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Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi

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756 points mtlynch | 2 comments | 23 Jul 20 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.615s | source
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mtlynch ◴[23 Jul 20 14:11 UTC] No.23927535[source]▶
Author here. Happy to answer any questions or take any feedback about this post.
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tootie ◴[23 Jul 20 20:36 UTC] No.23931962[source]▶
If this just requires USB and HDMI, it should theoretically work identically a for Mac Mini or even something like a Fire TV, yes? Is there an upper limit on resolution and frame rate for the dongle?
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1. mtlynch ◴[23 Jul 20 20:56 UTC] No.23932166[source]▶
>If this just requires USB and HDMI, it should theoretically work identically a for Mac Mini or even something like a Fire TV, yes?

I believe so, but with the caveat that I haven't tested it. Does Fire TV take USB keyboard input?

I have successfully captured video from a Roku Premiere[0], even though it's HDCP protected. The LKV373A couldn't capture anything out of it, but the $11 dongle did just fine. But that was just video capture. I didn't have a way of sending input to the Roku.

>Is there an upper limit on resolution and frame rate for the dongle?

Yes, the limit is 1280x720px @ 30FPS.

[0] https://twitter.com/tinypilotkvm/status/1277994838210875392

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2. tootie ◴[24 Jul 20 02:20 UTC] No.23935016[source]▶
I have a Fire TV brick (not stick) and it has a USB A port that I've successfully used with a mouse at least. I don't have a keyboard handy to test.