3D printed wall panel running habpanel on a kindle fire hd

Harry-0815 · December 30, 2020, 2:26pm

Hey guys!

Finally. After two years of learning a lot about openhab, angularjs, css and 3D printing I would call my wall panel finished. Ok, we all know you can’t call something like this finished because you always get new ideas to implement …

Mount:
The 3d printed frame is split in two parts. One holds the Kindle and is screwed to to the wall. The other part is glued to a stainless steel sheet. Two brackets and four magnets bind the two frames together. So you can easily get the Kindle out.

Panel:
It’s a Kindle fire HD10 from 2017 running Fully Kiosk browser. I got several Philips hue motion sensors around my apartment. Every time a motion sensor is triggered a httpgetrequest is send by an openhab-rule to wake up the tablet. After five minutes another request sends the tablet to sleep.

Can I recommend the Kindle Fire HD? Yes because it’s cheap. The viewing angle is not the best but good enough.

Habpanel:
I cannot thank @pmpkk enough for his great Matrix Theme! The Matrix Theme is the base for my customization.

I was browsing the web evening after evening, looking for inspirations for my version of a wall panel. Maybe my panel could be the inspiration for some of you!

Harry

Bruce_Osborne · December 30, 2020, 2:32pm

Is the frame design on thingverse or similar?

Harry-0815 · December 30, 2020, 5:15pm

Hi Bruce,

not yet. Got to fix some details. Will upload it in the next couple of days.

Harry

Harry-0815 · January 6, 2021, 3:40pm

The finished design is now online at prusaprinters.org: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/51133-wall-mount-for-kindle-fire-hd-10

Happy printing!
Harry

dot850 · October 18, 2022, 7:50pm

Very nice build! Could you share some details on how you wakeup or turn on your screen from the motion? Specifically what commands you issue to the Kindle Fire?

rpwong · October 18, 2022, 8:27pm

If you use Fully Kiosk Browser, then you can assign the tablet a static IP and send commands via HTTP. Note that remote administration requires a Plus license (which doesn’t cost that much).

Alternatively, use HabPanelViewer and set up a string item in openHAB that HPV will monitor for commands.

github.com

vbier/habpanelviewer/blob/master/app/src/main/assets/help.md#device-control

# <a name="top">HABPanelViewer (HPV)</a>

HABPanelViewer is an Android home screen application visualizing HABPanel, a dedicated UI of openHAB.

Its functionality can mainly be divided into three categories: 
- [controlling the device](#control) in reaction to openHAB item state changes
- [reporting values](#reporting) to openHAB
- [usability features](#usability) making it easier to use HABPanel on a tablet

If you want to see which permissions are needed by HPV, check the [permissions description](#permissions).

## <a name="configuration"/>Configuration

**The following preferences need to be configured for the initial operation of HPV.**

### openHAB URL
This is the base URL of your openHAB instance and is required for the integrations (e.g Command Item, Sensor Reporting, Connected Indicator). If this URL is not configured, these integration options will not function.

This URL can be automatically discovered using mDNS if the device is on the same subnet as your openHAB instance by clicking the "Discover Server" button in the "openHAB URL" preferences.  If it cannot be discovered or you wish to manually enter it, an example for this base URL would be:

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Harry-0815 · October 19, 2022, 10:25am

Thanks!

Russ is right. I‘m using Fully Kiosk to display Habpanel.
Then I‘ve got some Philips Hue Motion Sensors. Whenever they detect motion, a rule in Openhab is triggered that sends a httpGetRequest to the Fire to wake up. Simultaneously the rule starts a timer and when the timer is done, another httpGetRequest with the command to turn off the display is sent.