My home page for my wall tablet has the thermostat, alarm, weather, and I use conditional cards on mine to not clutter the display and only have items to control when I needed, or information when necessary. These include: - Card for severe weather alerts (tapping will show the attributes which is the alert information in-depth from US NWS) - Card for when the UV index is high or above - Card for if the garage is open (tapping allows the option to close) - Card for if certain doors are locked - Cards for certain lights that kids use, but don't turn off (tapping will turn off instantly or pop up options if they are RGB to change colors) I have other lovelace pages for cameras around the house and one for traffic cameras for intersections on our commute. This is great to see during the winter and know which route to take, or see if there is a wreck or just big back up for some reason. It is nice that they only pop up when I need to see them and not have to scroll or go to different pages to see what is important. I want to interact with HA as little as possible, it should be all automated. I use the light sensor from the tablet to automate lights in the area, and of course the camera is used for waking and sleeping the screen. I use a kindle fire HD8 and a Makes by Mike mount. I also use Fully Kiosk.

First of all thank you for making great video(s) I wasn't quite decided if I should go into it right now but this is so inspiring that I've already ordered one for myself :D. My main motivation is to use it as a first point of contact for every member of my family. First point of contact for: - Relevant information/warnings regarding house/meetings/analysis - Surveillance system - Control Hub for heating, irrigation system, media etc basically all gadgets that I have integrated in HA Also I want ability to wake up tablet and show some of these information/warnings to passing person when certain conditions are met (type of event, time etc) i.e. Garbage (people use to forget to put them out or they don't know which one is collecting), Door Bell, Intrusion, Important news about weather or just daily forecast early morning.

I'm planning to do something similar when I have my own house, but instead of cable I will attach a wireless adapter to take and use the tablet whenever I want and then leave it back in the wall without plugging/unplugging the cable. I didn't know about the browser/app you are using, great idea! I'm saving the video for the future :D

I use my wall mounted dashboard to see the traffic before i go to work using waze map and to tell me how long the journey is likely to take me

I have a wall tablet. It uses the picture elements card extensively to make a 3d plan of my apartment. Rooms light up when lights come on. It has a lot of functionality but mostly it just looks good! I was fortunate that there is wiring for an alarm system that wasn't used so I ran the power through that from the cupboard the alarm wires go to.

Hey thanks Greg, appreciate it as always my man! I will need to take a break soon 😂

Hey thanks buddy!

It's called Magic 😅

Bros data got sold

Thanks my friend, really appreciate that!

Second that!! Nice flow with the overall design, and now I see how less is more. Visually aesthetic.

yup

yeah, same here.

Amazing, good luck with it!

Lol is this actually true? I havn't used battery saving mode in years but i've always been under the impression that it only reduces the power consumption..

​@@nicksmalldick It's not true. The fool does not have a clue what he's talking about. He just spreading bulls_/hit. If you charge to 100% it's not going to harm anything, short-term or long-term.

Are you dutch?

@@Nathan-wz5tm yup, born and raised.

Thanks buddy, appreciate it!

Important to add the grit of the sandpaper, I'd advise grit1500 and up for a near mirror finish

But anything from grit500 and up will give a nice finish

so glad I got a CR-10 when it was on sale. Printing it all in one piece is just so much cleaner. Plus if you print in matte filament it will hide the layer lines really well I think he should have just made a cover-plate out of wood or something, would be better looking

A bit creepy you want to know who is home and when they get home….. seems a bit stalkerish if youre unaware of who is in your house and when they come in

@@ttss5726 if you have a big house and self reliant children it’s probably nice to know they aren’t missing 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@ttss5726 How is it not knowing who is in your house and when they came in stalkerish? Anyway, I don't think it's creepy to want to know where your family members are and for the smart home it's also a good thing, the more information it has, the more it can consider and act upon.

Thanks buddy! Yeah it's quite nice! 😅

same please

It's actually REAALLY simple using fully kiosk!

Great vídeo Lewis. Have anyone try to used and old. android phone as an doorcamera?

@@EverythingSmartHome great work! I too have done some experiments with the management of an ip doorbell via the home assistant and the most complicated thing is the two-way audio. I believe it is necessary to implement pbx server and client and use a compatible doorbell. What do you think?

Yes.. Please make a video on that

same here!

Yes please

Me too please...

yes please do- Cause i need to find something that is easy to use for my wife

@@ahnernoch l Ooo

Look forward to seeing what you put together!!

Thanks man!

Thanks, appreciate it! Yeah, the 3d design isn't something I'm that great at, takes a few attempts for me to get it right 😂

Could you provide a link or at least the name of the company or site in the US where you purchased your 3d printed case?

@@eltonnoway5692 MB Mounts do a Samsung mount that seems quite popular. They also have a solution for the power, either standalone for your own case or as part of their 3d printed case bundle.

Nice, good to hear your having a good experience with the tablet too!

@@EverythingSmartHome I hope your setup is still good, my battery has swollen and died after a little under a year on a brand new device from being on the charger permanently 😅 For my next try I'll definitely add a smart switch in before the charger and use the battery data from Fully kiosk to automatically turn on/off charging when needed instead of permanently. Thankfully a new battery is cheap and relatively easy to replace 👍

@@robt7287 I have the same tablet and died after 1 year as well. Today I am about to replace the battery myself hoping to get more lifetime with some settings as you say.

@@mercuryin1 I've replaced it as well, relatively easy since the screen already had popped off due to the swollen battery

Thanks my friend!

Can you explain the MBMounts power cable? Is it a tiny usb plug with exposed wires to pair with the power method you chose? It's hard to make out what's going on in the pics.

this!

Nice one!

Hey thanks my friend! Haha, there is certainly something to be said for just the coolness factor of it over function but still I do occasionally find it useful!

All depends on the functions of the system. Checking if the doors are locked before bed for instance is very helpful. But just controlling your lights is less compelling.

I almost think that is why it would be better to put it in the kitchen somewhere. You could make it so you can quickly add items you've run out of in your fridge. Watch cooking videos, find recipes and control your TV to cast content onto it. Also adding voice control to all the features would be super helpful to make it seem like a truly smart home.

what room based controller do you recommend?

@@blakeseufert7340 Well thats the word "smart" comes in. A smart home/system is not smart if you need to manually controll or check everything (even from a display or phone). Its just a more modern way to controll you lights ect. The smart part is doing this automatic. Like locking the door when you go to bed.

Thanks Rob, hope your well!

Cool to see you here Rob!

Hey thanks Rob, appreciate it as always! Yes I still use Frigate with a Coral, it's running really well actually, still need to get some time to finish the automations though

@@EverythingSmartHome time... oh time to finish things haha will never happen :)

@@EverythingSmartHome Looking into object/person detection as well. Do you stream your cameras directly to HA or do you have a NVR in-between? In other words: do you also store you video recordings somewhere, or do you only use real-time with notifications on detection?

Never knew about Frigate - glad I read these comments!

Cheers Andrew!

That's a pretty good idea too!

Thanks man! Sorry about your ever growing list of projects... Will do for sure!

Thank you, price is certainly a big factor! I need to do some more work on notifications!

Induction charging cooks the battery and really reduces the lifespan. Really bad for a device that'll be sitting on it all the time.

Thank you sir!

me2 i'll like it as well

Me too

+1 bought a few of this tablet to put around the house to control my house, hanging on the wall will make it better in some locations.

Hoping for this too…

Me 5 please!

Amazing, enjoy and hope that it goes smoothly for you!

Thanks buddy!

Apparently he isn't listening, just after the revenue for YT.

Use wood

@@sundance2005I mean that’s the point of having a UKposts channel for full time UKpostsrs……

​@@garethkalber7236‏‪0:28‬‏

Thanks and good luck!

Thanks Jack! It sure is!

Also used the fire tab myself, I wasn't impressed and would recommend spending the little extra for something better.

Wouldnt mind a look at the stl file myself.....

Thanks for watching!

Thanks!

Thanks Richard!

Thanks, good luck with the project!

Thank you buddy!

Haha, now you see my dilemma with the print bed size!

Thanks Martin, that's very kind 🙏

Thanks! Let me know how you get on!

Thanks John! I look forward to seeing what you make, make sure and send it to me!

Thanks for watching!

Awesome! Good luck!

Having the house "just know" is definitely what the smart home should be about. But having a dashboard that shows what the house is thinking, and lets you override it if necessary, is still very useful.

Have fun!

@@EverythingSmartHome There is as much to enjoy as there is so much to learn

Thanks, appreciate it!