Add Logitech ASTRO A50 Gen 5 (046d:0b1c)#531
Conversation
Battery, chatmix, sidetone, lights and parametric EQ via the vendor HID protocol (report 0x02 on usage page 0xff32, interface 8). All capabilities verified on hardware. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Maps HeadsetControl noise filter 0/1/2 (off/low/high) to the A50 noise gate Off/Night/Tournament. Verified on hardware. README updated. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…on GUI Lists A50 controls (master volume, mic EQ, broadcast mix, device state) that need new core capabilities (maintainer approval) and links the companion GUI project. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Update: working on A50 Gen 5 (046d:0b1c, bcdDevice 1.03) after a power-cycle 🎉 Both battery and chatmix now return correctly, no sudo needed: Earlier I had persistent "Operation timed out" on every HID query (even as root, One packaging nit: Thanks for the work on this — verified on CachyOS (Arch), build is solid. |
Changes made
Adds support for the Logitech ASTRO A50 Gen 5 base station (USB
046d:0b1c).The base station uses a vendor-specific HID protocol (report ID
0x02on usage page0xff32,interface 8) — not HID++ and not the Centurion / report-
0x51protocol used by the A50 X.It was reverse-engineered from USB captures.
Capabilities (all verified on real hardware):
CMD 0x06)CMD 0x0a)CMD 0x09)CMD 0x0f)CMD 0x0d) — 10 bands, gain ±6 dB, Q 0.031–7.969CMD 0x14) — the A50 has 4 levels; HeadsetControl's 0/1/2(off/low/high) maps to A50 Off / Night / Tournament
New header-only device
lib/devices/logitech_astro_a50.hpp, registered inlib/device_registry.cpp, README device table updated. clang-format-18 clean, unit tests pass.The A50 exposes further controls (master volume, mic EQ, broadcast/stream mix, device state) that
don't map to any existing HeadsetControl capability — documented in
docs/ASTRO_A50_EXTRA_FEATURES.mdand intentionally left out of this PR (they'd need new corecapabilities; happy to contribute upstream if you're open to it). A companion GUI
(https://github.com/lluiseduardo-silva/HeadsetControlA50Gui) implements them meanwhile.
docs/ASTRO_A50_EXTRA_FEATURES.mdand intentionally left out of this PR (they'd need new corecapabilities; happy to contribute upstream if you're open to it). A companion GUI
(https://github.com/lluiseduardo-silva/HeadsetControlA50Gui) implements them meanwhile.
Checklist
existing capabilities, not a new app feature.
Tested on hardware
$ headsetcontrol -b -m
Found 1 supported device(s):
Logitech ASTRO A50 Gen 5 (A50) [0x046d:0x0b1c]
Battery:
Status: BATTERY_AVAILABLE
Level: 87%
Chatmix: 54
Lights, sidetone and parametric EQ also verified directly on the device
(a ±6 dB bass boost/cut via
--parametric-equalizerwas clearly audible).