Keyboard backlight device doesn't get detected on ROG GL553VE

I'm running OpenAuraSDK on my GL553VE notebook, which has Aura keyboard backlight.

All calls to TestAuraController return false, thus no device gets detected in the app. What can be done to fix this?

Attaching i2cdetect outputs:

i2cdetect -l
i2c-1	i2c       	Synopsys DesignWare I2C adapter 	I2C adapter
i2c-0	smbus     	SMBus I801 adapter at f040      	SMBus adapter



i2cdetect 0
WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
I will probe file /dev/i2c-0.
I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
Continue? [Y/n] 
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:          -- -- -- -- -- 08 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
10: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
20: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
30: 30 -- -- -- -- 35 36 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
40: -- -- -- -- 44 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
50: 50 -- 52 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
70: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

sudo i2cdetect 1
Warning: Can't use SMBus Quick Write command, will skip some addresses
WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse!
I will probe file /dev/i2c-1.
I will probe address range 0x03-0x77.
Continue? [Y/n] 
     0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  a  b  c  d  e  f
00:                                                 
10:                                                 
20:                                                 
30: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --                         
40:                                                 
50: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
60:                                                 
70: