Elecrow smart display: CrowPanel Advanced is an affordable and modular DIY smart home hub

The ESP32-P4 is a new smart home display

The new display also supports touch input and can be used as a control panel for a smart home. Users can benefit from very extensive configuration options. In addition, smart home devices can integrated with this system.

Silvio Werner (translated by Enrico Frahn), Published 02/23/2026 🇩🇪

Elecrow is known for its DIY products that are mainly designed for tinkerers. The CrowPanel Advanced sports a 5-inch display and the ESP32-P4 and can be used as a smart display in smart home setups. For instance, the screen could be mounted on the wall of a hallway, which might be the most obvious use case. In industrial environments, the system could also be used to operate equipment.

The Elecrow CrowPanel Advanced is powered by an ESP32-P4 SoC with two RISC-V CPU cores clocked at up to 400 MHz. The performance is not sufficient to run Windows. As a result, users are more likely to create their own interface, which can be done relatively easily with LVGL. That does not necessarily require manually coding the entire interface, but it’s also not that simple for consumers with no DIY experience.

In any case, the wireless module can be swapped out, which makes it possible to add ZigBee or LoRa for wireless connectivity to various sensors and actuators. The Elecrow smart display then acts as a hub or gateway. Sensors and actuators can also be connected directly via wired interfaces such as UART. The 5-inch smart home display has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and a capacitative touch feature for up to five simultaneous touch inputs. The model variant with a 2MP camera costs about $51, while the version without the camera is priced at $43. The corresponding wireless modules cost extra.

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Editor of the original article: Silvio Werner - Senior Tech Writer - 16657 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2017

I have been active as a journalist for over 10 years, most of it in the field of technology. I worked for Tom’s Hardware and ComputerBase, among others, and have been working for Notebookcheck since 2017. My current focus is particularly on mini PCs and single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi – so in other words, compact systems with a lot of potential. In addition, I have a soft spot for all kinds of wearables, especially smartwatches. My main profession is as a laboratory engineer, which is why neither scientific contexts nor the interpretation of complex measurements are foreign to me.

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Translator: Enrico Frahn - Managing Editor Accessory Reviews, Tech Writer - 6406 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2021

My fascination for technology goes back a long way to the Pentium II era. Modding, overclocking and treasuring computer hardware has since become an integral part of my life. As a student, I further developed a keen interest in mobile technologies that can make the stressful college life so much easier. After I fell in love with the creation of digital content while working in a marketing position, I now scour the web to bring you the most exciting topics in the world of tech. Outside the office, I’m particularly passionate about motorsports and mountain biking.

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