Using A Wall Mounted Tablet As A Smartthings Hub

I was wondering which was the best for the least money and most usable.

Using a wall mounted tablet as a smartthings hub.

I tried the adt security hub and it didn t work for me. The three that i m looking at are. Experience the bliss of being freed from the clutter complexity and limited layout options of the smartthings apps arrange your things as tiles on web browser compatible panels. It would be great if this kiosk mode could be customized.

I was thinking of getting a tablet to mount on the wall for control of smartthings. Hello i am planning to use 3 4 approx 10 tablets wall mounted in my house for integration with smartthings and other smart home apps such as ecobee thermostat ring doorbell august doorlock harmony hub surveillance etc i would like to determine which tablet would be best for the above. Amazon fire hd 10 1 galaxy tab a 10 1 and ipad pro 10 5. Mount an inexpensive tablet or multiple tablets or phones to show everyone that your space age smart home is at your fingertips in app or on the web.

My wife wanted a huge tablet flush mounted with the wall so we ended up going with a samsung galaxy view 18 4 screen which we got on sale for 344. I have a 10 inch lg tab e and it came with a flap cover type case. And you can t just ad the adt security hub as one of the devices on your network. I had to countersink the holes and use flush trim head screws so the tablet would fit back in the case.

The tablet is firmly mounted using two key hole hangers1 attached to the back of the frame which rest on screws inserted into dry wall anchors. 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. We re loving this thing so i highly recommend doing it if you re on the fence. Interface the interface consists of a dashing12 installation running on a free heroku16 instance.

This way we could simply mount the apple or android tablet on a wall or leave it as a portable device. You have a hub if you have a hub like smartthings wigwag relay or logitech harmony home hub then setting up your universal remote will be easily since you only need one app. I hear you have to take all the crap off the fire tablets to use them properly. Both tablets are popular models for use as wall mounted dashboards.

Just finished my wall mounted tablet project and wanted to share it with you for inspiration. I cut off the flap and screwed the case to the wall. The biggest issue for me was to figure out a way to mount the tablet securely. It is also very limited on use.