drozwood90
Senior Member
So, I know that there is IN wall, and there are ON wall, and CUSTOM mounts for things like IPADS, but this is not for any of them.
My...interest? in touchscreens has been growing, and was mostly started out by the Domotica In-switch housing touchscreens. They were little Windows Mobile screens that were form-factored to replace the switch in the wall. The best part, they ran Homeseer Touch, which I use.
I have been buying from a vendor on E-bay about a year. Bought multiple Wii controllers, etc.
Recently, he linked me an ad:
http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-102803.html?utm_source=yblmail.1029&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=regular.1029
4.3" for $38. 4.3" is perfect for a light switch, or next to a light switch. They also have a 7" for $60.
My wife and I have been going back and forth on what touchscreens we want for the house, and more importantly HOW we will use them.
We've tried large screens (19") all the way down to 11". These have met with limited interest because of the touch technology, feel, or just being too large. My wife does not embrace technology as quickly as I do, so I tend to have to sell the idea about what CAN happen, or how it CAN be used. Once she starts with it, my wife tends to get used to the technology and actually enjoys it.
My wife has not tried anything smaller, mostly because she has not had time, and I do not have anything mounted anywhere to try. Also, the small guys I have now are just our old Cellphones that have been laying around. They make highly cheap Touchscreens running HSTouch. I've setup a few with some test code to mess with, nothing that is too useable.
This Monday-ish we are planning on getting together and really hashing this out.
In preparation, I am trying to figure out what the best...as close to code way to mount these. These being, either purchased 4.3" touchpads and/or the repurposed cellphones.
My thought is, I can cut a hole next to a switch box, put a LV opening or something in the hole. Then "magic" get power from the switch box, where I can plug a 5V mini-USB wall adapter INTO the wall, then put solid wall plate over that with only the mini-usb sticking out. say dremel a little of the lip away from the bottom, to allow the cable to come out. Then "magic" the device is mounted to the wall plate.
I thought of double sided tape, or velcro, but those lose their appeal when you try to figure out how to get the phone back OFF the wall plate to unscrew it to work on something.
Basically, I need help on the two "magic" sections. I am not sure what is code to embed a wall plug into a wall. I always thought that was a no-no. I also looked into possibly using a HV box that is super deep, but that makes things awkward if I have to move as well as trying to mount the phone/tablet over top of the hole. The embedded boxes are also very expensive.
The nice part about this, if I have to move, and I do this right, I only have to remove my custom wall plate and replace with a new blank.
I am not afraid to dremel, cut holes, or somewhat custom-cut plastic "things".
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Most importantly, feedback?
--Dan
My...interest? in touchscreens has been growing, and was mostly started out by the Domotica In-switch housing touchscreens. They were little Windows Mobile screens that were form-factored to replace the switch in the wall. The best part, they ran Homeseer Touch, which I use.
I have been buying from a vendor on E-bay about a year. Bought multiple Wii controllers, etc.
Recently, he linked me an ad:
http://www.ahappydeal.com/product-102803.html?utm_source=yblmail.1029&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=regular.1029
4.3" for $38. 4.3" is perfect for a light switch, or next to a light switch. They also have a 7" for $60.
My wife and I have been going back and forth on what touchscreens we want for the house, and more importantly HOW we will use them.
We've tried large screens (19") all the way down to 11". These have met with limited interest because of the touch technology, feel, or just being too large. My wife does not embrace technology as quickly as I do, so I tend to have to sell the idea about what CAN happen, or how it CAN be used. Once she starts with it, my wife tends to get used to the technology and actually enjoys it.
My wife has not tried anything smaller, mostly because she has not had time, and I do not have anything mounted anywhere to try. Also, the small guys I have now are just our old Cellphones that have been laying around. They make highly cheap Touchscreens running HSTouch. I've setup a few with some test code to mess with, nothing that is too useable.
This Monday-ish we are planning on getting together and really hashing this out.
In preparation, I am trying to figure out what the best...as close to code way to mount these. These being, either purchased 4.3" touchpads and/or the repurposed cellphones.
My thought is, I can cut a hole next to a switch box, put a LV opening or something in the hole. Then "magic" get power from the switch box, where I can plug a 5V mini-USB wall adapter INTO the wall, then put solid wall plate over that with only the mini-usb sticking out. say dremel a little of the lip away from the bottom, to allow the cable to come out. Then "magic" the device is mounted to the wall plate.
I thought of double sided tape, or velcro, but those lose their appeal when you try to figure out how to get the phone back OFF the wall plate to unscrew it to work on something.
Basically, I need help on the two "magic" sections. I am not sure what is code to embed a wall plug into a wall. I always thought that was a no-no. I also looked into possibly using a HV box that is super deep, but that makes things awkward if I have to move as well as trying to mount the phone/tablet over top of the hole. The embedded boxes are also very expensive.
The nice part about this, if I have to move, and I do this right, I only have to remove my custom wall plate and replace with a new blank.
I am not afraid to dremel, cut holes, or somewhat custom-cut plastic "things".
Thoughts? Comments? Questions? Most importantly, feedback?
--Dan