Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC

I bought a WCH BLE Analyzer PRO, only to realize it doesn't have Linux support. Using the windows binaries, i reverse engineered their USB implementation, and vibe-coded a capture tool together in less than 24 hours.

Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO
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Re: Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 5:34 PM UTC

Reverse engineering process and details are available here: https://github.com/xecaz/BLE-Analyzer-pro-linux-capture/blob...

Re: Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC

I also wrote a Android app that allows OTG connecting the WCH BLE Analyzer to a Android phone. Waiting for the OTG adapter to test it properly, if anyone is interested.

Re: Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC

xecaz wrote: post #3

I also wrote a Android app that allows OTG connecting the WCH BLE Analyzer to a Android phone. Waiting for the OTG adapter to test it properly, if anyone is interested.

Android app is built: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0l872HcAaY

Re: Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

A bit of a demo of the driver and decoding on Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGuT78euLIo

Re: Show HN: I made a Linux driver for WCH BLE Analyzer PRO

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Post by xecaz » Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC

xecaz wrote: post #4

xecaz wrote: post #3

I also wrote a Android app that allows OTG connecting the WCH BLE Analyzer to a Android phone. Waiting for the OTG adapter to test it properly, if anyone is interested.

Android app is built: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0l872HcAaY

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.manonbrokenhorse.wc...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manonbroke...