@ -5,23 +5,13 @@ A very simple and fully functional Raspberry Pi-based KVM (Keyboard-Video-Mouse)
The website: [pikvm.org ](https://pikvm.org ). Also check out [the documentation ](https://docs.pikvm.org ) and join to the [Discord Community Chat ](https://discord.gg/bpmXfz5 ) for news, questions and support!
| ** [>>> New PiKVM V4 - Buy it right now! <<< ](https://pikvm.org/buy )** |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| < a href = https://pikvm.org/buy > < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v4.jpg" alt = "drawing" / > < / a > |
| ** [>>> DIY Device Getting Started <<< ](#diy-getting-started )** | ** [>>> PiKVM V3 Getting Started <<< ](#pikvm-v3 )** |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [DIY Review by **Novaspirit Tech** ](https://youtu.be/plP9Y1likRg )< br > [**Hackaday**](https://hackaday.com/2020/11/24/true-networked-kvm-without-breaking-the-bank/) & [**Tom's HARDWARE** ](https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/kvm-over-ip-raspberry-pi ) & [**Elector MAG** ](https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/pikvm-raspberry-pi-as-a-kvm-remote-control )< br > [Our boring presentation for the DIY :)](https://youtu.be/9YhPWjWv5gw) | [PiKVM V3 Review by **Linus Tech Tips** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=232opnNPGNo )< br > [Review by **Novaspirit Tech** ](https://youtu.be/dTchVKxx7Fo)< br > [Another review by **Level1Techs** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwsznhIBPMc)< br > [Review by **The Geek Freaks** (DE)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnd6wojrw3c) |
| < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v2_example.jpg" alt = "drawing" / > | < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v3_preasm.jpg" alt = "drawing" / > |
| Web UI |
| ------------------------------------------ |
| < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/screen1.png" alt= "drawing" height = 200/ > |
| < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/screen1.png" height = 400 / > |
# Features
* Supported **Raspberry Pi 2** , **3** , **4** and **Zero2W** ;
* Can be made based on **Raspberry Pi 2** , **3** , **4** and **Zero2W** ;
* **FullHD video** using advanced **HDMI-to-CSI bridge** or **USB dongle** ;
* Extra low **video latency** with **MJPEG** or **H.264 / WebRTC** (for CSI bridge);
* Bootable **Virtual CD-ROM** and **Flash Drive** , ability to store images on **NFS** ;
@ -33,9 +23,106 @@ The website: [pikvm.org](https://pikvm.org). Also check out [the documentation](
* **Extensible authorization** and HTTPS out of the box;
* **Health monitoring** of the Pi;
* Control **GPIO** ports and **USB relays** ;
* It only costs between $30 and $100 for parts!
* 100% Open Source!
# Variants
PiKVM supports several different hardware configurations, referred to as **platforms** .
All of them uses our common open source software stack.
* **PiKVM V4** and **V3** are our own **plug-and-play, ready-made** devices (Raspberry Pi included).< br >
Supports **H.264 video & audio** transmission, **host power management** , **mass-storage emulation** and much more.
They are really well-made, reliable things which you can use yourself or provide to your clients.
V4 and V3 also have more features than DIY builds.
* **PiKVM V2** and **V1** devices are **DIY** so you can make it with your own hands.< br >
If you don't know where to put your old Raspberry Pi, here's a great goal.
**Look at what Tech Bloggers are saying about us :)**
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< tr >
< td align = "center" > < b > PiKVM V4 Plus & Mini< / b > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < b > PiKVM V3< / b > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < b > DIY PiKVM< / b > < / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td align = "center" > <!-- V4 Plus/Mini -->
< a href = https://youtu.be/2HqbQdZUEmY > < b > Novaspirit Tech< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://youtu.be/Kx5MlT2jYxU > < b > Level1Techs< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PppcpSVYh0E > < b > Jeff Geerling< / b > < br >
< / td >
< td align = "center" > <!-- V3 -->
< a href = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=232opnNPGNo > < b > ~~~ LINUS TECH TIPS ~~~< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://youtu.be/dTchVKxx7Fo > < b > Novaspirit Tech< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwsznhIBPMc > < b > Level1Techs< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOgcqVcY4Yg > < b > Techno Tim< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnd6wojrw3c > < b > The Geek Freaks< / b > (DE)< / a > < br >
< / td >
< td align = "center" > <!-- DIY -->
< a href = https://youtu.be/plP9Y1likRg > < b > Novaspirit Tech< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://hackaday.com/2020/11/24/true-networked-kvm-without-breaking-the-bank > < b > Hackaday< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/kvm-over-ip-raspberry-pi > < b > Tom's HARDWARE< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/pikvm-raspberry-pi-as-a-kvm-remote-control > < b > Elector MAG< / b > < / a > < br >
< a href = https://youtu.be/9YhPWjWv5gw > Our boring presentation of DIY< / a > < br >
< / td >
< / tr >
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< td align = "center" > < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v4.jpg" width = 200 / > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v3_preasm.jpg" width = 200 / > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v2_example.jpg" width = 200 / > < / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td align = "center" > < a href = https://pikvm.org/buy > < br > < b > ~~~ BUY IT NOW ~~~< / b > < / a > < br > < br > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < a href = https://pikvm.org/buy > < br > < b > ~~~ BUY IT NOW ~~~< / b > < / a > < br > < br > < / td >
< td align = "center" > < a href = #diy-getting-started > < br > < b > DIY Getting Started< / b > < / a > < br > < br > < / td >
< / tr >
< / table >
< hr >
| < div align = "center" > ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ **KEY FEATURES** ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</ div > | **V4 Plus** | **V4 Mini** | | **V3** | | **DIY V2** | **DIY V1** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------:|:-----------:|---|:--------:|---|:----------:|:----------:|
| | | | | | | | |
| **Plug and Play out of box!** | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌< br > DIY | ❌< br > DIY |
| Base Raspberry unit | **CM4<br><sup>Included!</sup>** | **CM4<br><sup>Included!</sup>** | | **RPi4<br><sup>Included!</sup>** | | RPi4< br > Zero2W | RPi3< br > RPi2< br > Zero2W |
| **HDMI 1080p@60Hz** support for better **BIOS/UEFI compatibility** | ✅ | ✅ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **HDMI audio** capture | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| USB keyboard/mouse emulation | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ |
| Virtual **Flash Drive** / **CD-ROM emulation** | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ❌ |
| Ability to simulate ** "eject/insert"** for USB | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Onboard ATX controller** for power management of the host | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | DIY | DIY |
| **Built-in OLED** with IP and other info | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Multiport KVM switches** support | ✅ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ |
||
||
| < div align = "center" > ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ **HARDWARE ABILITIES** ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</ div > | **V4 Plus** | **V4 Mini** | | **V3** | | **DIY V2** | **DIY V1** |
||
| **CISCO-style RJ-45** console port | ✅ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **USB serial** console port | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Internal secured USB 3.0** storage port | ✅ | ❌ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| A **real-time clock** for accurate logging | ✅ | ✅ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Locator LED** to find device in the rack | ✅ | ✅ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **mPCIe slot** with USB lines for **LTE/5G** cards | ✅ | ❌ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **SIM card slot** for modem | ✅ | ❌ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **External antenna** support | ✅ | ✅ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| USB host support (external USB devices connectivity) | ✅ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ |
||
||
| < div align = "center" > ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ **POWER AND COOLING** ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</ div > | **V4 Plus** | **V4 Mini** | | **V3** | | **DIY V2** | **DIY V1** |
||
| Cooling system / fan type | Quiet< br > Radial | Fanless | | Axial | | DIY | DIY |
| PWM fan controller | ✅ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| **Fan speed and health** monitoring | ✅ | ❌ | | ❌ | | ❌ | ❌ |
| Power consumption in idle mode | 3.3W | 2.65W | | 3.3W | | | |
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| < div align = "center" > ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ **MISCELLANEOUS** ⭐ ⭐ ⭐</ div > | **V4 Plus** | **V4 Mini** | | **V3** | | **DIY V2** | **DIY V1** |
||
| USB relays, lamps, smartplugs control | ✅ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pi's GPIO ports control from the Web UI | ❌ | ❌ | | ✅ | | ✅ | ✅ |
< details >
< summary > < b > More indepth details about the PiKVM features< / b > < / summary >
@ -91,48 +178,10 @@ The website: [pikvm.org](https://pikvm.org). Also check out [the documentation](
We created [our very own MJPG video server ](https://github.com/pikvm/ustreamer ) written in C with multi-threading support and GPU video encoding - the fastest streaming solution available to provide the best video quality for PiKVM. We also tested a lot of hardware configurations so that you can be sure devices you assemble will work reliably.
< / details >
< details >
< summary > Comparsion table< / summary >
| | DIY V1 | DIY V2 | V3 Kit | V4 Mini | V4 Plus |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------:|:--------------:|:-------:|:-----------:|:----------:|
| ** ===== KEY FEATURES =====** | | | | | |
| Plug and Play out of box! | ❌< br > DIY | ❌< br > DIY | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Base Raspberry unit | RPi3< br > RPi2< br > Zero2W | RPi4< br > Zero2W | **RPi4<br>Included!** | **CM4<br>Included!** | **CM4<br>Included!** |
| HDMI 1080p@60Hz support for better BIOS/UEFI compatibility | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| HDMI audio capture | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| USB keyboard/mouse emulation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Virtual Flash Drive and CD-ROM emulation | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Ability to simulate "eject/insert" for USB | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Onboard ATX controller for power management of the host | DIY | DIY | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Built-in OLED with IP and other info | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multiport KVM switches support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| ** ===== HARDWARE ABILITIES =====** | **DIY V1** | **DIY V2** | **V3 Kit** | **V4 Mini** | **V4 Plus** |
| CISCO-style RJ-45 console port | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| USB serial console port | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Internal secured USB 3.0 storage port | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| mPCIe slot with USB lines for LTE/5G cards | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| SIM card slot for modem | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| External antenna support | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| A real-time clock for accurate logging | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Locator LED to find device in the rack | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| USB host support (external USB devices connectivity) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| ** ===== POWER AND COOLING ======** | **DIY V1** | **DIY V2** | **V3 Kit** | **V4 Mini** | **V4 Plus** |
| Cooling system / fan type | DIY | DIY | Axial | **Fanless** | **Quiet<br>Radial** |
| PWM fan controller | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Fan speed and health monitoring | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Power consumption in idle mode | | | 3.3W | **2.65W** | 3.3W |
| ** ===== MISCELLANEOUS =====** | **DIY V1** | **DIY V2** | **V3 Kit** | **V4 Mini** | **V4 Plus** |
| USB relays, lamps, smartplugs control | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Pi's GPIO ports control from the Web UI | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
< / details >
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# DIY Getting Started
## Required hardware
PiKVM supports several different hardware configurations, referred to as **platforms** . Now available: **V2** and **V1** .
PiKVM supports several different DIY platforms. Now available: **V2** and **V1** .
* **Recommended** : **V2** is the most powerful implementation for **Raspberry Pi 4** and **Zero2W** supporting all of the features of PiKVM including the **Mass Storage Drive** . **It's also the easiest to make** .
* **V1** was designed to work with **Raspberry Pi 2** and **3** that do not have USB emulation port and requires a few more components for a basic implementation. It also does not support the Mass Storage Drive feature.
@ -156,39 +205,6 @@ So, again, in short:
* Supports H.264 (for recommended CSI capture).
* Doesn't support CD-ROM and Flash Drive (mass storage) emulation.
# PiKVM V3
We have developed our own HAT and pre-assembled device based on the Raspberry Pi 4.
| **The Pre-Assembled device** | **The DIY kit** |
| ---------------------------- | --------------- |
| < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v3_preasm.jpg" alt = "drawing" height = 200 / > | < img src = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pikvm/pikvm/master/img/v3_kit.jpg" alt = "drawing" height = 200 / > |
**[>>> Buy PiKVM V3 right now! < < < ](https://pikvm.org/buy)**
**[>>> PiKVM V3 User Guide < < < ](https://docs.pikvm.org/v3)**
* **HDMI video capture** for extra low latency with **MJPEG** or **H.264/WebRTC** (1080p 50Hz max).
* **HDMI audio capture** .
* **USB keyboard** & **mouse** , bootable **Virtual CD-ROM** & **Flash Drive** ;
* Ability to simulate "**removal and insertion**" for **USB** .
* **Onboard ATX controller** to manage the server's power.
* **PWM fan controller** .
* **A real-time clock** for accurate logging.
* CISCO-style and USB **serial console port** (to manage PiKVM OS or to connect the server).
* **No need for soldering or breadboarding** . It's a ready-made, reliable thing which you can use yourself or provide to your clients.
Watch the video:
* [PiKVM V3 Review by **Novaspirit Tech** ](https://youtu.be/dTchVKxx7Fo )
* [Another review by **Level1Techs** ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwsznhIBPMc )
* [Review by **The Geek Freaks** (DE) ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnd6wojrw3c )
History:
* [PiKVM V3 HAT on Kickstarter (huge success!) ](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mdevaev/pikvm-v3-hat )
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