The bulk of this post is about the second two items in this list, but first, let me address powering the Kindle. To use the Kindle as a kiosk, I had to solve a few things: The one in the picture above is in a 3D printed mount, but these are pricey ($30) and can be mounted on the wall with plenty of permanent and temporary mounting options. It’s also great for displaying recipes via the Plan to Eat app we use for meal planning. That one’s ActionTiles panel will use a larger tile theme to see it from across the room. We like it so much, we’re considering getting the larger 10" Kindle Fire for the kitchen. I’ve since replaced my two existing keypads with Kindle Fire HD 8" tablets that look great on the wall: Kindle Fire tablet wall mount
Now, how to show these ActionTiles panels where the keypads were, without breaking the bank… the solution: cheap tablets! Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets as KiosksĪmazon Kindle Fire tablets make for a great inexpensive kiosk for your home. For instance, the sensors from the old security system aren’t interactive such as doors, windows & motion detectors.ĪctionTiles rocks as I can configure panels as much as I like in a browser experience from my desk and wherever they are being consumed, they automatically get updated. Some of the tiles are interactive while others aren’t. This panel is actually much bigger… I can stroll down to control our smart thermostats, view the cameras we have on our house and a lot more. This is what the master panel looks like for my house ( some tiles are blurred out for privacy reasons): Smart Home Monitor with Action Tiles ActionTiles can talk to SmartThings and create an interactive browser-based experience into your SmartThings setup. The solution: smart touchscreens! ActionTiles for the Panel Controller Interface These won’t work for the new setup… I wanted something much more modern. To interact with the old security system, you typically use bulky keypads with the back-lit LCD screen. You can learn more about this in my blog post DIY Home Security System with Konnected.io & SmartThings. This results in improved visibility, control and customization abilities of your home monitoring solution. The new setup takes all these existing sensors and exposes them as things in SmartThings where you can use the SmartThings The old system was your typical box with multiple wired sensors hooked up to doors, windows, motion detectors & smoke/carbon monoxide detectors. I recently replaced my traditional home security system with a more modern setup. While I’m leaving this post up, I don’t have much experience troubleshooting this setup, so while I’d like to help, you’re probably best to ask someone else questions about this setup. Since I originally published this article, I’ve switched from using SmartThings to using HomeAssistant & stopped using ActionTiles.
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