Control Panel and more!

As the weather is still terrible around here, I spent the weekend working on my home automation. A load of general maintenance such as replacing batteries and fixing broken things like the integration with the burglar alarm.

I also added a few new integrations:

• DVLA Link – This lets me query details about our cars, and more specifically the due dates for MOT and insurance.
• Waste Management – Link into the local government to know when and what type of refuse collection is coming up.

But, the most fun one was finally getting the 10 inch display and Raspberry Pi mounted on the wall as a custom control panel!

I’ve had it sat on my desk for about six months and decided it was actually time to get it done. I had to CAD up a box for wall mounting and hiding the electronics. Not the best design, and lots of things to improve, but its functional.

A quick couple of holes in the wall, and it was mounted.

Once I have the local voice assistant details finished, this will get that installed too. That will need a redesign of the case to support some speakers and volume controls. The actual dashboard needs a bit more work, and possibly an LCARS theme as an option.

But at least its off my desk and working now. Very handy for a quick glance at the calendar, weather, alarm status, and also to view the front door camera.