{"id":67,"date":"2021-04-04T21:24:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T21:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/?p=67"},"modified":"2021-04-04T21:34:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T21:34:26","slug":"pi-kvm-usb-splitter-cable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Pi-KVM USB splitter cable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pi-KVM requires a USB splitter cable in order to emulate keyboard\/mouse\/drive as well as receive power.  It is possible to construct your own splitter cable with their <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pikvm\/pikvm\/blob\/master\/img\/v2_splitter.png\" target=\"_blank\">instructions<\/a>.  However, for those who do not wish to splice their own cable.  I&#8217;ve made a <a href=\"https:\/\/perdeas.bigcartel.com\/product\/pi-kvm-usb-splitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">simple PCB<\/a> that accomplish the same thing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pscable-2-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\"\/><figcaption>USB splitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will need to following cables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Standard USB Type A to USB Type C cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_c-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_c-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_c-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_c-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_c-1-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Standard USB Type A to Micro USB cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_micro-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" width=\"306\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_micro-1.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_micro-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_micro-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/a_to_micro-1-75x75.jpeg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(3) Optional USB Type A extension cable.  You do not need this cable if you plan to plug the PCB directly into the USB AC adapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ext_a-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" width=\"351\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ext_a-1.jpg 562w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ext_a-1-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are pictures of a fully connected Pi-KVM setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_232118559-2048x1376.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-1024x924.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-1024x924.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-1536x1385.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/perdeas.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PXL_20210319_234637987-2048x1847.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perdeas.bigcartel.com\/product\/pi-kvm-usb-splitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please visit my store if you would like to buy a Pi-KVM USB Splitter.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pi-KVM requires a USB splitter cable in order to emulate keyboard\/mouse\/drive as well as receive power. It is possible to construct your own splitter cable with their instructions. However, for those who do not wish to splice their own cable. I&#8217;ve made a simple PCB that accomplish the same thing. 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