LED chain electronics (3; 7) for a household appliance, having a number of touch-sensitive control panels (SF1, SF2, E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4, KF) arranged in series, wherein - the control panels (SF1, SF2, E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4, KF) comprise at least two selection fields (SF1, SF2), during the actuation of which control panels associated with an identical control string (BS-1, BS-2) can be selected exclusively by a user in the form of setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4), - the setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of different control strings (BS-1, BS-2) are arranged alternately next to one another, - user non-selectable setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 -E2-4) illuminate more weakly than user-selectable but non-selected setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4), - user-selectable, but non-selected setting fields (E1 -1, E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) illuminate more weakly than user-selected setting fields (E1-2, E2-3) - a distance (dA) between the next but one adjacent setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of the same control string (BS-1, BS-2) is equal to or larger than a typical finger contact width and a distance (dB) between adjacent setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of the same control string (BS-1, BS-2) is smaller than the typical finger contact width, wherein the typical finger contact width amounts to between 15 mm and 20 mm, - a respective touch panel is assigned to each control panel (SF1, SF2, E1-1 to E1-4, E2-1 to E2-4 and KF) or the same touch panel is assigned to adjacent setting fields (E1-1, E2-1; E1-2, E2-2) of different control strings (BS-1, BS-2), and - the same touch panel is assigned to a number of selection fields (SF1, SF2) and at least one of the selection fields (SF1, SF2) can be selected by repeatedly actuating the touch panel. - the control panels (SF1, SF2, E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4, KF) comprise at least two selection fields (SF1, SF2), during the actuation of which control panels associated with an identical control string (BS-1, BS-2) can be selected exclusively by a user in the form of setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4), - the setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of different control strings (BS-1, BS-2) are arranged alternately next to one another, - user non-selectable setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 -E2-4) illuminate more weakly than user-selectable but non-selected setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4), - user-selectable, but non-selected setting fields (E1 -1, E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) illuminate more weakly than user-selected setting fields (E1-2, E2-3) - a distance (dA) between the next but one adjacent setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of the same control string (BS-1, BS-2) is equal to or larger than a typical finger contact width and a distance (dB) between adjacent setting fields (E1-1 - E1-4, E2-1 - E2-4) of the same control string (BS-1, BS-2) is smaller than the typical finger contact width, wherein the typical finger contact width amounts to between 15 mm and 20 mm, - a respective touch panel is assigned to each control panel (SF1, SF2, E1-1 to E1-4, E2-1 to E2-4 and KF) or the same touch panel is assigned to adjacent setting fields (E1-1, E2-1; E1-2, E2-2) of different control strings (BS-1, BS-2), and - the same touch panel is assigned to a number of selection fields (SF1, SF2) and at least one of the selection fields (SF1, SF2) can be selected by repeatedly actuating the touch panel.