Smart home tablet on the wall or touch panel? When which solution is appropriate
A control point for the smart home is planned for the hallway. There is an unused tablet in the drawer, and a wall mount costs around 50 euros. So why not use that? The question is legitimate, and the answer depends less on the tablet than on what the control point is supposed to be able to do. This article goes through the question in the order in which it arises. Is it even possible? What is needed for it? What speaks against it? And where does a touch panel make the difference?
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Smart Home Components: The 5 building blocks at a glance
What sensors, actuators, transmission paths, logic, and operation do, and which of them you need for your house.
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Smart home ideas for advanced users: from a single device to a connected home
This article collects smart home ideas for everyone who already has the basics up and running. It shows the order in which you should expand your smart home and what to start with at each step.
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Display surveillance cameras on the touch panel
Display IP security cameras on the smart home touch panel: multiple streams simultaneously, ONVIF and RTSP, locally without cloud. This is how integration via the HC-Camviewer succeeds.
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Resistive vs. capacitive touchscreen: The difference for the smart home
Resistive or capacitive touchscreen? The difference in technology, operation, and image quality, and which touchscreen belongs on the wall in your smart home.
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New touch panel generation from HomeCockpit: narrower bezel, more display
The new HomeCockpit generation in 13.3", 17.3" and 23.8": narrower bezel, more usable touch surface, Windows 11 IoT. More display without requiring more wall space.
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NEW: 17.3 inch Touch Panel from HomeCockpit
The new 17.3" Smart Home Touch Panel fits directly into existing 10.4" and 13.3" flush-mounted boxes. More screen area, narrower frame, Windows 11 IoT – without wall work.
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Energy-efficient Smart Home: Home Assistant + KNX: Automatically optimize photovoltaic self-consumption
Photovoltaic system on the roof, but the electricity flows into the grid during the day? With Home Assistant and KNX, static schedules become forecast-based energy management — wallbox, heat pump, and storage automatically react to PV yield, storage level, and electricity price.
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Gira Control 9 & Control 19 Successor: Modernize KNX Touch Panel
The Gira Control 9 and Control 19 have been discontinued — but a wall renovation is not necessary. With the HomeCockpit exchange kits, you can replace the old panel directly in the existing Gira flush-mounted box. Without chiseling, without new wiring.
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