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KVM Control

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Introduction

KVM Control stands for Keyboard Video Mouse Control. It is a tool that uses a Windows machine as an intermediary controller to operate a target machine. It offers the following features:

  • No need for a network connection on the target machine
  • No software installation required on the target machine
  • No restriction on the target machine’s operating system
  • Support for remote BIOS modification
  • Automatic saving and restoring of the last connection
  • Automatic scanning of serial ports and video streams
  • One-click saving of the original image

Compared to similar solutions (such as KVM-OVER-IP or PI-KVM), which offer comprehensive features but require additional hardware purchases, this solution only requires two cables (approximately $15). With the help of an idle Windows machine, basic operations can be achieved.

Mechanic

    User Machine
       ↑
       |
       |
    Ethernet (RDP, VNC)
       |
       |
       ↓
Intermediate Control Machine
    ↓         ↑
    |         |
 Serial  Video Capture Card
    |         |
    |         |
    |         |
  target machine

Hardware

  • USB HDMI Video Capture Card
  • Dual USB Cable (CH340, CH9329)

Software

On the intermediate machine, perform the following steps:

  1. Install Python
  2. Install the CH340 driver
  3. Run start.bat

Tips

  1. Currently hard-coded to a 1920*1080 resolution. It is recommended to set the target machine’s resolution to 1920*1080 with 100% scaling. Future updates will adapt to other resolutions.