Sipeed Announces New $20 RISC-V KVM Device with PiKVM Compatibility, 100M Ethernet and ATX Support
Sipeed Announces New $20 RISC-V KVM Device with PiKVM Compatibility, 100M Ethernet and ATX Support
Sipeed has unveiled a new KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) device that is sure to be of interest to home lab and home server enthusiasts.
Nice, I haven't attempted to upgrade the motherboard in my server because it's a workstation Threadripper 2 board, the only one I know of with IPMI support.
Sounds pretty good. Does it say anywhere when it will be available? I didn't see a release date in the article.
Not yet unfortunately, but this is a day one buy for me.
Nice! Been looking for something just like this
Love the form factor and design. I am always boggled by how integrated we can make things today.
Very goofy-looking fella.
This is mostly just a hobbyist toy right? What are the specific use-cases?
KVMs, especially with ATX power support, are great tools if something happens to your server and you can't reach it via network, like ssh. They use a video input instead of output to view the BIOS and see what's going on. Also the ability to not only reboot but control the actual power for hard resets make it like you're actually physically in front of the machine. If your server has an issue that you can't solve with KVM with power support, then that means you are in deep doodoo and either have a complete power outage, or the physical case would have to be removed to access the issue.
Why this is a big deal is pro KVMs cost hundreds of dollars if not more, and setting up a piKVM, especially with ATX power support, is not trivial. We did a big segment on piKVMs on the Linux Lugcast podcast, and I was just thinking of building one, but then I saw this new board and couldn't believe the price tag for what it offers.