DeskVolt

Lightweight Windows desktop widget for wireless peripheral battery status

Direct HID communication. No bloatware. No G HUB. No SteelSeries GG.

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Supported Devices

Tested

Device	Protocol	Status
Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2c	HID++ 2.0	Tested
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5	Proprietary HID	Tested

Supported (Not Yet Tested)

Device	Protocol
Logitech Mice
G Pro X Superlight 2	HID++ 2.0
Logitech Headsets
G Pro X 2 LIGHTSPEED	Vendor-specific 64-byte
G Pro X Wireless	HID++ (voltage-based)
G633 / G635	HID++ (voltage-based)
G733	HID++ (voltage-based)
G933 / G935	HID++ (voltage-based)
SteelSeries Headsets
Arctis Nova 5P/5X	Proprietary HID
Arctis 7 (2017/2019)	Legacy HID
Arctis 7P / 7P+ / 7+	Legacy HID
Arctis Pro Wireless	Legacy HID
Corsair Headsets
Void Wireless / Pro / Elite	Proprietary HID
Virtuoso RGB Wireless / SE / XT	Proprietary HID
HyperX Headsets
Cloud Alpha Wireless	Proprietary HID
PlayStation Controllers
DualSense (PS5)	Standard HID
DualSense Edge	Standard HID
DualShock 4 (PS4)	Standard HID

Missing your device? Request support

Features

• Direct HID Communication: No vendor software required
• Lightweight: Near-zero CPU usage, <10MB RAM
• Draggable Widget: Position anywhere on screen
• Auto-discovery: Automatically detects supported devices
• Status Icons: Charging indicator, low battery warning
• Portable by Design: Config stored in installation folder

Installation

Download the latest release from Releases:

• deskvolt-setup-*.exe - Installer (recommended, allows custom install location)
• deskvolt.exe - Standalone executable (just extract and run)

Building

Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• Rust 1.70+ (install via rustup)
• Visual Studio Build Tools (for windows-rs)

Build Commands

# Debug build
cargo build

# Release build (optimized)
cargo build --release

The release binary will be at target/release/deskvolt.exe.

Usage

1. Run deskvolt.exe
2. The widget appears in the top-right corner
3. Drag to reposition (position is saved)
4. Right-click tray icon to change settings or exit

Configuration

Config file (deskvolt.ini) is stored in the same folder as the executable.

# DeskVolt Configuration
position_x=1620
position_y=980
poll_interval=2

Setting	Description	Default
position_x	Widget X position (-1 for auto)	-1
position_y	Widget Y position (-1 for auto)	-1
poll_interval	Battery poll interval in seconds	2

Poll interval can also be changed via the tray icon menu (2s, 5s, 10s, 30s options).

Adding Device Support

DeskVolt is designed to be extensible. To add a new device:

1. Create a new file in src/devices/ (e.g., corsair.rs)
2. Implement the Device trait from src/device.rs
3. Add device discovery to DeviceRegistry::discover()

See existing implementations for reference:

• src/devices/logitech.rs - HID++ 2.0 protocol
• src/devices/steelseries.rs - SteelSeries proprietary protocol

Protocol References

Logitech HID++ 2.0

• Linux kernel driver
• Solaar project

Headsets (SteelSeries, Corsair, HyperX, Logitech)

• HeadsetControl project

PlayStation Controllers

• dualsensectl
• ds4drv

License

MIT