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DIY PiKVM V1 Instructions

!!! tip "So many choices!" There are many different options with sub-items, so you can choose what will suit you.
However, we marked the recommended way by sign ✮ ✮ ✮

Required parts

  1. Raspberry Pi board:

  2. MicroSD card minimum 8Gb class 10.

  3. Video capture device:

    • ✮ ✮ ✮ HDMI-CSI bridge based on TC358743 chip.
      Supports H.264 video encoding on Raspberry Pi 3, automatic resolution selection and the lowest possible latency.
    • ... or HDMI-USB dongle.
      Only heavy MJPEG video, no resolution detection, big latency compared to HDMI-CSI. Some users report hardware problems: the dongle may not work in the BIOS or simply stop working after a while. It's a black box, and no one knows what's inside it. If you have problems with it, it will not be possible to fix them.

  4. Official USB-Micro Power Supply.

  5. The Pico HID Keyboard & mouse emulator:

    {!_diy_parts_pico_hid.md!}

  6. Optional feature: ATX controller

    {!_diy_parts_atx.md!}

  7. Optional feature: VGA video capture

    If you want to capture VGA from your server instead of HDMI, buy the VGA-to-HDMI converter. Some converters have issues with not supporting all resolutions and refresh rates.

Setting up the hardware

  1. Video capture device:

    ??? success "✮ ✮ ✮ HDMI-CSI bridge"

     {!_diy_setup_video_csi.md!}

    ??? note "... or HDMI-USB dongle"

     {!_diy_setup_video_usb.md!}

  2. Build the Pico HID Keyboard & Mouse emulator.

!!! warning "WORK IN PROGRESS"

First launch and usage

{!_diy_first_launch.md!}