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or make one yourself: https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm

by skolos 21d ago

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 21d ago
i am not sure i would trust a two month old project "based on a three month old proof of concept" over a product that has been around for years, but it is good to know it is there
- skolos 21d ago
  What to trust? Closed hardware/software that goes to trash if something goes wrong, or opensource that you can send an agent to debug if there are issues? I'm not trying to diminish JetKVM's product - for $35 its a steal if you don't want to bother with DIY and time involved, but I'd strongly disagree that opensource is less trustworthy than closed product.
  - skrtskrt 21d ago
    ArkKVM is a fully open source product now
  - ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 21d ago
    I think the software aspects of JetKVM are open source? See: https://github.com/jetkvm https://github.com/jetkvm Also they say they are open sourcing the reference implementation of the "JetKVM OS Services" and the firmware of the "JetKVM Mini". My point is more that it is way easier to make mistakes in source than it is to review said source in a project like this. So, to me, it is kind of risky to use something very green that is meant to be used as a network appliance more or less.
dexif 21d ago
Maintainer (espkvm) here. :) Thanks for the mention ;) It started as a firmware for myself: I wanted a KVM, but not a Linux system inside one. A colleague talked me into publishing it and it grew from there. It runs on ESP32-P4 dev boards, no custom hardware. I am not saying it is better than JetKVM. What I find more interesting is that the Mini landed on the same chip. Their stack is completely different from the Linux JetKVM, so it must be a rewrite from scratch - a sign the idea of a KVM without an OS holds up.
- mrheosuper 20d ago
  Hi, thanks for sharing. Have you considered using usb-hdmi capture dongle instead of using hdmi-csi. That is my idea, you bring your own capture dongle, plug it in and good to go. The esp32-s3 (and P4 i guess) support usb host, and there is uvc example from esp-idf.
  - dexif 20d ago
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or make one yourself: https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm

by skolos 21d ago

or make one yourself: https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm https://github.com/espkvm/espkvm

i am not sure i would trust a two month old project "based on a three month old proof of concept" over a product that has been around for years, but it is good to know it is there

skolos 21d ago
What to trust? Closed hardware/software that goes to trash if something goes wrong, or opensource that you can send an agent to debug if there are issues? I'm not trying to diminish JetKVM's product - for $35 its a steal if you don't want to bother with DIY and time involved, but I'd strongly disagree that opensource is less trustworthy than closed product.
- skrtskrt 21d ago
  ArkKVM is a fully open source product now
- ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 21d ago
  I think the software aspects of JetKVM are open source? See: https://github.com/jetkvm https://github.com/jetkvm Also they say they are open sourcing the reference implementation of the "JetKVM OS Services" and the firmware of the "JetKVM Mini". My point is more that it is way easier to make mistakes in source than it is to review said source in a project like this. So, to me, it is kind of risky to use something very green that is meant to be used as a network appliance more or less.

dexif 21d ago

Maintainer (espkvm) here. :) Thanks for the mention ;) It started as a firmware for myself: I wanted a KVM, but not a Linux system inside one. A colleague talked me into publishing it and it grew from there. It runs on ESP32-P4 dev boards, no custom hardware. I am not saying it is better than JetKVM. What I find more interesting is that the Mini landed on the same chip. Their stack is completely different from the Linux JetKVM, so it must be a rewrite from scratch - a sign the idea of a KVM without an OS holds up.

mrheosuper 20d ago
Hi, thanks for sharing. Have you considered using usb-hdmi capture dongle instead of using hdmi-csi. That is my idea, you bring your own capture dongle, plug it in and good to go. The esp32-s3 (and P4 i guess) support usb host, and there is uvc example from esp-idf.
- dexif 20d ago
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