# mimoRack™ DIY

Source: https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimorack-diy/  
Last updated: 2023-03-29  
Section: Live Streaming Hardware Kits  

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The mimoRack™ is a 19" 2 HU rack mountable system for using mimoLive as a graphics playout system to integrate with an SDI workflow using SDI key/fill output to a hardware production mixer.

> **Note:** Buying the mimoRack™ pre-assembled
>
> If you're interested in purchasing the mimoRack pre-assembled including a multi-year mimoLive license and a 45 min one-on-one remote coaching session to get you started with mimoLive, contact the mimoLive sales department.

### Use-cases

- Playout graphics
    - Standard broadcast graphics such as lower thirds, titles, stingers
    - Sport graphics, including team roster, scoring, timing, standings... (See Sports Graphics Package for more details)
    - Weather forecast
    - Stock charts, graphs and other business graphics
- Zoom ISO – Join a Zoom Meeting and get individual particpants audio and video using the new [Zoom Source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/zoom-meeting/).
- Ultimatte to NDI – connect a Blackmagic Ultimatte for perfect chromakeying and output it as an NDI stream with alpha channel using the [mimoLive Key & Fill source](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/sources-input/local-sources/key-fill-source/).

Read more about the mimoRack...

### Components

The mimoRack consist of 3 off-the-shelves components and a mimoLive License:

- (1) Apple [Mac Mini M4 or Mac Mini M4 Pro](https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini) (Bigger is better, 16 GB RAM is enough, go for more cores before you go for more memory)
- (2) Blackmagic [DeckLink Duo 2](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-31) (4 HD SDI in/out)
- (3) [Sonnettech xMac mini (2024+)](https://www.sonnettech.com/product/xmac-mini-2024/overview.html) ([B&H](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1927604-REG/sonnet_xmm_sys_iidv_xmac_2u_echo_ii.html))
- mimoLive [Studio License](https://mimolive.com/pricing)

### Variations

Using other DeckLink cards give you slightly different uses for the mimoRack:

- Blackmagic [DeckLink Quad 2](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-30) (8 HD SDI in/out)
- Blackmagic [DeckLink 8K Pro](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink/techspecs/W-DLK-34) (4 x 4K SDI in/out or 1 x 4K Key/Fill in/out)

### Assembling the mimoRack™

The Sonnettech xMac mini enclosure comes with [a great User's Guide](https://www.sonnettech.com/support/downloads/manuals/xmac_mini2024_systems_ug.pdf) explaining how to properly install the Mac Mini and the DeckLink cards.

### Next Steps

- [Setting up mimoRack™](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimorack-diy/setting-up-mimorack/)
- Getting started with mimoRack™

## Pages in this section

- [Setting up mimoRack™](https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-streaming-hardware-kits/mimorack-diy/setting-up-mimorack/.md)