Quantity   Component name
1 × Old Dell laptop An old dell laptop lying around collecting dust. Not sure what model or series.
1 × 7-port USB Hub Hub will be installed in laptop's CD drive bay, and will provide USB internal and external USB connections.
2 × Arduino Uno 1 arduino will be installed in laptop's CD drive bay, and will provide connections to input buttons. The other will connect to homes systems and interface with a raspi.
1 × Multi-SD card reader Multi-SD card reader pulled from old computer. Will be installed in hard drive bay, and connect through USB.
3 × Control panels from old LCD monitors Rows of buttons and LEDs used as control panels in monitors. One contains a single button and LED, which will be used as power button and indicator. The others will be installed along the top and bottom-right of the screen to function as input buttons.
1 × Raspberry PI Model B Will be attached attached to home systems via GPIO and an arduino uno.
2 × SD Cards To hold operating systems for panel and raspi