leukipp
January 7, 2025, 10:10pm
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JohnK:
Btw, still looking for a solution to have this screen turning on quick. It’s now configured with 1 hour “screen off” time, to have the inconvenience as few times as possible, while still having it off when not needed. It’s more about unnecessary of the device being always on than on the power waste of the screen itself. (shining some light in the room which I want to have dark during the night).
If you are going to use a RPI (or some similar linux machine) you may want to have a look into my TouchKio project, which provides Home Assistant sensors of the touchscreen device to turn the display on/off with some external presence/motion sensor:
In my search for suitable touchscreen hardware to display the Home Assistant dashboard in kiosk mode, I decided to use a Raspberry Pi with the official 7" Touch Display. I’ve never been a fan of tablets that constantly require a charging battery, as I’m not convinced they will last longer than a Raspberry Pi.
While a 7" display may not be the largest, it’s sufficient to effectively display a complete Home Assistant dashboard. I would like to introduce you to my TouchKio project, which supports D…
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