2.4 KiB
Aquacomputer D5 Next watercooling pump
Driver API and source code available in liquidctl.driver.aquacomputer.
New in 1.11.0.
Initialization
Initialization is currently not required, but is recommended. It outputs the firmware version:
# liquidctl initialize
Aquacomputer D5 Next (experimental)
├── Firmware version 1023
└── Serial number 03500-24905
The pump automatically sends a status HID report every second as soon as it's connected.
Monitoring
The D5 Next exposes sensor values such as liquid temperature and two groups of fan sensors, for the pump and the optionally connected fan. These groups provide RPM speed, voltage, current and power readings. It also supports eight virtual temperature sensors, which are user assigned. Currently, they can only be read from the device. The pump additionally exposes +5V and +12V voltage rail readings:
# liquidctl status
Aquacomputer D5 Next (experimental)
├── Liquid temperature 26.9 °C
├── Soft. Sensor 1 50.0 °C
├── Pump speed 1968 rpm
├── Pump power 2.56 W
├── Pump voltage 12.04 V
├── Pump current 0.21 A
├── Fan speed 373 rpm
├── Fan power 0.38 W
├── Fan voltage 12.06 V
├── Fan current 0.03 A
├── +5V voltage 5.01 V
└── +12V voltage 12.06 V
Changed in 1.12.0: read virtual temperature sensors as well.
Programming the fan speeds
Currently, the pump and optionally connected fan can be set to a fixed duty cycle, ranging from 0-100%.
# liquidctl set pump speed 56
^^^^ ^^
channel duty
Valid channel values on the D5 Next are pump and fan.
Interaction with Linux hwmon drivers
Aquacomputer devices are supported by the mainline Linux kernel with its
aquacomputer_d5next driver, and status data is provided through a standard
hwmon sysfs interface.
Liquidctl automatically detects when a kernel driver is bound to the device
and, whenever possible, uses it instead of directly accessing the device.
Alternatively, direct access to the device can be forced with
--direct-access.