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# DIY PiKVM V1 Instructions
!!! tip "So many choices!"
There are many different options with sub-items, so you can choose what will suit you.<br>
However, we marked the recommended way by sign **`✮ ✮ ✮`**
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## Required parts
1. **Raspberry Pi board**:
* **✮ ✮ ✮ [Raspberry Pi 3](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/)**.<br>
* ... or [Raspberry Pi 2](https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/).<br>
*Does not support H.264 even with HDMI-CSI bridge.*
2. **MicroSD card minimum 8Gb class 10**.
3. **Video capture device**:
* **✮ ✮ ✮ [HDMI-CSI bridge based on TC358743 chip](https://www.amazon.de/Waveshare-Raspberry-Supports-Backward-Compatible/dp/B092HVP926/)**.<br>
*Supports H.264 video encoding on Raspberry Pi 3, automatic resolution selection and the lowest possible latency.*
* ... or [HDMI-USB dongle](https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Streaming-Broadcasting-Conference-Teaching/dp/B09FLN63B3).<br>
*Only heavy MJPEG video, no resolution detection, big latency compared to HDMI-CSI.
Some users report hardware problems: the dongle may not work in the BIOS or simply stop working after a while.
It's a black box, and no one knows what's inside it. If you have problems with it, it will not be possible to fix them.*
4. **[Official USB-Micro Power Supply](https://www.amazon.com/Capture-Streaming-Broadcasting-Conference-Teaching/dp/B09FLN63B3)**.
5. **The Pico HID Keyboard & mouse emulator**:
{!_diy_parts_pico_hid.md!}
6. **Optional feature: ATX controller**
{!_diy_parts_atx.md!}
7. **Optional feature: VGA video capture**
If you want to capture VGA from your server instead of HDMI, buy the [VGA-to-HDMI converter](https://aliexpress.com/item/3256801728005613.html).
Some converters have issues with not supporting all resolutions and refresh rates.
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## Setting up the hardware
1. **Video capture device**:
??? success "✮ ✮ ✮ HDMI-CSI bridge"
{!_diy_setup_video_csi.md!}
??? note "... or HDMI-USB dongle"
{!_diy_setup_video_usb.md!}
2. **[Build the Pico HID Keyboard & Mouse emulator](pico_hid.md)**.
!!! warning "WORK IN PROGRESS"
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## First launch and usage
{!_diy_first_launch.md!}