Supported hardware

Protocol reference

Choose a model to view its verified firmware protocol.

Model reference

Model

Exact device only Reviewed against openblade-core revision .

Feature-report envelope

Offset	Meaning	Validation
0	Status: request `00`, successful response `02`.	Reject every non-success response status.
1	Transaction identifier.	Response must match the request transaction.
5	Payload length, maximum 80 bytes.	Validate bounds and exact command-specific length.
6 to 7	Command class and command ID.	Both must match the request.
8 to 87	Payload and zero-filled remainder.	Apply a command-specific payload decoder.
88	XOR checksum of bytes 2 through 87.	Reject a checksum mismatch.
89	Reserved trailing byte.	The protocol report remains exactly 90 bytes; Windows feature I/O includes its report ID separately.

Read-only queries

Feature	Class/ID	Request payload	Decoded response
Thermal state, channels 1/2	`0D/82`	`01 CC 00 00`	Recognized automatic or manual state; both channel responses must agree.
Fan RPM, selectors 1/2	`0D/88`	`01 SS 00`	`01 SS RR`, RPM = `RR × 100`.
Custom CPU/GPU level	`0D/87`	`01 DD 00`	`01 DD LL`, where the recognized level is Low, Medium, or High.
Battery protection/limit	`07/92`	`00`	`50` off; `B2/B7/BC/C1/C6/CB/D0` for 50% to 80%.
Temporary full charge	`07/8F`	`00`	`00` inactive; `04` active. Other one-byte values are rejected.
Adapter class	`07/8C`	`00 00`	`00 11` battery, `07 11` USB-C, and `11 11` full-power barrel adapter.
Keyboard brightness	`03/83`	`01 05 00`	`01 05 BB`, raw brightness 0 to 255.
Logo state/effect	`03/80`, `03/82`	`01 04 00`	`01 04 VV`; state is disabled/enabled and effect is Static/Breathing.
MCU version	`00/87`	`00 00 00 00`	Four numeric version components.
Startup animation	`0F/98`	`00`	`00` enabled; `01` disabled.
Function-key primary mode	`02/86`	`01 00`	`01 00` function keys; `01 01` multimedia.
Gaming mode	`00/88`	`00 00 00 00`	`00 00 00 00` off; `01 00 00 00` on.
Device mode	`00/84`	`00 00`	Normal or Driver mode.
Display	Windows API	Not applicable.	Fixed 60/240 Hz, Dynamic 48-240 Hz, HDR, and five SDR color profiles.
Advanced tuning	Observed only	Not available.	CPU Power Limit 45-95 W, CPU Voltage Optimizer -30 to -1, GPU core -1000 to +400 MHz, and memory -1000 to +3000 MHz.
Notation	`CC` channel; `SS` fan selector; `DD` performance domain.	`LL` level; `BB` brightness; `VV` command-specific value.	Placeholders are decoded and constrained by typed code.

Admitted setters

Family	Class/ID	Sanitized request shape	Accepted response payload	Admission notes
Performance	`0D/02`, `0D/07`	`01 CC MM 00` thermal state and `01 DD LL` custom level; domains, modes, and levels are typed.	Same channel or domain payload.	Read back both thermal channels and performance domains. USB-C and battery setters remain unavailable.
Cooling	`0D/02`, `0D/01`	Typed automatic/manual state and `01 CC RR` fan targets from 2,000 to 5,000 RPM.	Same channel payload.	Read back mode and both RPM channels; targets are bounded to this model's maximum.
Battery care	`07/12`, `07/0F`	Protection off, a 50-80% limit, or temporary full charge.	Same one-byte value.	Read back through `07/92` or `07/8F`; each validation restores the prior confirmed state.
Keyboard and logo	`03/03`, `03/00`, `03/02`, `0F/18`, `02/06`, `00/08`, `00/04`	Typed brightness, logo, startup, function-key, Gaming Mode, and device-mode values.	Same typed payload or the admitted one-shot response.	Read back each durable state independently. Function-key setters use this model's selector-free payload.
Keyboard matrix frame	`03/0B`, `03/0A`	Six typed rows across 17 logical columns, followed by a latch.	Validated status, transaction, class, ID, length, and checksum envelope.	PID `02C6` uses 90-byte protocol reports and has no 375-byte feature collection.

Input and lighting behavior

Area	Supported behavior	Boundary
Keyboard effects	Off, Ambient Awareness, Audio Meter, Breathing, Fire, Reactive, Ripple, Spectrum Cycling, Starlight, Static, Tidal, Wave, and Wheel, plus an imported sequence.	Effect parameters, the complete spatial key map, and native effect or matrix readback remain separately gated. An imported sequence uses this model's own verified logical-key projection and is admitted only for a known keyboard layout.
Animation frame rate	30 Hz.	The opt-in 60 Hz rate is admitted only on the Razer Blade 16 (2026) transport.
Windows Dynamic Lighting	OpenBlade can delegate the 85-lamp keyboard LampArray to Windows.	Delegation stops OpenBlade keyboard lighting writes. The lid logo remains independent.
Special-key bindings	M3, M4, and M5 are editable from exact reports `040A0300`, `040AD300`, and `040AD400`.	M1, M2, and Fn+P remain visible but disabled because their generic Fn reports cannot be distinguished safely.
HDR and color	HDR uses a fresh Windows readback, including after an access-denied result.	The change is accepted only when readback matches; SDR color profiles are disabled while HDR is on.

Admission meaning

Status	Meaning	Required evidence
Supported	The feature is admitted for this exact model and firmware.	Reviewed evidence, typed validation, apply, readback, and restoration where the operation is reversible.
Observed only	The capability remains documented but cannot be changed by OpenBlade.	A separate backend and trustworthy readback are still required.
Unavailable	The UI may identify the model difference but does not offer a write.	No command is borrowed from another model and no ambiguous input is suppressed.

Core evidence map

Published fact	Tracked core evidence
Exact target and firmware identity	`RazerBladeModelCatalog.cs`, `WindowsHostIdentitySource.cs`
Battery, performance, cooling, and power-source support	`Rz090528BatteryValidationFactory.cs`, `BatteryValidationFactory.cs`, `ProductionBatteryPort.cs`
Brightness, logo, device mode, and special-key access	`Rz090528BrightnessLightingFactory.cs`
Matrix geometry and effects	`Rz090528MatrixLighting.cs`, `Rz090528SynapseEffects.cs`
Exact-device capability coverage	`rz09-0528-pid-02c6-bios-2.02-device-coverage.json`, `FirmwareSmokeAssessment.cs`

Feature-report envelope

Offset	Meaning	Validation
0	Status: request `00`, successful response `02`.	Reject every non-success response status.
1	Transaction identifier.	Response must match the request transaction.
5	Payload length, maximum 80 bytes.	Validate bounds and exact command-specific length.
6 to 7	Command class and command ID.	Both must match the request.
8 to 87	Payload and zero-filled remainder.	Apply a command-specific payload decoder.
88	XOR checksum of bytes 2 through 87.	Reject a checksum mismatch.
89	Reserved trailing byte.	The protocol report remains exactly 90 bytes; Windows feature I/O includes its report ID separately.

Read-only queries

Feature	Class/ID	Request payload	Decoded response
Thermal state, channels 1/2	`0D/82`	`01 CC 00 00`	Recognized automatic or manual state; both channel responses must agree.
Fan RPM, selectors 1/2	`0D/88`	`01 SS 00`	`01 SS RR`, RPM = `RR × 100`.
Custom CPU/GPU level	`0D/87`	`01 DD 00`	`01 DD LL`, where the recognized level is Low, Medium, or High.
Battery protection/limit	`07/92`	`00`	`50` off; `B2/B7/BC/C1/C6/CB/D0` for 50% to 80%.
Temporary full charge	`07/8F`	`00`	`00` inactive; `04` active. Other one-byte values are rejected.
Adapter class	`07/8C`	`00 00`	`07 11` USB-C 100 W; `11 11` full-power barrel input. The exact supported host can admit the reviewed Razer 280 W or SlimQ 330 W source.
Keyboard brightness	`03/83`	`01 05 00`	`01 05 BB`, raw brightness 0 to 255.
Logo state/effect	`03/80`, `03/82`	`01 04 00`	`01 04 VV`; state is disabled/enabled and effect is Static/Breathing.
MCU version	`00/87`	`00 00 00 00`	Four numeric version components.
Startup animation	`0F/98`	`00`	`00` enabled; `01` disabled.
Function-key primary mode	`02/86`	`01 00`	`01 00` function keys; `01 01` multimedia.
Gaming mode	`00/88`	`00 00 00 00`	`00 00 00 00` off; `01 00 00 00` on.
Notation	`CC` channel; `SS` fan selector; `DD` performance domain.	`LL` level; `BB` brightness; `VV` command-specific value.	Placeholders are decoded and constrained by typed code.

Admitted setters

Family	Class/ID	Sanitized request shape	Accepted response payload	Admission notes
Battery limit	`07/12`	One value: `B2`, `B7`, `BC`, `C1`, `C6`, `CB`, or `D0`.	Same one-byte value.	Exact readback through `07/92`.
Battery protection off	`07/12`	`50`	`50`	Exact readback through `07/92`.
Temporary full charge	`07/0F`	`04` enable; `00` cancel.	Same one-byte value.	Read through `07/8F`; unplug restoration policy is enforced separately.
Performance, channels 1/2	`0D/02`	`01 CC MM 00`; admitted modes include Balanced, Silent, Performance, Battery Saver, Battery Balanced, and Custom.	Same four-byte channel payload.	Both thermal channels must return the same recognized state.
Custom CPU/GPU level	`0D/07`	`01 DD LL`; domain and level are typed and constrained.	Same three-byte domain payload.	Read back each domain; CPU High + GPU High is rejected.
GPU clock tuning	NVIDIA API	Core -1,000 to +400 MHz and memory -1,000 to +3,000 MHz, limited again by the installed driver.	Confirmed core and memory offsets.	Available on AC independently of the selected performance mode.
Manual fan state	`0D/02`	`01 CC 00 01` on both channels.	Same four-byte channel payload.	Firmware exposes only a generic manual state.
Fan target	`0D/01`	`01 CC RR`; RPM is `RR × 100`, bounded from 2,000 to 5,400.	Same three-byte channel payload.	Firmware reports a generic manual state. OpenBlade retains the subtype and checks safe telemetry.
Keyboard brightness	`03/03`	`01 05 BB`.	Same three-byte payload.	Arbitrary setters support exact readback through `03/83`. The function-key fast path instead validates the same-transaction setter response without a separate readback.
Keyboard matrix frame	`03/0B`	Typed 102-slot matrix in a dedicated 375-byte feature report.	Validated status, transaction, class, ID, length, and checksum envelope.	Renderer ownership is required; animated effects require continuous frames.
Logo effect/state	`03/02`, `03/00`	`01 04 VV` for persistent logo LED 4.	Same three-byte state or effect payload.	Read back state and effect independently.
Startup animation	`0F/18`	`00 00` on; `00 01` off.	Same two-byte payload.	Recorded as a one-shot action; a separate `0F/98` getter is admitted.
Function-key primary mode	`02/06`	`01 00` function; `01 01` multimedia.	Same two-byte payload.	Recorded as a one-shot action; a separate `02/86` getter is admitted.
Gaming mode	`00/08`	`01 00 00 00` on; zeros off.	`32 0A 00 00` for both admitted actions.	Recorded as a one-shot action; a separate `00/88` getter is admitted.
Microphone mute indicator	`18/04`	`00 02 01` red; `00 02 00` off.	Same three-byte payload.	Recorded as a one-shot action. Windows microphone state is the source of truth; no firmware getter was observed.
HyperBoost	Reviewed capture	An exact captured pair of per-channel entry commands, with a matching Balanced restoration pair. Bytes stay in the reviewed fixture rather than in this page.	Both channels must confirm the recognized thermal state.	Admitted on BIOS `4.00` only, and only while an independent gate confirms full power with no cooling pad attached. Entry, exit, and restoration run as one transition; an indeterminate write is never retried, and a journal changed during restoration is preserved rather than overwritten.

Input and lighting behavior

Area	Supported behavior	Boundary
Keyboard effects	Off, Static, Spectrum Cycling, Breathing, Reactive, Ripple, Tidal, Starlight, Wave, Wheel, Ambient Awareness, and Audio Meter, plus an imported sequence.	OpenBlade converts effects into validated matrix frames. Raw frames are not exposed through IPC; animated effects run in the service. An imported sequence is admitted only for a known keyboard layout, and only within capabilities already admitted for this model.
Animation frame rate	30 Hz by default, with an opt-in 60 Hz choice for the built-in animations, Ambient Awareness, and Audio Meter.	The service holds the selection, which survives a tray exit. Only these two rates are admitted.
Speaker mute indicator	Matrix slot 2 renders red while Windows playback is muted.	Rendered through the admitted matrix frame rather than a separate command. Windows playback state is the source of truth; no firmware getter was observed.
Brightness keys	Each Synapse-handled F10 or F11 press emitted one `03/03` setter. Raw brightness changed by `0x10` per press, 6 to 14 milliseconds after the key event.	This fast path validates the same-transaction setter response. Arbitrary brightness setters still use independent `03/83` readback.
Brightness fast path	No preliminary query, separate readback, or full effect reapplication was observed for a key press.	The behavior applies only to the brightness keys.
Display brightness	Display brightness and the native Windows flyout can be driven through one exact, hardware-validated Razer driver tuple, separate from the 90-byte protocol above.	Pinned to that exact interface, instance-ID prefix, service name, and driver hash. Razer updates or another Blade model must be admitted independently. OpenBlade falls back to the Windows WMI path and its own flyout when the tuple is absent.

Admission meaning

Status	Meaning	Required evidence
Admitted	The command has reviewed evidence and code checks for this exact model and firmware.	Capture, decoding, application, readback, and restoration for normal setters.
One-shot action	A separate getter was unavailable or the action is not represented as durable state.	Record the response, declare `oneShotOnly`, and pass restoration.
Other models	The same-looking command is not assumed to be safe elsewhere.	Independent exact-device evidence and admission.

Core evidence map

Published fact	Tracked core evidence
Exact target and HID interfaces	`TargetBladeDevice.cs`
90-byte report envelope and response validation	`RazerReport.cs`
Battery, performance, fan, and one-shot setters	`Rz09_0581_02e0_3_01_BatteryProduction.json`, `DeviceCommandCatalog.cs`
Read-only query availability	Typed `*Protocol.cs` decoders and `ProductionBatteryReadEvidence.cs`
Keyboard matrix protocol and effects	`Rz09_0581_02e0_3_01_LightingProduction.json`, `Pid02E0MatrixReport.cs`, `ProductionLightingEvidence.cs`
Keyboard brightness key cadence	2026-07-23 Synapse oracle capture, SHA-256 `3BC6D695405362311285FFB37DEA6AAD777378782870F03F1684B93A30410D09`; `ProductionLightingPort.cs`, `ProductionLightingEvidence.cs`.
HyperBoost command set, pad-less admission, and restoration	`Rz09_0581_02e0_4_00_HyperBoostProduction.json`, `Rz09_0581_02e0_4_00_HyperBoostWithoutCoolingPadAdmission.json`, `HyperBoostWithoutCoolingPadEvidence.cs`, `ReviewedHyperBoostThermalPlan.cs`
Display brightness driver tuple	`WindowsRazerDisplayBrightnessHidTransport.cs`, `DisplayBrightnessHidController.cs`