Manage wireless Logitech devices using command-line.
Solaar a device manager for Logitech wireless devices is already installed on Ubuntu desktop system.
Display usage information.
$ solaar --help
usage: solaar [-h] [-d] [-D PATH] [--restart-on-wake-up] [-w {show,hide,only}] [-b {regular,symbolic,solaar}] [--tray-icon-size TRAY_ICON_SIZE]
[-V] [--help-actions]
...
positional arguments:
{show,probe,config,pair,unpair}
optional actions to perform
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d, --debug print logging messages, for debugging purposes (may be repeated for extra verbosity)
-D PATH, --hidraw PATH
unifying receiver to use; the first detected receiver if unspecified. Example: /dev/hidraw2
--restart-on-wake-up restart Solaar on sleep wake-up (experimental)
-w {show,hide,only}, --window {show,hide,only}
start with window showing / hidden / only (no tray icon)
-b {regular,symbolic,solaar}, --battery-icons {regular,symbolic,solaar}
prefer regular battery / symbolic battery / solaar icons
--tray-icon-size TRAY_ICON_SIZE
explicit size for tray icons
-V, --version show program's version number and exit
--help-actions print help for the optional actions
For more information see https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar
Display devices.
➜ solaar show -h
usage: solaar show [-h] [device]
positional arguments:
device device to show information about; may be a device number (1..6), a serial number, a substring of a device's name, or "all" (the
default)
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
$ solaar show all
Solaar version 1.1.1
Unifying Receiver
Device path : /dev/hidraw0
USB id : 046d:C52B
Serial : 53916D9A
Firmware : 12.11.B0032
Bootloader : 04.16
Other : AA.AA
Has 2 paired device(s) out of a maximum of 6.
Notifications: wireless (0x000100)
Device activity counters: 1=150, 2=205
1: M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
Device path : /dev/hidraw1
WPID : 405E
Codename : M720 Triathlon
Kind : mouse
Protocol : HID++ 4.5
Polling rate : 8 ms (125Hz)
Serial number: 205F2717
Model ID: B015405E0000
Unit ID: C738473C
Bootloader: BOT 34.01.B0005
Firmware: MPM 04.10.B0013
Other:
The power switch is located on the base.
Supports 36 HID++ 2.0 features:
0: ROOT {0000}
1: FEATURE SET {0001}
2: DEVICE FW VERSION {0003}
Firmware: Bootloader BOT 34.01.B0005 000000A96719
Firmware: Firmware MPM 04.10.B0013 405E00A96719
Firmware: Other
Unit ID: C738473C Model ID: B015405E0000 Transport IDs: {'btleid': 'B015', 'wpid': '405E'}
3: DEVICE NAME {0005}
Name: M720 Triathlon Multi-Device Mouse
Kind: mouse
4: WIRELESS DEVICE STATUS {1D4B}
5: RESET {0020}
6: CRYPTO ID {0021}
7: DEVICE FRIENDLY NAME {0007}
Friendly Name: M720 Triathlon
8: BATTERY STATUS {1000}
Battery: 90%, discharging, next level 50%.
9: CHANGE HOST {1814}
Change Host : 2:desktop
10: HOSTS INFO {1815}
Host 0 (paired): rpi
Host 1 (paired): desktop
Host 2 (paired): laptop
11: REPROG CONTROLS V4 {1B04}
Key/Button Actions (saved): {'208': 208, '80': 80, '81': 81, '82': 82, '83': 83, '86': 86, '91': 91, '93': 93}
Key/Button Actions : {'80': 80, '81': 81, '82': 82, '83': 83, '86': 86, '91': 91, '93': 93, '208': 208}
Key/Button Diversion (saved): {'208': 0, '82': 0, '83': 0, '86': 0, '91': 0, '93': 0}
Key/Button Diversion : {'82': 0, '83': 0, '86': 0, '91': 0, '93': 0, '208': 0}
12: PERSISTENT REMAPPABLE ACTION {1C00}
13: POINTER SPEED {2205}
Pointer Speed: 1.0
Sensitivity (Pointer Speed) (saved): 256
Sensitivity (Pointer Speed) : 256
14: VERTICAL SCROLLING {2100}
Roller type: 3G
Ratchet per turn: 24
Scroll lines: 0
15: DFUCONTROL UNSIGNED {00C1}
16: DFUCONTROL SIGNED {00C2}
17: DEVICE RESET {1802} internal, hidden
18: unknown:1803 {1803} internal, hidden
19: CONFIG DEVICE PROPS {1806} internal, hidden
20: OOBSTATE {1805} internal, hidden
21: unknown:1813 {1813} internal, hidden
22: unknown:1830 {1830} internal, hidden
23: unknown:1861 {1861} internal, hidden
24: unknown:1890 {1890} internal, hidden
25: unknown:1891 {1891} internal, hidden
26: unknown:18A1 {18A1} internal, hidden
27: unknown:1DF3 {1DF3} internal, hidden
28: unknown:1E00 {1E00} hidden
29: unknown:1EB0 {1EB0} internal, hidden
30: unknown:18B1 {18B1} internal, hidden
31: unknown:1850 {1850} internal, hidden
32: unknown:1E22 {1E22}
33: unknown:1F03 {1F03} internal, hidden
34: unknown:18C0 {18C0} internal, hidden
35: HIRES WHEEL {2121}
Multiplier: 8
Has invert: Normal wheel motion
Has ratchet switch: Normal wheel mode
High resolution mode
HID notification
Scroll Wheel Direction (saved): False
Scroll Wheel Direction : False
Scroll Wheel Resolution (saved): True
Scroll Wheel Resolution : True
Has 9 reprogrammable keys:
0: Left Button , default: Left Click => Left Click
mse, reprogrammable, pos:0, group:1, group mask:g1
reporting: default
1: Right Button , default: Right Click => Right Click
mse, reprogrammable, pos:0, group:1, group mask:g1
reporting: default
2: Middle Button , default: Mouse Middle Button => Mouse Middle Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
3: Back Button , default: Mouse Back Button => Mouse Back Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
4: Forward Button , default: Mouse Forward Button => Mouse Forward Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
5: Left Tilt , default: Mouse Scroll Left Button => Mouse Scroll Left Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
6: Right Tilt , default: Mouse Scroll Right Button => Mouse Scroll Right Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
7: MultiPlatform Gesture Button, default: Multiplatform Gesture Button => Multiplatform Gesture Button
mse, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, raw XY, pos:0, group:2, group mask:g1,g2
reporting: default
8: Virtual Gesture Button , default: Virtual Gesture Button => Virtual Gesture Button
divertable, virtual, raw XY, force raw XY, pos:0, group:3, group mask:empty
reporting: default
Battery: 90%, discharging, next level 50%.
2: K850 Performance Wireless Keyboard
Device path : /dev/hidraw2
WPID : 4062
Codename : K850
Kind : keyboard
Protocol : HID++ 4.5
Polling rate : 20 ms (50Hz)
Serial number: E2A15F0B
Model ID: B34D40620000
Unit ID: 178D05AD
Bootloader: BOT 43.01.B0004
Firmware: MPK 04.03.B0015
Other:
The power switch is located on the edge of top right corner.
Supports 31 HID++ 2.0 features:
0: ROOT {0000}
1: FEATURE SET {0001}
2: DEVICE FW VERSION {0003}
Firmware: Bootloader BOT 43.01.B0004 00002FD362F001
Firmware: Firmware MPK 04.03.B0015 40622FD362F001
Firmware: Other
Unit ID: 178D05AD Model ID: B34D40620000 Transport IDs: {'btleid': 'B34D', 'wpid': '4062'}
3: DEVICE NAME {0005}
Name: K850 Performance Wireless Keyboard
Kind: keyboard
4: WIRELESS DEVICE STATUS {1D4B}
5: RESET {0020}
6: DEVICE FRIENDLY NAME {0007}
Friendly Name: Keyboard K850
7: BATTERY STATUS {1000}
Battery: 90%, discharging, next level 50%.
8: CHANGE HOST {1814}
Change Host : 2:desktop
9: HOSTS INFO {1815}
Host 0 (paired): rpi
Host 1 (paired): desktop
Host 2 (paired): laptop
10: REPROG CONTROLS V4 {1B04}
Key/Button Diversion (saved): {'1': 0, '10': 0, '189': 0, '191': 0, '192': 0, '193': 0, '194': 0, '2': 0, '209': 0, '210': 0, '211': 0, '212': 0, '213': 0, '214': 0, '221': 0, '3': 0, '4': 0, '5': 0, '6': 0}
Key/Button Diversion : {'209': 0, '210': 0, '211': 0, '213': 0, '214': 0, '189': 0, '212': 0, '6': 0, '4': 0, '5': 0, '3': 0, '2': 0, '1': 0, '194': 0, '221': 0, '191': 0, '10': 0, '193': 0, '192': 0}
11: PERSISTENT REMAPPABLE ACTION {1C00}
12: K375S FN INVERSION {40A3}
Swap Fx function (saved): False
Swap Fx function : False
13: ENCRYPTION {4100}
14: LOCK KEY STATE {4220}
15: KEYBOARD DISABLE KEYS {4521}
Disable keys (saved): {'1': False, '16': False, '2': False, '4': False, '8': False}
Disable keys : {'1': False, '2': False, '4': False, '8': False, '16': False}
16: MULTIPLATFORM {4531}
Set OS (saved): 0
Set OS : Windows
17: DFUCONTROL SIGNED {00C2}
18: unknown:1803 {1803} internal, hidden
19: CONFIG DEVICE PROPS {1806} internal, hidden
20: OOBSTATE {1805} internal, hidden
21: unknown:1813 {1813} internal, hidden
22: unknown:1830 {1830} internal, hidden
23: unknown:1861 {1861} internal, hidden
24: unknown:1890 {1890} internal, hidden
25: unknown:1891 {1891} internal, hidden
26: unknown:18A1 {18A1} internal, hidden
27: unknown:1DF3 {1DF3} internal, hidden
28: unknown:1E00 {1E00} hidden
29: unknown:1EB0 {1EB0} internal, hidden
30: unknown:18B0 {18B0} internal, hidden
Has 21 reprogrammable keys:
0: Host Switch Channel 1 , default: HostSwitch Channel 1 => HostSwitch Channel 1
nonstandard, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
1: Host Switch Channel 2 , default: HostSwitch Channel 2 => HostSwitch Channel 2
nonstandard, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
2: Host Switch Channel 3 , default: HostSwitch Channel 3 => HostSwitch Channel 3
nonstandard, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
3: MultiPlatform Home/Mission Control, default: Multiplatform Home/Mission Control => Multiplatform Home/Mission Control
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:1, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
4: MultiPlatform Menu/Show/Hide Virtual Keyboard/Launchpad, default: Multiplatform Menu/Launchpad => Multiplatform Menu/Launchpad
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:2, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
5: Multiplatform Back , default: MultiPlatform Back => MultiPlatform Back
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:3, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
6: MultiPlatform Search , default: Multiplatform Search => Multiplatform Search
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:4, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
7: Previous , default: Previous => Previous
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:5, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
8: Play/Pause , default: Play/Pause => Play/Pause
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:6, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
9: Next , default: Next => Next
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:7, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
10: Mute , default: Mute => Mute
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:8, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
11: Volume Down , default: Volume Down => Volume Down
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:9, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
12: Volume Up , default: Volume Up => Volume Up
is FN, FN sensitive, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:10, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
13: Multiplatform Lock , default: WindowsLock => WindowsLock
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:11, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
14: Multi Platform Language Switch, default: Multiplatform Language Switch => Multiplatform Language Switch
is FN, FN sensitive, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:12, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
15: Screen Capture/Print Screen, default: Screen Capture => Screen Capture
is FN, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
16: Calculator , default: Calculator => Calculator
is FN, reprogrammable, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
17: Fn Up , default: unknown:0070 => unknown:0070
is FN, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
18: Fn Down , default: unknown:006F => unknown:006F
is FN, divertable, persistently divertable, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
19: F Lock , default: Do Nothing One => Do Nothing One
is FN, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
20: unknown:0034 , default: Do Nothing One => Do Nothing One
nonstandard, pos:0, group:0, group mask:empty
reporting: default
Battery: 90%, discharging, next level 50%.
Alter device configuration.
$ solaar config -h
usage: solaar config [-h] device [setting] [value_key] [extra_subkey] [extra2] positional arguments: device device to configure; may be a device number (1..6), a serial number, or a substring of a device's name setting device-specific setting; leave empty to list available settings value_key new value for the setting or key for keyed settings extra_subkey value for keyed or subkey for subkeyed settings extra2 value for subkeyed settings options: -h, --help show this help message and exit Please note that configuration only works on active devices.
$ solaar config 2 change-host 3
Setting change-host of K850 Performance Wireless Keyboard to 3:laptop
Unpair specific device.
$ solaar unpair -h
usage: solaar unpair [-h] device positional arguments: device device to unpair; may be a device number (1..6), a serial number, or a substring of a device's name. options: -h, --help show this help message and exit
$ solaar unpair "K850 Performance Wireless Keyboard"
Unpaired 2: K850 Performance Wireless Keyboard (K850) [4062:E2A15F0B]
Pair a now device.
$ solaar pair -h
usage: solaar pair [-h] [receiver] positional arguments: receiver select receiver by name substring or serial number when more than one is present options: -h, --help show this help message and exit The Logitech Unifying Receiver supports up to 6 paired devices at the same time.
$ solaar pair
Pairing: turn your new device on (timing out in 30 seconds). Paired device 2: K850 (K850) [4062:E2A15F0B]