WireView Pro II - Linux Unofficial Client

Unofficial Linux port of the Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II desktop application. Built with .NET 8.0 and Avalonia UI.

Features

• Real-time monitoring — Voltage, current, and power readings across all 6 pins with live charts
• Device configuration — Fan speed, display settings, fault alarms, thresholds
• Configuration profiles — Save, load, and manage named device configurations
• Data logging — On-device log readback and CSV export
• Desktop notifications — Via notify-send
• Software shutdown on fault — Optional system shutdown when a fault alarm triggers, for eGPU or setups where the hardware shutdown header cannot be connected

DFU firmware updates are available on the dfu-enabled branch. This feature has not been fully tested and could potentially brick your device, so it is excluded from the main branch and the pre-built binary.

hwmon integration: If you want sensor data exposed to sensors, Grafana, conky, btop, and other monitoring tools via /sys/class/hwmon/, see wireview-hwmon. The kernel module and daemon work standalone without this app, and this app can also use them as an alternative to direct serial communication (see below). That project also includes wireviewctl, a CLI tool for scripting device commands from the terminal.

Connection modes

The app supports two ways of communicating with the device:

Mode	How it works	Features
Direct serial	App talks to the device over /dev/ttyACM*	Full control (default)
hwmon + daemon	App reads sensors from /sys/class/hwmon/, sends commands via the wireviewd daemon socket	Full control, plus sensor data available to system monitoring tools

The app auto-detects the connection mode at startup. If the wireview-hwmon kernel module is loaded, the app uses hwmon for sensor data and connects to the daemon's Unix socket (/run/wireviewd.sock) for commands — configuration read/write, fault clearing, screen control, and device info all work through the daemon. If the daemon is not running, the app still displays sensor data in read-only mode.

If the kernel module is not loaded, the app falls back to direct serial communication automatically.

Requirements

• Linux with USB support (tested on Ubuntu 24.04+ and Arch Linux)
• A Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II device connected via USB

Installation

Ubuntu 24.04 (PPA)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sparvoli/wireview-hwmon
sudo apt update
sudo apt install wireview-linux

To also install the hwmon kernel module and daemon for system-wide sensor integration:

sudo apt install wireview-hwmon wireview-hwmon-dkms

Ubuntu / Debian (.deb package)

A pre-built .deb package is available on the Releases page. Download it and install:

sudo apt install ./wireview-linux_*_amd64.deb

Arch Linux (AUR)

An AUR package is available, maintained by arakmar:

yay -S wireview-linux

Option 1: Pre-built binary (no .NET required)

# Download and extract the latest release
mkdir -p ~/wireview-linux
curl -sL $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/emaspa/wireview-linux/releases/latest | grep -o 'https://.*linux-x64.tar.gz') | tar xz -C ~/wireview-linux

# Set up USB permissions
sudo cp ~/wireview-linux/udev/99-wireview.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger
sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER
sudo usermod -aG plugdev $USER

# Log out and back in, then run
~/wireview-linux/WireView2

Option 2: Build from source

Requires .NET 8.0 SDK or later.

git clone https://github.com/emaspa/wireview-linux.git
cd wireview-linux
sudo ./install.sh

The install script will:

1. Install udev rules for automatic USB device permissions
2. Add your user to the dialout and plugdev groups
3. Build the application

You must log out and back in for the group changes to take effect.

Or manually step by step:

git clone https://github.com/emaspa/wireview-linux.git
cd wireview-linux

# Install udev rules (grants access to the WireView USB device)
sudo cp udev/99-wireview.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger

# Add yourself to the required groups
sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER
sudo usermod -aG plugdev $USER

# Log out and back in, then build and run
dotnet build -c Release
dotnet run --project WireView2/ -c Release

Quick permissions fix (no reboot)

If you just want to test without logging out:

sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0

This is temporary and resets when the device is unplugged.

Usage

The app has five pages accessible from the left sidebar:

Page	Description
Overview	Summary of total current, power, voltage, and cable rating
Monitoring	Real-time charts for voltage, current, power, and temperature
Logging	Read device logs and export to CSV
Device	Device info and full device configuration (fan, display, alarms, thresholds)
Settings	App theme, startup behavior, background customization

Configuration profiles

On the Device page, you can save the current device configuration as a named profile and load it later. Profiles are stored as JSON files in ~/.local/share/PowerMonitor/profiles/.

USB device IDs

Mode	VID	PID	Description
Normal	0483	5740	STM32 CDC/ACM virtual serial port

Project structure

wireview-linux/
├── WireView2/                  # Main Avalonia UI application
│   ├── Views/                  # AXAML views
│   ├── ViewModels/             # MVVM view models
│   ├── Services/               # App settings, profiles, notifications
│   └── Assets/                 # Icons, backgrounds
├── WireViewDeviceLib/          # Device communication library
│   └── Device/                 # Serial protocol, port finder
├── udev/                       # udev rules for USB permissions
└── install.sh                  # Installation script

Tech stack

• .NET 8.0 — Runtime and build system
• Avalonia UI 11.3 — Cross-platform MVVM UI framework
• CommunityToolkit.Mvvm 8.4 — MVVM source generators
• LiveChartsCore + SkiaSharp — Real-time chart rendering
• System.IO.Ports — Serial communication with the device

Troubleshooting

Device not detected

1. Check that the device is connected: lsusb | grep 0483
2. Check that /dev/ttyACM0 exists: ls -la /dev/ttyACM*
3. Check permissions: groups should include dialout
4. If using a VM, ensure USB passthrough is configured for the VID/PID pair

Permission denied on /dev/ttyACM0

# Temporary fix:
sudo chmod 666 /dev/ttyACM0

# Permanent fix:
sudo cp udev/99-wireview.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger
sudo usermod -aG dialout $USER
# Then log out and back in

Disclaimer

This software is an unofficial, community-made Linux port of the WireView Pro II application. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Thermal Grizzly or ElmorLabs. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Use at your own risk. This software interacts with hardware, while every effort has been made to ensure correctness, the authors are not responsible for any damage to your device.

License

This project contains code decompiled from the original WireView Pro II Windows application and code from the WireViewDeviceLib repository. Please respect the original authors' rights. This port is provided for personal use and interoperability purposes.