On Amzn, there are nicely framed, wall-mounted control panels for proprietary home automation systems. What are people using for HA? Iโm leaning toward trying to wall mount tablets, but Iโd 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 arenโt picture-frame style. The ones that Iโve found that are, are designed for specific tablets, and not the low end cheap ones. I donโt have a 3D printer, so Iโm limited to mounts I can buy.
I like some projects here Iโve seen using eInk - thatโs the ideal solution! Is there a source for pre-fab Android eInk wall mounted control panels, or are what Iโve seen bespoke projects?
Iโm not opposed to gross wiring, and am not afraid of cutting holes in dry-wallโฆ itโs really the mounting that Iโm 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?
Whatโs 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 doesnโt 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 thereโs the android native option to โpin appsโ which puts the app before the lockscreen basically until you exit the mode manually, meaning you only need to turn on the screen and itโs still protected by password so canโt be used for anything else.
For waking, itโs in the hallway where I have a hue motion sensor. Whenever the sensor notices movement, itโll send a notification to the tablet with the command to wake the screen and the screen turns on. Pretty easy and straightforward
