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Homeassistant MQTT Bridge for Ali NoName KVM Switch (XH-HK4401)

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The control micro-usb port on the kvm switch isn't really usb it is rs232 at 5V. However the logic levels of the RX/TX signals are inverted. The easiest solution for this is to get a serial adater that supports this rare feature like the FTDI FT232.

Program FTDI FT232 on Windows

In order to invert the RX/TX signals, you can use ft_prog and set the following settings:

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Conntect FTDI to KVM Switch

Signal Color FT232 Pin
VCC red -
D- white RX
D+ green Tx
GND black GND

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