor=number

The temperature sensor number for the Commander Pro.

--legacy-690lc

Use Asetek 690LC in legacy mode (old Krakens).

--non-volatile

Store on non-volatile controller memory.

--direct-access

Directly access the device despite kernel drivers.

--unsafe=features

Comman-separated bleeding-edge features to enable.

-v, --verbose

Output additional information.

-g, --debug

Show debug information on stderr.

--json

Output machine-readable JSON. Only supported with list, initialize and status.

--version

Display the version number.

--help

Show the embedded help.

EXIT STATUS

1 if there was an error, 0 otherwise.

ENVIRONMENT

If LANG is set to C, non-ASCII characters are escaped from the output of --json.

FILES

˜/Library/Caches/liquidctl/*

$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/liquidctl/*, /var/run/liquidctl/*, /tmp/liquidctl/* Internal data used by some drivers.

EXAMPLE

liquidctl list --verbose liquidctl initialize all liquidctl --match kraken set pump speed 90 liquidctl --product 170e set led color fading 350017 ff2608 liquidctl status

DEVICE SPECIFICS

Aquacomputer D5 Next

Aquacomputer Farbwerk 360

Aquacomputer Octo

Aquacomputer Quadro

Cooling channels: (D5 Next): fan, pump; (Octo): fan[1-8]; (Quadro:) fan[1-4]; (Farbwerk 360:) not applicable.

Lighting channels: not yet supported.

Corsair iCUE Elite Capellix H100i, H115i, H150i

Corsair Commander Core

Corsair Commander Core XT

Corsair Commander ST

Cooling channels: fans, fan[1-6]; (only non-XT/Elite Capellix:) pump.

Lighting channels: not yet supported.

Corsair Commander Pro

Corsair Lighting Node Pro

Corsair Lighting Node Core

Corsair Obsidian 1000D

Cooling channels (only Commander Pro and Obsidian 1000D): sync, fan[1-6].

Where the fan connection types can be set with --fan-mode=channel:mode[,...], where the allowed modes are: off, dc, pwm.

Lighting channels: (only Lighting Node Core:) led; (only Commander Pro and Lighting Node Pro:) sync, led[1-2].

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When applicable the animation speed can be set with --speed=value, where the allowed values are: fast, medium, slow.

The animation direction can be set with --direction=value, where the allowed values are: forward or backward. --start-led=number, the first LED that the lighting effect should be for. --start-led=number, the first LED that the lighting effect should be for. --maximum-led=number, the number of LEDs that the lighting effect should applied to. --temperature-sensor=number, The temperature sensor that should be used to control the fan curves, probe 1 by default.

Corsair Hydro H80i GT, H100i GTX, H110i GTX

Corsair Hydro H80i v2, H100i v2, H115i

EVGA CLC 120 (CL12), 240, 280, 360

Cooling channels: pump, fan.

Lighting channels: logo.

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The rainbow mode speed can be configured with --speed=[1–6]. The speed of the other modes is instead customized with --time-per-color (fading and blinking) and --time-off (blinking only).

All modes except blackout support a visual high-temperature alert configured with --alert-threshold and --alert-color.

All current settings can be saved on non-volatile on-board memory by passing --non-volatile to any write command. However, since write-cycles are limited, this option should be used sparingly.

Corsair H100i Pro, H115i Pro, H150i Pro

Cooling channels: fan, fan[1–2]; (only H150i Pro:) fan3.

Pump mode (initialize --pump-mode mode): quiet, balanced (default), performance.

Lighting channel: logo.

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Corsair Hydro H100i Platinum, H100i Platinum SE, H115i Platinum

Corsair Hydro H60i Pro XT, H100i Pro XT, H115i Pro XT, H150i Pro XT

Cooling channels: fan, fan[1–2]; (only H150i Pro XT:) fan3.

Pump mode (initialize --pump-mode mode): quiet, balanced (default), extreme.

Lighting channels: sync, led.

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NZXT Kraken X40, X60

NZXT Kraken X31, X41, X61

Supports the same modes and options as a Corsair Hydro H80i GT (or similar), but requires --legacy-690lc to be passed on all invocations.

NZXT Kraken M22

NZXT Kraken X42, X52, X62, X72

Cooling channels (only X42, X52, X62, X72): pump, fan.

Lighting channels: logo, ring, sync.

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When applicable the animation speed can be set with --speed=value, where the allowed values are: slowest, slower, normal, faster, fastest. The animation direction can be set with --direction=value, where the allowed values are: forward or backward.

NZXT Kraken X53, X63, X73

NZXT Kraken Z53, Z63, Z73

Cooling channels: pump; (only Z53, Z63, Z73:) fan.

Lighting channels: external; (only X53, X63, X73:) ring, logo, sync.

LCD screens (only Z53, Z63, Z73): lcd.

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Corsair HX750i, HX850i, HX1000i, HX1200i, HX1500i

Corsair RM650i, RM750i, RM850i, RM1000i

Cooling channels: fan.

Lighting channels: none.

Setting a fixed fan speed changes the fan mode to software control. To revert back to hardware control, run initialize again.

(Experimental feature) The +12V rails normally function in multiple-rail mode. Single-rail mode can be selected by passing --single-12v-ocp to initialize. To revert back to multiple-rail mode, run initialize again without that flag.

NZXT E500, E650, E850

Cooling channels: none (feature not supported yet).

Lighting channels: none.

NZXT Grid+ V3

Cooling channels: fan[1–6], sync.

Lighting channels: none.

NZXT Smart Device (V1)

Cooling channels: fan[1–3], sync.

Lighting channels: led.

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NZXT Smart Device V2

NZXT RGB & Fan Controller

NZXT RGB & Fan Controller (3+6 channels)

NZXT HUE 2

NZXT HUE 2 Ambient

NZXT H1 V2

Cooling channels (only Smart Device V2, RGB & Fan Controller and H1 V2): fan[1–3].

Lighting channels (all but H1 V2): led[1–2], sync.

Additional lighting channels (HUE 2): led[3–4].

Additional lighting channels (RGB & Fan Controller (3+6 channels)): led[3–6].

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ASUS Strix GTX 1050 OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1050 Ti OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1060 6GB

ASUS Strix GTX 1060 OC 6GB

ASUS Strix GTX 1070

ASUS Strix GTX 1070 OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1070 Ti

ASUS Strix GTX 1070 Ti Advanced

ASUS Strix GTX 1080

ASUS Strix GTX 1080 Advanced

ASUS Strix GTX 1080 OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1080 Ti

ASUS Strix GTX 1080 Ti OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1650 Super OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1660 Super OC

ASUS Strix GTX 1660 Ti OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Evo

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Evo OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Super

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Super Advanced

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Super Evo Advanced

ASUS Strix RTX 2060 Super OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2070

ASUS Strix RTX 2070 Advanced

ASUS Strix RTX 2070 OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2070 Super Advanced

ASUS Strix RTX 2070 Super OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 Super Advanced

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 Super OC

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 Ti

ASUS Strix RTX 2080 Ti OC

ASUS TUF RTX 3060 Ti OC

Cooling channels: none.

Lighting channels: led.

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Corsair Vengeance RGB

Cooling channels: none.

Lighting channels: led.

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When applicable the animation speed can be set with --speed=value, where the allowed values are: slowest, slower, normal, faster, fastest.

ASUS Aura LED Controller

Cooling channels: none.

Lighting channels: led[1–4], sync.

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Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0 5702 Controller

Gigabyte RGB Fusion 2.0 8297 Controller

Cooling channels: none.

Lighting channels: led[1–8], sync.

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When applicable the animation speed can be set with --speed=value, where the allowed values are: slowest, slower, normal, faster, fastest, ludicrous.