# Flexbar - USB connected hardware touchscreen input bar

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**Created:** [30 April 2025 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flexbar-usb-connected-hardware-touchscreen-input-bar/96831 "2025-04-30T15:44:21Z")\
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Presumably it uses the usb for comms, so standalone it wouldn't be able to talk to anything else ?

For something other than a keyboard addon, there are lots of ESP powered touch screens on the market these days.

e.g.

> [@Using openHASP with Node-Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-openhasp-with-node-red/81457):
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> Like many others thinking of you @BartButenaers wink I have long been looking for a good solution to interacting with NR from a wall mounted device. I have seen and made various iterations of small screens etc, but they always look a bit too homemade to be acceptable to the non technicals in the home roll_eyes However there now seems to be a plethora of relatively cheap and powerful, touch screen switch plates on the market. I'm currently experimenting with one at the moment. see [https:/…](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/new-shelly-wall-display/80961)

@TotallyInformation when you get it perhaps you can figure out if it might be possible to interface it to an ESP, could be an interesting form factor for a smart home interface 😉

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