Remote cloud control using a thin FPGA client
FPGA Project
- Captures all user-generated events (mouse, keyboard) and sends them to the client (through the ethernet port) to be simulated
- Recieves an audio/video stream through the ethernet port, buffers to RAM, and finally outputs them to the connected speakers/DVI screen
C# Project
- Simulates incoming events (mouse movements, keyboard strokes) to the server OS
- Captures and streams audio and screen from the server to the client (FPGA), throught an ethernet connection
The combinations of these two projects, allows an FPGA to be used as a thin client that remotely controls a server that's running the C# project. Resembles common screen sharing/remote desktop programs, but with the niche that the client does not have be a functional computer, but a cheap, low energy consumption FPGA.
| Entity | Purpose |
|---|---|
| USER | Remotely controls the server using the common PC peripherals (mouse, keyboard, screen, audio) |
| FPGA CLIENT | Captures user events & displays video stream from the server |
| ETHERNET | Handles the communication between the FPGA and the C# App |
| C# APP | Captures the server's audio and screen streams & simulates incoming user events |
| SERVER | A PC in the cloud that's able to execute the C# APP, thus remotely controlled by the user |