Introducing the new DIY PiKVM V1 build

We've been working for a while to unify DIY builds and simplify instructions. The result was a new DIY platform V1, which replaced V0.

• The old Arduino HID was replaced by a new one based on the Raspberry Pi Pico.
• The Pico HID uses an SPI connection and leaves the UART on the Raspberry free so that you can connect a USB-TTL adapter and use a serial console. Hurray!
• Also, the new HID has full PS/2 mouse support, not just the keyboard, as before.
• It is much easier and faster to make than the old V0 build with Arduino.
• Among other things, now we're providing ready-made OS images for all DIYs. You will no longer have to build them yourself.

From this day on, V0 on Arduino is declared obsolete and consigned to oblivion. Instructions for its assembly are no longer available, except for the Arduino HID page. If you need an Arduino HID for anything, use the new Pico HID. The Pico HID is also capable of working as an in-place replacement for the Arduino HID, in case you need to replace it on your old V0.

OS images and updates for V0 will still be coming out. That is, V0 support will be continued. We only deprecate the instructions.

The assembly instructions for the PiKVM V2 have also been updated—this is greatly simplified and systematized.

• https://docs.pikvm.org/v1
• https://docs.pikvm.org/v2