diff --git a/appdaemon/apps/apps.yaml b/appdaemon/apps/apps.yaml
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+---
+nspanel:
+  module: nspanel
+  class: NsPanelLovelanceUIManager
diff --git a/appdaemon/apps/nspanel.py b/appdaemon/apps/nspanel.py
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+import os
+import json
+import appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi as hass
+
+class NsPanelLovelanceUIManager(hass.Hass):
+  def initialize(self):
+
+    # Check if config folder exists
+    config_folder = "/config/appdaemon/nspanel_config"
+    if not os.path.exists(config_folder):
+      self.log("Config folder not found, creating ...")
+      os.makedirs(config_folder)
+
+    # Check config folder for config files
+    for file in os.listdir(config_folder):
+      filename = os.fsdecode(file)
+      if filename.endswith(".json"): 
+        filename = os.path.join(config_folder, filename)
+        self.log("Found Config file: %s", filename)
+        # Parse config file
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+          data = json.loads(f.read())
+          # Create Instance of NsPanelLovelanceUI class
+          NsPanelLovelanceUI(self, data)
+
+
+class NsPanelLovelanceUI:
+  def __init__(self, api, config):
+    self.api = api
+    self.config = config
+    self.current_page_nr = 0
+
+    #Setup, mqtt subscription and callbacks
+    self.mqtt = self.api.get_plugin_api("MQTT")
+    self.mqtt.mqtt_subscribe(topic=self.config["panelRecvTopic"])
+    self.mqtt.listen_event(self.handle_mqtt_incoming_message, "MQTT_MESSAGE", topic=self.config["panelRecvTopic"], namespace='mqtt')
+
+
+  def handle_mqtt_incoming_message(self, event_name, data, kwargs):
+    #Parse Json Message from Tasmota and strip out message from nextion display
+    msg = json.loads(data["payload"])["CustomRecv"]
+    self.api.log("Recived Message from Tasmota: %s", msg)
+    
+    # Split message into parts seperated by ","
+    msg = msg.split(",")
+
+    # run action based on received command
+    # TODO: replace with match case after appdeamon container swiched to python 3.10 - https://pakstech.com/blog/python-switch-case/ - https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0636/
+    if msg[0] == "event":
+      if msg[1] == "pageOpen":
+        # Calculate current page
+        recv_page = int(msg[2])
+        self.current_page_nr = recv_page % len(self.config["pages"])
+        self.api.log("received pageOpen command, raw page: %i, calc page: %i", recv_page, self.current_page_nr)
+        page_type = self.config["pages"][self.current_page_nr]["type"]
+        self.generate_page(self.current_page_nr, page_type)
+
+      if msg[1] == "buttonPress":
+        self.api.log("received buttonPress command")
+        # TODO: implement button press function
+
+      if msg[1] == "pageOpenDetail":
+        self.api.log("received pageOpenDetail command")
+        # TODO: implement pageOpenDetail function
+
+      if msg[1] == "tempUpd":
+        self.api.log("received tempUpd command")
+        # TODO: implement tempUpd function
+
+  def send_mqtt_msg(self,msg):
+    self.mqtt.mqtt_publish(self.config["panelSendTopic"], msg)
+
+
+  def generate_entities_item(self, item, item_nr, item_type):
+    self.api.log("generating item command for %s with type %s", item, item_type)
+
+    if item_type == "delete":
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3}".format(item_nr, 0, "dc", item_type)
+      
+
+    entity = self.api.get_entity(item)
+    name = entity.attributes.friendly_name
+
+    if item_type == "cover":
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3}".format(item_nr, 0, name, "shutter") # TODO: shutter should be renamed to cover in the nextion project
+
+    if item_type == "light":
+      switch_val = 1 if entity.state == "on" else 0
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3},{4}".format(item_nr, 1, name, item_type, switch_val)
+
+    if item_type == "switch":
+      switch_val = 1 if entity.state == "on" else 0
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3},{4}".format(item_nr, 4, name, item_type, switch_val)
+
+    if item_type == "sensor":
+      icon_id = 0
+      icon_id = {
+        "temperature": 2
+      }[entity.attributes.device_class]
+      
+      value = entity.state + " " + entity.attributes.unit_of_measurement
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3},{4}".format(item_nr, icon_id, name, "text", value)
+
+    if item_type == "button":
+      return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3},{4}".format(item_nr, 3, name, item_type, "PRESS")
+
+  def generate_thermo_page(self, item):
+    entity       = self.api.get_entity(item)
+    heading      = entity.attributes.friendly_name
+    current_temp = entity.attributes.current_temperature*10
+    dest_temp    = entity.attributes.temperature*10
+    status       = entity.attributes.hvac_action
+    min_temp     = entity.attributes.min_temp*10
+    max_temp     = entity.attributes.max_temp*10
+    step_temp    = 0.5*10
+
+    return "entityUpd,{0},{1},{2},{3},{4},{5},{6}".format(heading, current_temp, dest_temp, status, min_temp, max_temp, step_temp)
+
+
+  def generate_page(self, page_number, page_type):
+    self.api.log("generating page commands for page %i with type %s", self.current_page_nr, page_type)
+    if page_type == "cardEntities":
+      # Set Heading of Page
+      self.send_mqtt_msg("entityUpdHeading,{0}".format(self.config["pages"][self.current_page_nr]["heading"]))
+
+      # Set Items of Page
+      current_item_nr = 0
+      for item in self.config["pages"][self.current_page_nr]["items"]:
+        current_item_nr += 1
+        # type of item is the string before the "." in the item name
+        item_type = item.split(".")[0]
+        command = self.generate_entities_item(item, current_item_nr, item_type)
+        self.send_mqtt_msg(command)
+
+    if page_type == "cardThermo":
+      command = self.generate_thermo_page(self.config["pages"][self.current_page_nr]["item"])
+      self.send_mqtt_msg(command)
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diff --git a/appdaemon/nspanel_config/shutters.json b/appdaemon/nspanel_config/shutters.json
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+{
+	"panelRecvTopic": "tele/tasmota_NsPanelTerrasse/RESULT",
+	"panelSendTopic": "cmnd/tasmota_NsPanelTerrasse/CustomSend",
+	"pages": [{
+			"type": "cardEntities",
+			"heading": "Rolladen",
+			"items": ["cover.rolladenfenster_cover_1", "cover.nspterrasse_cover_1", "cover.rolladenterasse_cover_1", "sensor.nspterrasse_analog_temperature1"]
+		},
+		{
+			"type": "cardEntities",
+			"heading": "TestPage",
+			"items": ["button.beamer_key_left", "cover.rolladenterasse_cover_1", "light.schreibtischlampe", "delete"]
+		}
+	]
+}
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