Home Assistant Control Panel For My Wall

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I built a physical control panel for Home Assistant that features buttons, LEDs, and a touch screen. It's powered by two Raspberry Pi 3B+ boards and uses power over Ethernet. The panel monitors and controls lights, switches, electricity, water usage and more using the Home Assistant API. In this video you can see what it does, how it works and how it was built, along with an explanation of the software. All of the parts are readily available and the major ones are listed below in case you want to build a similar panel too!
Some items mentioned in this video: (This video is not sponsored and these are not affiliate links)
- Home Assistant: www.home-assistant.io/
- AppDaemon/HAdashboard: appdaemon.readthedocs.io/en/l...
- Raspberry Pi 3B+: www.raspberrypi.com/products/...
- Pi Official 7" touchscreen display: www.raspberrypi.com/products/...
- Pi POE HAT: www.raspberrypi.com/products/...
- Adafruit MCP23017 GPIO Expander: www.adafruit.com/product/5346
- balenaCloud Platform: www.balena.io/
Additional info based on comments/questions:
- Motorized water valve: www.elkproducts.com/product/w... (newer version than the discontinued one in the video)
- Pulse water meter - newer versions here: www.ekmmetering.com/collectio...
DEC Mini in background: decmini.tin.cat/
Programming info:
- To send commands to your Home Assistant using Python and Requests: developers.home-assistant.io/...
- To receive real time updates from your Home Assistant using Python and a web socket: developers.home-assistant.io/...
GitHub repository for STL files and parts list: github.com/alanb128/ha-panel

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@johnrostron2801 18 күн бұрын

As impressed as I am, the wife has just seen me watching the video and said (screamed) "don't even think about it."

@vyrekxd4971 18 күн бұрын

@@hackersofbattlefield8357just wait until realize some of the components used for that are made by women

@TalismancerM 18 күн бұрын

For once, your wife may be correct. 1950's industrial is ugly as sin. (I run HA too, the project is cool, but NOPE)

@bjornlinde2669 18 күн бұрын

Who cares about the looks despite women? This project is awesome as fuck

@lesegomodutwane5915 18 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@NilvinPerpinosas 18 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@husjon 14 күн бұрын

My first thought was, "This has some real power plant / nuclear reactor feel to it". Few moments later, mentions design inspirations from airplane and nuclear reactors. This is a really nicely made piece.

@niilojoukanen106 7 күн бұрын

Immediately reminded me of the Airbus cockpit too haha

@alexk7110 18 күн бұрын

Now that's an amazing PUI implementation (Physical user interface) for Home Assistant! Retro and futuristic at the same time! I'm seriously impressed.

@a-aron2276 16 күн бұрын

In the industry you'd call it a HMI (human machine interface)

@techheck3358 16 күн бұрын

@@a-aron2276a PUI is a type of HMI

@noahhastings6145 3 күн бұрын

@@a-aron2276PUI sounds funnier though

@Adam.NavyVet 16 күн бұрын

Love it! I started Nerding out when I was a child. I loved pressing buttons and was considered a Terror by my parents when entering any car. I had, and still do to this day. An OCD behavior about buttons, switches and all things gadgets. My entire house is controlled via Voice and a dedicated IPad Pro. Your Control Panel is definitely more industrial looking and I instantly feel that we would embark on hours and hours of tours of each of our homes and the automations. Never lose your inner child. It’s what makes us discover ways to do the impossible and find solutions that were seen as not possible. BZ Sir…

@philxdev 3 күн бұрын

you probably need to get yourself a really nice analog synthesizer with some knobs buttons and sliders"""

@scottmcnamara2458 16 күн бұрын

You sir are my new "geek superhero"

@rolux4853 2 күн бұрын

This is the best HMI I’ve seen in a long time! I wish companies would still use such designs when designing them. These days even the HMI on complex machines and industrial robots is a Touchscreen, it’s ridiculous! I’m an engineer and I learned on machines from the 80s and 90s and their HMIs where my absolute favorite! A screen to show you what’s going on, but every function has a physical control. To me that is still by far the best way to design a human machine interface!

@MagZu 18 күн бұрын

hands down the best home assistant panel i have seen. jealous of the water flow stuff, need to look into implementing something like that in my house :) great work!

@Scaliad 17 күн бұрын

Water flow monitoring only requires an esp32 under esphome and a hall effect flow sensor in the water line you want to monitor.

@MagZu 17 күн бұрын

@@Scaliad thank you i will have to look into that :D

@zito88 13 күн бұрын

I love the idea of implementing physical buttons and switches alongside the typical touchscreen panel. I have several tablets wall mounted around my house but love the idea of some physical buttons for more common stuff.

@daveduna1 16 күн бұрын

I'm just a dumb truck driver. But I love this stuff and wish I knew how to make stuff like this. As someone who's been obsessed with early spaceflight - especially Apollo - I will always prefer physical switches over touchscreens so this is perfect for me. There's something so satisfying about a high quality 'thunk' when throwing a switch. I even have a collection of various switches even though I have nothing to do with them.

@neatkefe 14 күн бұрын

There's no such thing as a "dumb truck driver". Ask me to reverse with a trailer and you'll see some stupidity though :D

@daveduna1 14 күн бұрын

@@neatkefe haha thanks. I actually, truly appreciate that.

@boatnerdbob6739 13 күн бұрын

Hey... I pilot boats, barges or ships containing engineers, salesmen, Jehovah's Witnesses, engineers, politicians or engineers alllll to be scuttled at sea; or coal, rock, sand, steel, containers an... wait.. what? 😢, NO! IT CAN'T BE! I'm a, OMG I'm a freekin truck driver 😭 ! Noooo 🤮 uhh.. oh crap! Wife's coming! Sea Ya !

@Deveyus 12 күн бұрын

I teach programming and man this just... hurts to see. You absolutely can learn this stuff; it's way less intimidating than it seems at first glance. The real skill on display here is part technical sure (the project is well architected by-and-large) but also part artistic making something look this good is no mean feat either.

@daveduna1 12 күн бұрын

@@Deveyus thank you for that.

@blvckbytes7329 18 күн бұрын

As somebody who loooves physical front-panels, I'm really impressed by your project - awesome work! :) Who cares whether we can have UIs of arbitrary complexity, if there are pushy buttons and glowing indicators? 😊

@karlexceed 17 күн бұрын

💯 exactly!

@Robert08010 17 күн бұрын

Because that is an end unto itself!

@ohokcool 16 күн бұрын

I have never subscribed to a channel so fast. I absolutely adore this panel and it's inspiration.

@andrew2004sydney 18 күн бұрын

I love this! A great mix of modern touch screen and old style mimic panels. I also love that you showed all the details - even prototyping and wiring.

@newmonengineering 15 күн бұрын

I built a similar panel into my wall in the hallway, its just an arduino mega, and a keypad and lcd. I built it 10yrs ago or so. But its hooked up as a house alarm, and also connected to the garage door. I can enter a code to turn on and off the alarm system. It also connects to my solar hot water system. Its a very small discrete thing that looks like an alarm system would. But I can text it and it will open or shut the garage door. And i can call it, and it will speaker phone directly in the kitchen area, it automatically picks up the phone, without any ringer. I made it this way so I could listen in without anyone knowing at any time, but also I can startle someone by speaking when they least expect it. I did it mostly for security but also fun. Your looks nice but I think my wife would not appreciate its size on the wall lol. But your is much more expandable. I have mine running on a car battery and a float charger so it works even when power is out. Very cool project you have, reminds me of my project. Good job

@psychemike 15 күн бұрын

That's super cool!

@BorisDigital 14 күн бұрын

Sounds neat!

@peterwilson69 18 күн бұрын

Very inspiring. I've been meaning to make something like this for my house as my power bills are through the roof! I'm not connected to town water, so every time I turn on a tap, I also turn on a pump, and thus electricity - urgh! Thanks for turning it around so I could see the back. I've got some old raspberry PI's still sitting in their boxes new unopened - good grief!

@gwnlars_8306 17 күн бұрын

Ever thought of solar panels? They may help you cut down on the electricity costs in the long run with some help from Home Assistant with Pi's :)

@TVJAY 19 күн бұрын

Added this to my wish list of things to build.

@ManuLJ75 15 күн бұрын

Congratulations for this project, and thanks for sharing it so precisely in your video. This is a GREAT setup for HA, with a very smart way to interact with all the controls.

@manedpup 16 күн бұрын

For the panel labeling - you can do a two color 3D print by manually swapping the filament at the point where it prints the raised text (and raised outline, if you don't mind). That way you can accomplish a two tone look without an expensive printer or color changing system. Most slicers support this, but you can also put a manual g-code pause or even just manually pause the printer to do the swap at any time during your print. It would give a much cleaner look.

@the-shork 12 күн бұрын

and you can even print that as the first layer to get a nice build-plate-textured finish

@JamesTM 14 күн бұрын

Fascinating! I've got a Lenovo tablet that I intend to use for a wall panel (via Fully Kiosk), but this inspires me to a try and build my own physical interface. There's a couple things I'd probably try: - Using LED pairs instead of single-bulb red-green. (I'm colorblind, so this is a requirement for me.) - CNC the front panel as one piece with two-color HDPE *or* print the sub-panels with a multi-color printer. - Attempt to design it with a modular layout, so I could replace sections as needs change. - Try to find small screens or make a layout that lets me visibly re-label buttons In any case, just thinking about it is daunting. (I haven't even made the case for the tablet yet.) This must have taken you hundreds of hours! It's both impressive and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!

@chrisis429 17 күн бұрын

It's so cool to see the customization you're creating with such tight integration with your home. Awesome video, thank you!

@othalabg 2 күн бұрын

I really hope you documented all of the components and how they all work together, because in a couple of years no one (as well as you) would actually know 😉 Great setup though! Awesome combination of software, hardware and SKILLS!

@lisnjay 15 күн бұрын

Wow! A 3Com Audrey in the background. Haven't seen one of those in quite a few years.

@jhiggins 19 күн бұрын

this is really inspiring. love the industrial look!

@fritzmuller9960 17 күн бұрын

WOW I love it great job. Mechanical switches are awesome. Not everything has to be touchy, like in all the new cars these days. Well done.

@michaelcharach 19 күн бұрын

Wow 🤯 this is epic. Will be even better when you add some solar and rain catching basins.

@BorisDigital 18 күн бұрын

Absolutely, another project to add to my long list!

@Nono-hk3is 16 күн бұрын

I love the way you implemented the water main shutoff. I did similar with my door lock--a servo moves the deadbolt switch. If the power goes out, the door lock stays in the same state it was in, and can always be locked/unlocked by hand. And the controller is custom, so any security attack won't be able to rely on knowledge of some IoT vendors product insecurities. (Besides, breaking a window will be easier.)

@Anita95_original 18 күн бұрын

About labelling, Create the panel with characters on top, raised over the rest, PAUSE the print when the last full layer is done, switch filament color and print the raised characters only in the second color. For a Bambulab with AMS this is automatic but can be done on almost any 3D printer as long as you can pause and switch filament. No more indented characters and messy filling... I have used it for many signs etc. and it is fast, easy and beautiful results.

@AlanTuringWannabe 17 күн бұрын

Have you had any layer adhesion problems? I did this with one of those bolt measuring gauges and had some of the characters peal away

@Anita95_original 17 күн бұрын

@@AlanTuringWannabeNo. But I think that would be due to the base layers cooling down. If you have an open printer that could be a problem. I use my Bambulabs P1S with AMS and it works perfectly every time. I have a CR10 heavily modified, it is open and layer adhesion was a problem even without trying to pause... The P1S revitalized my 3D printing hobby...

@user-rx4gw7gz9m 14 күн бұрын

I assume he knows this and chose to do it this way due to raised parts on the back side of the panels that would be easier to print without supports. Still I'd rather peel away supports and have a clean label side. Alternatively could print the label side flat, and just do a second glue-on thin label section a couple layers thick.

@22tekNIKal 3 күн бұрын

I've actually had the best results by printing face down with two separate files - one being the text only on the first layer, then the rest of the print which prints immediately after a color change on the same layer. No collision issues and it all meshes together extremely well and is very crisp. I know, face down isn't always feasible, but it also works very well (like previously mentioned) to print a 2-3 layer label flexible sheet which you can just glue on.

@LostButMakingGoodTime 16 күн бұрын

In my current living arrangement I am often forced to live vicariously through others. I’m definitely adding you to the list. 😁👍 Nicely done!

@tomascanny5048 3 күн бұрын

Is this project overkill, yes. Do I want to build something similar myself, absolutely. This is a great project and video explainer. It show's clearly what can be done, and gets the level of detail just right to keep it entertaining. Thanks for taking the time to do this video, and putting all the links in the description. I'll be saving this one.

@You-v9l 18 күн бұрын

Ive had good success with panels by doing a layer/filament change at the bottom of the emboss to a different color. Another technique is painting the panel with a roller or paint pen then the emboss is the original color of the filament. Maybe finishing the panels then filling the emboss might also work solving the layer lines getting dirty. Ultimately multi material, idex etc is the easiest but not very common. Finally having the panel side down on the bed usually ends up looking better. Amazing project thanks for sharing!

@jayzo 17 күн бұрын

Had the idea of a whole-house UPS system and it was gonna need something like this to manage it. There's some surprisingly good off the shelf solutions becoming available now that are really tempting as much as I want to build my own bespoke system.

@dustinb7967 Күн бұрын

I love the emergency smash button on the bottom right. Great build!

@philxdev 3 күн бұрын

From the bottom of my heart... this is a nerd heaven project... now combine this with a photovoltaic system and energy storage, a home server for movies, music, and data, and make incoming messages look like some system bleep from the Alien Nostromo and we are in the money:))

@MonkeyPunchZPoker 16 күн бұрын

It needs a red LED strip that bounces light back and forth, and an AI interface using the voice of William Daniels. Then you'll have a Knight Rider control panel. As is that is one of the coolest projects I've seen, I would love to have that in my house.

@ShowProduction4 4 күн бұрын

Awesome Panel! On 3D Printing panels , I usually model my text and flow lines by raising them up .4mm-.8mm and hit pause on the printer and change the filament color and it looks spectacular! Know you can insert a M600 in your slicers G-code at layer height too. Super Cool Project!

@Nordern 6 күн бұрын

So for the labeling, you can do 2 color with any printer by making 2 files & configuring it in your slicer to print one at a time 1. all text ( that is on one layer ) this must have only the text models 2. the rest of the panel like normal but without any of the text so it doesn't collide with #1 i.e text has to be a negative volume in this part theoretically there shouldn't be any errors thrown by the slicer, as both files should fit perfectly inside one another ( disabling auto-arrange features might be neccesary to avoid it moving them out of alignment)

@homemadetools 11 күн бұрын

Beautiful work. Great to have everything in one place and good design choices on the control panel. We shared this video on our homemade tool forum last week 😎

@BorisDigital 9 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@chriswyoung1 19 күн бұрын

Really enjoy your builds, thanks for sharing.

@CheapSushi 15 күн бұрын

Yessss. I wish more people/companies would bring back buttons, switches, blikenlights, etc; aka cassette futurism. This looks awesome! Never forget the rule of cool. Also props to still using paper to start off. I still do too! Also, maybe in the future, another cool thing would be to hollow out the letters, and have a lit up acrylic panel behind it; kinda give it even more pizzazz, hah.

@nj4ssa 17 күн бұрын

This is brilliant. Loved the big mushroom switch which stops the complete water flow. Wonderful work.

@BorisDigital 16 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@otter-pro 11 күн бұрын

absolutely amazing! This is a real panel, and has really good UI. I hope that I can reach this level of engineering someday.

@realSethMeyers 13 күн бұрын

What a beautiful project. I've dreamed of doing something like this and it's really cool seeing someone actually do it!

@MaunoKoivistoOfficial 3 күн бұрын

Thank you, KZfaq algorithm, for showing me this awesome creation

@Akadjjoel 3 күн бұрын

This was a great demo and build video. Excellent! Straight to the point without the fill.

@MartinDolan 18 күн бұрын

That is so awesome. Going to make one. It is a work of art. Only thing you need to add are a few u shaped cupboard handles as bump guards near switches, or to make it look like sections are modular and can be removed to complete the industrial /aerospace look. ❤

@BorisDigital 17 күн бұрын

Thanks! Good idea about the handles!

@DebraMoore-fo5vp 16 күн бұрын

Very impressive! Thanks for sharing all the work that went into this project.

@OMGTheCloud Күн бұрын

Excellent work, Boris!! Always impressed to see how innovative people get with HA! Cheers! ~OMG

@settlece 16 күн бұрын

cool the smudging around the letters and numbers add to the feel of the panel i love it thanks for showing us the water shut off i use z wave water valve shut off because i did not trust my skill with making one like you did

@nostrislife 15 күн бұрын

This is interactive wall art!! Amazing work!

@BorisDigital 14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@synack_DCCBUS 11 күн бұрын

This was really cool I had this in my watch later for a week or two and forgot till now, nice video great explanation thanks

@Marfprojects 18 күн бұрын

I really like the 7 segment displays.

@blackburn32197 8 күн бұрын

I really like this project. I would not have thought to do something like that. Thanks for sharing!

@mightyskull 16 күн бұрын

Great work Boris. Really inspired to set up HA again!

@RyanJardina Күн бұрын

Nice, the E-stop for the water is an awesome idea!

@trinocerous 17 күн бұрын

Very clean. I Love all the nerdy details. Super functional. It's kinda like the tip of the iceberg. You see a nice little package but it's wired to almost every part of your home.

@garyingle7440 14 күн бұрын

This is very cool! No matter how digital we become be still love that analogue feel.

@JamesBos 16 күн бұрын

I love it, showed it to my wife, she said she’ll divorce me if something like that was on the wall 😢

@BrianThomas 18 күн бұрын

I love this. You've just given me so many ideas that I've never seen before. Thank you!

@indyspud 18 күн бұрын

Very (dangerously) inspiring! I really like the tactile button interaction with Home Assistant, as well as solving the power supply issue with PoE. The modular design is clever too - though I would also consider running each of the sections through a standardised ribbon connection so it's easier to update or move different components around. Less of a problem if your design is static and long term but that's just what came to mind seeing how modular the front is vs the wiring loom at the back.

@BorisDigital 17 күн бұрын

Thanks! I considered ribbon cable and connectors but ran out of time...

@vbisbest 3 күн бұрын

This is beyond impressive. Well done.

@blackburd 20 сағат бұрын

Amazing build sir. I have thought of building something like this myself. I think if it was me I would add an input port for the fan on the raspberry pi so it can get fresh air more easily.

@PL-VA 16 күн бұрын

Love the concept and approach! Thank you for sharing.

@tinkeranddespair 17 күн бұрын

This is fantastic, thank you for sharing it and the process behind it!

@TechWinnerCC 10 күн бұрын

KZfaq suggestions just brought me to you. I am grateful. Congrats on your incredible project, and thank you for sharing it with the world. Subscribed!

@BorisDigital 9 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@DuhRake 18 күн бұрын

Beautiful project, thanks for sharing!

@certified-forklifter 18 күн бұрын

very unique look! Well done! I like that you added the option to use the screen without the touch function, with the ABCD buttons. When wearing gloves for example. nice

@alexw6863 15 күн бұрын

I like the inspiration of your design. It truly came out great and matches the cockpit and nuclear theme.

@ananshen6475 16 күн бұрын

Love your choice of using physical buttons! 😁Might consider doing something like this maybe on a much smaller scale with my HA instance in the future. Thank you the video was truly inspiring!

@jelleguns9439 14 күн бұрын

Looks like a synoptic board (in Dutch we say synoptisch bord). That industrial touch is amazing

@DisinterestedObserver 18 күн бұрын

Love it. Only one comment. The color scheme you choose is not what is used in power plants. Power plants’ color scheme use a red indicator means active, open, energized, etc. Green indicators means inactive, closed, deenergized, etc. Basically, the color indicated if something is safe or not to a person. So in your water pipe example, the closed valves would have green indicators indicating no flow in the associated piping.

@zyeborm 18 күн бұрын

I think in his situation the valve being in the off state would be the danger state as that is when the wife will get grumpy with you ;-)

@BorisDigital 17 күн бұрын

Thanks, I did not know that but it makes sense. Since this panel is fully programmable, I could just change it in code. However, I'm already used to these colors!

@neatkefe 14 күн бұрын

I bough a bunch of bulbs at Ikea, and downloaded an app. Felt real proud about myself. This puts things into perspective I guess...

@bigLanky34 5 күн бұрын

I love this idea! Great concept and great video.

@robertdalga128 17 күн бұрын

That's amazing ! Great job and thank you for sharing !

@BobbyFeltault 16 күн бұрын

Absolutely loved this, great work.

@changquan 19 күн бұрын

Amazing. I especially like the warnings if something goes amiss like too much water output or stovetop on when you want to see if it’s ok t ok leave the house

@ZWBenedict 19 күн бұрын

Great work! and thanks for taking the time to share it

@BorisDigital 18 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mantaz40 Күн бұрын

Amazing, jaw-dropping work!

@ColdRFusion 11 күн бұрын

Great project! Love the DEC Mini in the background, I must make one for myself sometime, I love the VT100. Best of luck with your channel.

@jaap7374 19 күн бұрын

Nice to see such a unique design. Great job and thanks for sharing

@BorisDigital 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@CyberbrainPC 15 күн бұрын

Absolutely love! Been looking to make something similar and you have inspired me.

@gary.fullstack 16 күн бұрын

Neat! I have a Hickok 209a that I've been let gather dust. Looks like a good time to gut it and add some modernity !

@chriscrockerwhite 19 күн бұрын

loving your work as always! nicely done 👍

@NeoLords2010 17 күн бұрын

Great job, I liked everything, especially those LED buttons and safe mode.

@BorisDigital 16 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@cherylbenton7107 13 күн бұрын

I know absolutely nothing about things like this, but the thumbnail image startled me , because the other night I had a very detailed dream that featured a similar wall control panel . Luckily for my dream self, all the controls were very well labeled,with visual images as well as descriptions of what they controlled. I guess my dream self isn't as much of a technical dunce as my waking self.😂

@robertfalloon 18 күн бұрын

Brilliant, best HA panel ever!

@VmMW96 17 күн бұрын

I really like the project, thank you for sharing!

@OffGridGarageAustralia 18 күн бұрын

I'm impressed. Thanks for sharing!

@1nf1n1t3_ 16 күн бұрын

Really great project, thanks for sharing!

@Simon_Rafferty 9 күн бұрын

Love it! That's definitely cool!

@ragingroosevelt 11 күн бұрын

What I've seen work really well for embossed labels like yours is to thin some acrylic paint with a (plastic compatible) solvent and then use some 1mL Luer lock syringes and blunt tip dispensing needles to dispense the thinned paint into the groves. FuzzyLogic did a video on their version of the process titled "3D Print Inlay Lettering".

@aaronpk 19 күн бұрын

This is so good! Adding this to the list!

@MethodicalMaker 16 күн бұрын

that build is AWESOME! i love the water diagram and how it can do leak detection. for the labeling, a friend of mine has been using acrylic paint that he floods the recessed lettering with, and then wipes away the excess on top with isopropyl alcohol. it seems to work well, but his letters are also a bit smaller, so idk if it would scale - something to experiment with though. I came across a company called "concord aerospace" a while ago that makes replica switches from various generations of space rockets, as well as the space shuttle... while it might be cost prohibitive for a large panel like yours, i could totally see them fitting right at home with a smaller panel. thanks for the future project idea!

@redolentofmark 14 күн бұрын

I love this. I’m currently trying to transfer my SmartLife controls to route to my home server so I can manually control things from the server. It’s surprisingly hard!

@MichaelArchambault 16 күн бұрын

Vintage tech AND amazing geeky projects - SUBSCRIBED!

@jmd1743 13 күн бұрын

Looks like the old-school home automation! That's so extremely cool.

@zyeborm 18 күн бұрын

OMG I love the aesthetic even if nothing else. For printed labels make the filled parts a different part of the same model, you can do a multi colour print then, print the model as normal then do a filament change and print the infill. Also ironing will improve your surface finish on those large flat areas. That said, I'd look at getting some black anodised aluminium sheet laser cut and etched. Cut for your cutouts then etch, they don't actually take off material just kill the dye in the anodising. You can also mill the sheet traditionally and do the etch/marking on most hobby grade lasers. It really gives a super professional look to the panel.