On Amzn, there are nicely framed, wall-mounted control panels for proprietary home automation systems. What are people using for HA? Iβm leaning toward trying to wall mount tablets, but Iβd need 3, and cost starts to factor in. Mounts are a problem; I want it to look as built in as possible, but most mounts arenβt picture-frame style. The ones that Iβve found that are, are designed for specific tablets, and not the low end cheap ones. I donβt have a 3D printer, so Iβm limited to mounts I can buy.
I like some projects here Iβve seen using eInk - thatβs the ideal solution! Is there a source for pre-fab Android eInk wall mounted control panels, or are what Iβve seen bespoke projects?
Iβm not opposed to gross wiring, and am not afraid of cutting holes in dry-wallβ¦ itβs really the mounting that Iβm stuck at. Android 7-10" tablets sufficient to run the UI would probably work, and I can probably even figure out wiring the charger, if I could just get some nice picture-frame style mounts.
What are your solutions that you think is pretty neat? Or products that I may have missed?
Personally I purchased some cheap 10" Lenovo tabs for my new place. Havenβt moved in quite yet, but some PoE to USB-C adapters and 3D printed wall mount cases outta get me out for ~$150/unit. Not the cheapest, but far from the most expensive. Should work well enough for what I need.
Whatβs your plan on tablet going to sleep? Just force it to stay on 24/7 or is there some kiosk-manager or something which actually works and doesnβt break the whole experience every now and then?
Not the one you replied to, but I installed lineageos on a old Samsung tab I had laying around and thereβs the android native option to βpin appsβ which puts the app before the lockscreen basically until you exit the mode manually, meaning you only need to turn on the screen and itβs still protected by password so canβt be used for anything else.
For waking, itβs in the hallway where I have a hue motion sensor. Whenever the sensor notices movement, itβll send a notification to the tablet with the command to wake the screen and the screen turns on. Pretty easy and straightforward
This is the direction I am moving; you must have a 3D printer at your disposal? Thatβs the blocking component, for me.
