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jfedor2
screen-hopper
C2023–2024
jfedor2 / screen-hopper

screen-hopper

Smart KVM switch

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163GitHub stars
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Smart KVM switch

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week3 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-12-27 13:44:05 UTC to 2024-03-31 22:31:43 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsDec 252024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 52024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-03-25 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2024-03-25 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsMar 25

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Dec 252023-12-25 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
Jan 12024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 82024-01-08 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 152024-01-15 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 222024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC000
Jan 292024-01-29 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 52024-02-05 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 122024-02-12 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 192024-02-19 00:00:00 UTC2024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 262024-02-26 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 42024-03-04 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 112024-03-11 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 182024-03-18 00:00:00 UTC2024-03-25 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 252024-03-25 00:00:00 UTC2024-04-01 00:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

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lylejantzi3rd·Mar 31, 2024
Just the github repo at the moment, specifically the "How to make the device" page[0]. I had to search on youtube to learn what a breadboard does. I watched this one[1]. Do you (or anyone else) have any suggestions for hands-on resources? I have Practical Electronics for Inventors, but you don't build anything until Chapter 7 (Page 551). I learn better when I'm making things. [0]: https://github.com/jfedor2/screen-hopper/blob/master/HARDWAR... [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE33WpRWrXs
In Ask HN: What Are You Learning?
nulld3v·Dec 27, 2023
I have a similar project inspired by another similar project (https://github.com/jfedor2/screen-hopper). My own version of this consists of two programs. One program runs on a Linux desktop and listens to input events from the Linux input subsystem (evdev). When you press a specific key, it will start consuming all events and sending them over USB serial to a RPI Pico. Pressing the key again will toggle back into passive listening mode. The RPI Pico is programmed to receive Linux evdev events over serial, translate them into USB HID events and send them to another Windows PC. The end result is a KM switch that switches instantly between a Linux PC and a PC running an OS of your choice. Epic wiring photo: https://ibb.co/m0zhzgz. I used another Pico as a USB serial adapter. As a hardware noob, needing only 2 wires was a huge relief and I th
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ink this is a great starter project for other hardware noobs. Both programs were < 100 LOC. There are tons of Rust crates and python packages to listen to Linux evdev. The program on the Pico was quite simple too, basically just a loop with a big switch statement and there are Rust crates to send USB HID events. You can use COBS to send stuff over serial without worrying about framing. Ultimately I never ended up open sourcing it because of some USB serial bugs (it would not reconnect properly to the Linux desktop after getting disconnected). Not sure if it was because of Linux or the Pico. I still use it, the bugs aren't a problem because I never disconnect the wires. I also specifically left out the absolute mouse feature since I play a lot of FPS games and it wouldn't work with those. I have the switch key bound to a button on the side of my mouse anyway so I can switch systems without even touching my keyboard.
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