Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi
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#2Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.
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#3Fantastic project. Amazing how you overcame each obstacle, and very well written to boot. Kudos.
Quite funny how you brought 1000 ms latency down to 200 ms. I wonder how this compares to iDRAC and that Raritan device.
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#4That MacroSilicon MS2109 capture is super interesting! $11 shipped for 1080p30 capture is unbeatable. I wonder what kind of host SBC is going to be necessary to build a clone BlackMagic ATEM Mini without choking up USB bandwidth.
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#5I'm all in favor of cool projects, and I have done my fair share of useless experiments. But wouldn't it just be simpler to attach a dumpster-sourced monitor and keyboard to the server in question for the 3-4 times a year you brick it? To me the idea of a locally placed 1:1 KVM "switch" (huh? it's not switching anything if it's 1:1) is crazy. It makes sense if it is remotely located, but not if it's within your own home.
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#6I'm all in favor of cool projects, and I have done my fair share of useless experiments. But wouldn't it just be simpler to attach a dumpster-sourced monitor and keyboard to the server in question for the 3-4 times a year you brick it? To me the idea of a locally placed 1:1 KVM "switch" (huh? it's not switching anything if it's 1:1) is crazy. It makes sense if it is remotely located, but not if it's within your own h…
Of course it would be simpler, but it's also addressed multiple times in the blog post why he decided to do it anyway.
I'm glad he did because it looks like a fantastic project.
Re: Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi
#7Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.
Dude, thanks so much for this. I have a loud machine I’m using for ML stuff and I’ve been reluctant to move it to the basement as I didn’t want to have to run downstairs with a monitor for the odd issue. I also looked at KVMs and was annoyed at the prices. I have a R Pi sitting here I was looking to do a project with. This is perfect!
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#8That MacroSilicon MS2109 capture is super interesting! $11 shipped for 1080p30 capture is unbeatable. I wonder what kind of host SBC is going to be necessary to build a clone BlackMagic ATEM Mini without choking up USB bandwidth.
Ah! That's the name of it. Thanks! I didn't know how to tie it to any kind of identifier.
Re: Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi
#9Fantastic project. Amazing how you overcame each obstacle, and very well written to boot. Kudos. Quite funny how you brought 1000 ms latency down to 200 ms. I wonder how this compares to iDRAC and that Raritan device.
Thanks for reading!
Yeah, it was kind of like the perfect difficulty level for this kind of project. If it was two months of work to get it working at all, I probably would have gotten discouraged, but it worked out that every couple weeks I was rewarded with a breakthrough that substantially improved the latency until it was finally a practical tool.
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#10This is a game-changer! Thanks for all your work on this.
Do you have any plans to allow controlling more than 1 computer remotely? I'd love to implement this in my homelab.