corsair-top

Real-time TUI monitor for Corsair AX1600i power supplies.

Features

• Live input voltage, current, and power readings
• Per-rail breakdown (12V, 5V, 3.3V)
• 12V page-level current and OCP limit monitoring
• Temperature and fan speed display
• Per-PSU power and temperature sparkline graphs
• Combined total power chart with reference lines (1600W/1500W/1000W scaled by PSU count)
• Multi-PSU support with aligned panel layout
• Adjustable polling rate

Requirements

• Linux
• Rust toolchain (1.87+)
• libusb-1.0-0-dev
• pkg-config
• Corsair AX1600i PSU connected via USB

Install

git clone https://github.com/loadfix/corsair-top.git
cd corsair-top
./install.sh

This will:

1. Build the project in release mode
2. Install the binary to /usr/local/bin/corsair-top
3. Install a launch script with splash screen
4. Install a .desktop launcher with icon
5. Add a shell alias
6. Set up a udev rule for USB access

Usage

corsair-top        # launch with splash (via alias)
/usr/local/bin/corsair-top  # run directly without splash

Controls

Key	Action
q / Esc	Quit
+ / =	Increase polling rate (min 250ms)
-	Decrease polling rate (max 5s)

USB Permissions

The install script creates a 0660 udev rule allowing the active desktop user or members of the plugdev group to access the PSU without sudo:

sudo usermod -aG plugdev $USER

Log out and back in for the group change to take effect.

License

MIT