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Is a USB-C hub/KVM possible?

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Is a USB-C hub/KVM possible?

我目前在家里有以下配置。

  1. 家用电脑，macmini，带两个雷电，每个都连接一个外接显示器，还有一个 USB2 连接到 usb2 集线器，用于键盘和鼠标。
  2. 工作电脑，Mac 笔记本电脑，同样有两个雷电接口连接到外接显示器（相同），还有一个 USB-C 转 USB2 接口连接到鼠标和键盘集线器。

请注意，我确信每台显示器都需要不同的雷电端口来处理显示器。我认为我无法通过一个端口驱动两个屏幕。

当我想工作时，我会从 macmini 上拔下两个 usb-c 和 usb2，然后将它们插入笔记本电脑。你可以想象这非常烦人，我希望有一个更好的解决方案，这样我就不必机械地更换电缆。我正在寻找支持 USB-C 的 KVM 解决方案，但 USB-C 域中的集线器和 KVM 似乎都非常缺乏，这让我认为控制器还没有出现。有没有可能的解决方案来优化我的工作流程？今天有可能吗？

答案1

可以使用 USB-C 集线器/KVM 吗？

当然可以。由于 USB-C 支持键盘、鼠标、视频信号以及音频，因此没有任何技术原因无法实现这一点。

KVMs arent as popular as they used to be. In the enterprise, KVMs were common in server rooms and data centers. They have been slowly phased out, as manufacturers starting integrating integrated lights out (ILO) remote management into their servers. Essentially, this was another computer integrated into the computer that gave administrator the functionality of a KVM and far more. As for consumer level KVMs, they have never been particularly common. Various remote access software, such as VNC, RDP, Synergy, etc is far more common. I think once USB-C has become the de facto standard, then KVM manufacturers might make a pure USB-C KVM.

答案2

Yes - I use the Sabrent KVM, and am very happy with it.

It handles a single HDMI monitor, and so doesn't quite handle your situation. The way it works is you have USB-C from each computer. That handles the data and video connection to the computer. You then have HDMI out from the KVM to the screen. You also have 2 USB 3 (USB-A) connectors. I have then connected a USB 3.0 HUB (all USB-A) as a breakout for the connecting devices.

There is a button that you can press that switches between the two. In my case I have 2 Macbooks either side of a monitor, and switch between those.
If you have two monitors, then you might need to get two KVMs, or if the monitors support daisy chaining see if that works.

答案3

This is an old post, but it came up in my search today. I've just picked up a VisionTek VT4950 to try and solve this problem.

There were also some interesting solutions (though not many USB-c based ones), over at LevelOneTech

A bit exxy, but hoping for a solid fix.

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