I prefer pikvm instead. They support cheap HDMI to CSI boards that have lower latency. And they don't make you pay for some features like tiny pilot does. This site sounds like a hobby one but it's actually a commercial product.
I still don't think I'll use it though. I can understand you're trying to make a business out of it. But the password protection feature is one that's too big to do without even in my home network.
For the other stuff like remote mounting drives I can imagine you're asking money for. But the password is pretty essential IMO, as is HTTPs. And the license drives the price far above $100.
Nevertheless I wish you luck with your business!
Fwiw I think pikvm is going the same route now, selling premade hardware. It's nice but the price is just too high for hobbyists. Some of my servers didn't even cost me $200 new and that's with iLO included.
Hey Michael, what do you think of building an HDMI-to-UVC device? Basically a device integrated in a cable with 2 ends: HDMI and USB. It would capture the video output of a computer, emulate a USB video class (webcam) device so the USB end can be plugged into another computer which would be able to see the video output of the other computer using any standard webcam software.
Heck it could even be powered by the USB host. It would be an "active cable" that doesn't require any custom software. Would be super convenient to carry with a laptop for data center technicians.
Server-class motherboards like the Asrock EP2C603 have built-in management that allows controlling power and usually kvm-like access to the system, via the network. I don’t think I’ve ever plugged a keyboard and monitor into my server after the first time (to set up the iLO thing itself). If you’re building a home server from scratch the right choice of motherboard can save you the need of yet another box to wrangle. Tiny Pilot is still really cool :)
For home-systems that run idle most of the time, the problem with Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI is the power consumption of the Baseboard Management Controller BMC which is, if I remember well, around 8Watt. That is more than a carefully tweaked 12Volt-only Motherboard + idle CPU like those of Fujitsu eg the D3644-B https://www.kontron.com/en/products/d3644-b-uatx/p157722
If you're looking for a KVM over IP for a hobby project with a Intel CPU you might want to first check to see if your CPU supports Intel AMT/vPro. If you enable this then you get a built in KVM over IP without any additional hardware/software. Once setup you can connect via a VNC client.
I tried this with a few HP desktops I was going to use as a homelab, but I found it flaky. I used MeshCommander but I never got a stable workflow. I wanted to be able to reinstall with PXE. Somehow the vPro failed to connect when booting into BIOS.
No mention of chroma sub-sampling for either pikvm (M-JPEG) or tinypilotkvm (H.264).
I have an Apple Pro Display XDR and it's just not worth the hassle trying to use it with Linux or Windows machines. Instead, I plan to use an HDMI capture device to get 1080p windows on a Mac. OBS's [guide](https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/capture-card-document...) shows some devices that capture RGB at 1080p60 like the $170 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra (GC553) and $300 Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI. Uncompressed 24bpp x 1920 x 1080 x 60 is almost 3 megabits/second, so OK for USB SS, but not great for networking over a distance, but my application doesn't need remote.
Maybe back in the day when rPis weren’t as hot a commodity as a high end video card or a latest gen gaming console. Yes, I’ve bought rPis this year for MSRP, but only if you consider the amount of time I spent monitoring sites like rpilocator to be “free”.
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I still don't think I'll use it though. I can understand you're trying to make a business out of it. But the password protection feature is one that's too big to do without even in my home network.
For the other stuff like remote mounting drives I can imagine you're asking money for. But the password is pretty essential IMO, as is HTTPs. And the license drives the price far above $100.
Nevertheless I wish you luck with your business!
Fwiw I think pikvm is going the same route now, selling premade hardware. It's nice but the price is just too high for hobbyists. Some of my servers didn't even cost me $200 new and that's with iLO included.
Heck it could even be powered by the USB host. It would be an "active cable" that doesn't require any custom software. Would be super convenient to carry with a laptop for data center technicians.
I have an Apple Pro Display XDR and it's just not worth the hassle trying to use it with Linux or Windows machines. Instead, I plan to use an HDMI capture device to get 1080p windows on a Mac. OBS's [guide](https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/capture-card-document...) shows some devices that capture RGB at 1080p60 like the $170 AVerMedia Live Gamer Ultra (GC553) and $300 Magewell XI100DUSB-HDMI. Uncompressed 24bpp x 1920 x 1080 x 60 is almost 3 megabits/second, so OK for USB SS, but not great for networking over a distance, but my application doesn't need remote.
It's around 200mbps for 60Hz 1080p but if you are just going from a local PC to a local mac it won't matter much
https://pikvm.org/
Maybe back in the day when rPis weren’t as hot a commodity as a high end video card or a latest gen gaming console. Yes, I’ve bought rPis this year for MSRP, but only if you consider the amount of time I spent monitoring sites like rpilocator to be “free”.
It seems that only rpi3 a+ are available in two stores, only one in EU
If you find me available rpi 4s in stock in EU, i'm ordering 5 right now :)