GA403 Slash Lighting Controller (Python)

A Python utility to control the Slash LED lighting of the ASUS ROG GA403 series.

This implementation is based on reverse-engineered command sequences from seerge/g-helper and communicates directly with the USB HID interface of the device.

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📦 Requirements

Make sure the following packages are installed:

sudo apt install libhidapi-libusb0 python3-hid python3

Udev Rules (Optional, Recommended)

To allow non-root access to the device:

Create a file: /etc/udev/rules.d/99-asus-ite.rules with the following content:

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0b05", ATTRS{idProduct}=="19b6", MODE="0666", GROUP="plugdev"

Then reload udev:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

Device Info

• Vendor ID: 0x0b05 (ASUSTek Computer, Inc.)
• Product ID: 0x19b6 (ITE Device 8910)
• Tested on: ASUS ROG GA403 series

Usage

python3 slashctl.py --enable true
python3 slashctl.py --battery
python3 slashctl.py --brightness 10 --mode Phantom

Available Options

Argument	Description
--enable	Enable or disable the device (true/false)
--brightness	Set brightness level (0–10)
--mode	Set animation mode (see list below)
--battery	Show battery level animation

Supported Modes

Bounce, Slash, Loading, BitStream, Transmission,
Flow, Flux, Phantom, Spectrum, Hazard,
Interfacing, Ramp, GameOver, Start, Buzzer,
Static, BatteryLevel

Examples

Enable slash lighting

python3 slashctl.py --enable true

Set brightness and mode

python3 slashctl.py --brightness 8 --mode Transmission

Show battery charge level

python3 slashctl.py --battery

Disable lighting

python3 slashctl.py --enable false

Status

• Basic lighting modes
• Brightness control
• Battery level animation
• Static custom pattern