RODECaster Control

An open-source Linux alternative to RODE Central for the RODECaster Pro II.

Goals

• Configure virtual audio devices
• Manage SMART Pads (soundpads) - upload/download sounds
• Read/write device settings
• Monitor fader positions and meters

Project Status

Early Development - Currently reverse engineering the USB HID protocol.

Device Information

• Vendor ID: 0x19f7 (RODE Microphones)
• Product ID: 0x0030 (RODECaster Pro II)
• HID Interface: /dev/hidraw*
• Firmware version reported: 1.68

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• hidapi library
• udev rules for non-root access

Installation

# Install udev rules
sudo cp udev/99-rodecaster.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

# Install Python dependencies
pip install hidapi

# Reconnect RODECaster or reboot

Protocol Documentation

See docs/protocol.md for reverse-engineered protocol details.

Contributing

This project needs help with:

1. Capturing USB traffic from RODE Central on Windows
2. Decoding HID report descriptors
3. Testing on different firmware versions

Related Projects

• rodecaster-pro2-pipewire - PipeWire audio configuration

License

MIT