Re: Need programmable LCD touchpad

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

By the time you add a bezel, a controller, etc. it won't be cheap but a
small, color, touchscreen (ezLCD-02) is $189.

http://www.ezlcd.com

"Richard S. Smith" <rss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Instead of using the X10 or Insteon wall keypads, what I really want
>is a nice, compact LCD panel/touchpad that I mount on the wall and
>then program to display status messages and send control signals,
>without the expense of a full-featured product like the Leopard II.
>
>It would just be a small LCD that I could program from my PC to
>display certain strings and have certain regions "active" so that my
>PC would "know" what button was pressed.  I could send and receive
>data from a controlling PC via IP or RS485 serial, I don't really care
>as long at it works.  I could then translate the inputs into the
>appropriate X10 commands on the back-end, rather then needing the
>control pad to have that kind of intelligence.
>
>My goal is to have a small, discreet LCD touchpad in each room as the
>"interface" to my home automation, and no I will not buy a Leopard
>because that would be massive overkill for what I need.
>
>Has anyone else thought of a solution to this one?  I can't beleve
>it's just me who's thought about this.
>
>Thanks, as always.