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diff --git a/ak820-ctl/README b/ak820-ctl/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9593544 --- /dev/null +++ b/ak820-ctl/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +ak820-ctl controls the Ajazz (EPOMAKER) AK820 Pro keyboard on Linux, +replacing the Windows-only vendor software. It sets the 20 lighting +modes (color, rainbow, brightness, speed, direction), the sleep timer, +and syncs the system time to the keyboard's TFT clock. + +Two programs are installed: the ak820-ctl command line tool and the +ak820-gui control panel. + +The keyboard must be connected with the USB-C cable (USB ID 0c45:8009), +the 2.4G dongle and Bluetooth are not supported. A udev rule is +installed so the logged-in user can control it without root. Replug +the keyboard after installing. + +rc.ak820-lcd runs "ak820-ctl lcd", which shows the time and CPU/GPU +temperature on the keyboard's screen. It is not enabled by default: + + chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.ak820-lcd + /etc/rc.d/rc.ak820-lcd start + +See the script's header to start it at boot. Errors go to syslog. |