Hyperheadset

A small Python CLI and library for reading live status data from the Astro A50 base station over HID.

This started as a side project because I wanted to see battery %, dock state, and sidetone levels without running the official Astro software in the background. That turned into reverse-engineering the HID protocol... which turned into this.

It talks directly to the base station, parses the response frames, and exposes the useful bits in a clean way.

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What it can do

Right now it focuses on reading states.

• Read battery percentage + charging state
• Detect whether the headset is docked / powered
• Read sidetone slider values (active + saved)
• Output as JSON (compact or pretty)
• CSV logging
• Watch mode (with change detection)
• Filter specific fields (--fields)
• List matching HID devices
• Usable as both a CLI tool and a Python module

Install

From PyPI:

pip install hyperheadset

Local install:

pip install .

Editable dev install:

pip install -e .

CLI Usage

Default snapshot:

hyperheadset

Some common flags:

• Battery only: --battery
• JSON output: --json
• Pretty JSON: --json --p
• Watch mode: --watch
• Only show changes (watch mode): --changes-only
• List matching HID devices: --device-list

Examples

Watch only sidetone, and only print when it changes:

hyperheadset --fields sidetone --watch --changes-only

Log everything to CSV every 2 seconds:

hyperheadset --csv --watch --interval 2 > log.csv

Pretty JSON snapshot without timestamp:

hyperheadset --json --p --no-timestamp

Python Usage

You can also use it directly in code:

from hyperheadset import AstroA50Client, SliderType

client = AstroA50Client()

battery = client.getBatteryStatus()
print(battery.chargePercent, battery.isCharging)

sidetone = client.getSliderValue(SliderType.sidetone)
print(sidetone)

Snapshot helper:

snap = client.getSnapshot(battery=True, headset=True, sidetone=True)
print(snap)

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• hidapi bindings (pip install hidapi)
• Astro A50 base station connected over USB
• OS must expose the device as a standard HID interface

If your OS doesn't see it as HID, this won't work. No custom drivers included here.

Scope (and what this is not)

This project focuses on:

• Reading device state
• Protocol framing
• Simple query commands

It's not:

• A replacement for the official Astro software
• A firmware updater
• An EQ editor

Write/set commands might be added later, but only after making sure they're safe. Bricking a headset is not on the roadmap.

Credits / Prior Work

Huge credit to the eh-fifty project by Tom Dryer.

That project documents and reverse-engineers large parts of the Astro A50 USB/HID protocol. I studied their research to understand the framing and command structure, then re-implemented what I needed in a smaller codebase focused purely on stats and queries.

No source code from eh-fifty is included here but their work made this possible.

If you want broader device coverage or deeper protocol exploration, definitely check that repository out.

License

MIT

Disclaimer

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Astro, Logitech, or the eh-fifty project authors.