GalyTEK Smart Home System

The GalyTEK Smart Home System is a modern, customizable embedded solution for controlling and monitoring smart-home devices from one touchscreen. It supports Wi-Fi, cameras, media, room controls, and system settings. Built with Yocto/OpenSTLinux, LVGL 9.1, and SquareLine Studio for the STM32MP157F-DK2 Discovery Board, it can be adapted to other Linux-based boards, non-Linux-based boards, and different screen sizes. Some features may require additional development depending on the selected platform.

Main features

• Responsive smart-home dashboard.
• Time-based greetings, live date and time, and network status.
• Room-device controls and temperature settings from one interface.
• Onboard Wi-Fi scanning, network connection, and saved credentials.
• Automatic detection and selection of multiple compatible USB cameras.
• Live camera preview and full-screen mode.
• Photo capture, video recording, and local media gallery.
• Adjustable brightness and light/dark themes.
• Hardware RTC date and time synchronisation.
• Sleep mode with touch-to-wake and a high-visibility clock.
• Reboot and power-off controls.
• Persistent settings across application and system restarts.
• Automatic application startup using systemd.
• Lightweight Linux image with fast, direct screen rendering.

Possible add-on features

• Person and motion detection from connected cameras.
• Automatic image capture or video recording when an event is detected.
• Notifications for motion, open doors, smoke, water leaks, or unusual activity.
• Connection to temperature, humidity, air-quality, light, and energy sensors.
• Control of relays, lights, locks, blinds, fans, heating, and other actuators.
• Automatic modes such as Away, Night, Welcome Home, and Energy Saving.
• MQTT, Home Assistant, Zigbee, or Modbus integration.
• Remote monitoring and control through a secure web or mobile application.
• Multiple-camera support with event history and configurable recording rules.
• Voice-assistant integration and user-defined automation schedules.

Hardware platform (Main board)

• STMicroelectronics STM32MP157F-DK2 Discovery Board.
• STM32MP157F dual-core Arm Cortex-A7 processor.
• Arm Cortex-M4 coprocessor.
• 512 MB DDR memory.
• Integrated 4.3-inch MIPI-DSI capacitive touchscreen.
• Native panel resolution: 480 x 800 portrait.
• Onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module based on Broadcom BCM43430.
• Ethernet, USB host, audio, GPIO, I2C, SPI, and UART interfaces.

Tech stack

• Yocto Project / OpenSTLinux.
• LVGL 9.1.
• SquareLine Studio visual UI design.
• C application and hardware-control logic.