Hi Guys, I’ve tried searching for 2 way mirror in Australia from local glass company and find it they are extremely hard to find or they are super expensive. so thought to try my luck searching it online and found this seller from Aliexpress - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/600mm-x-600mm-x-3-0mm-Acrylic-PMMA-Plexiglass-See-Thru-2-Way-Mirrored-Sheet/32595536158.html?spm=2114.10010108.1000013.16.4f614224Wj0Ow9&traffic_analysisId=recommend_2088_10_90158_iswistore&scm=1007.13339.90158.0&pvid=321801a1-0445-47a0-a127-ee46a046d68c&tpp=1 has anyone tried buying it from this seller? and how’s the mirror quality like if to use to build magic mirror? if anyone had build one with sourcing their mirror online, could you provide me url to mirror site.

Has anyone of you here successfully implemented an IR touch frame/touch screen overlay in your smart mirror? If so, then where did you get your IR frame (a model number would be really helpful) from? Also, what OS is your Raspberry Pi running on, and did you have to create your own driver/software for the IR frame to work? I ordered a 24" touch frame (Model number: XT-IR-24-10) from AliExpress. After reading some threads here involving IR touch frames, I started questioning if it is actually doable. The supplier told me that their IR frame is not compatible with Raspberry Pi, and that I would have to create my own software if I want it to work on Android. Luckily, I was able to cancel my order before they could ship it. Now I’m being careful not to jump the gun again and want to make sure my plan will work. Thank you all in advance.

@domdom No unfortunately I don’t have any technical characteristics on my invoice. The reflected image is indeed darker than a conventional mirror. It looks great in my living room but may not be ideal as a bathroom mirror. (You can see my mirror in this post) The transmission index is rather low too. The image seen by the webcam behind the mirror is barely bright enough to allow motion detection, but face recognition is impossible. (I only use motion detection).

What is an auto feeder machine? Can you please describe in more detail?

While I work in IT these days, I still do and have been and electrical engineer. Safety is obviously the key here, I would certainly not be willing to put that in my kids room for example without taking the proper precautions. Plastic sheeting is not a proper precaution. You can buy cheap cases from fleabay that would do the trick, or buy a sheet of 3mm Perspex and manufacture a case using hot glue and a dremmel to cur the holes as required. To fix the PCB to the Perspex use standoffs as already mentioned, which also cost pennies. In many countries, insurance policies will not pay out if there is an incident with modified devices unless you have them certified by a qualified engineer. In most cases this does not cost much, but it is something to think about.

Thanks @mykle1 It wasn’t showing in the mixer but it does appear when I run alsamixer. I think all is well now. Thanks again for your help.

yeah thats exactly what I mean :) I thought I would center the monitor like you said, however I don’t know how settings for the touch frame are changed because using a 32’’ touch frame with a 31,5 inches screen in standard the touch should be a little bit off Or do I miss something?

Hi, does anyone of you use stopsol glass to make mirror? What color is best to use (probably silver)? And what transparecny is best to use?

Good morning Friends. I will use a Webcam (Logitech E2500) for different modules. I will use the camera for motion detector and i will use the microphone from the webcam for Alexa. but this thinks will not work. is this a problem in the install-process or is this not working?

Nice. I added one Vendor for Germany. I did not use them (for now), they were reccomended by glancr.os after several tests. Prices look very fair.

I’ve done this very thing using a microwave radar sensor instead. Positioned it behind the glass and used the standard PIR module which works without any additional configuration (just need to tell it the correct GPIO pin as standard). It was a RCWL-0516 sensor and there’s loads on ebay.

i had a similar issue, connecting RPI with HDMI vs. VGA had different behavior. To get my PIR working the way i want it, i had to use a HDMI->VGA Adapter and connected the display by VGA. Dont worry, VGA also supports FullHD Resolution. See alse: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/6410/which-monitor-supports-standby-sleep-poweroff-wakeup-via-vga-hdmi-commands

@Alex Hi Alex, I use the Mirona high refelctive grey 6mm. From my site it’s the best mirror for this. I also had a Mirona High refelctive (without grey) but there i had some problems: you see the Display case/frame though the mirror and the reflection was very bad (non existent)… Marcel

Uploading a photo is impossible for some reason. Can I mail you a photo? Peter

@cruunnerr @squirrel Thanks guys, do you know where can i buy a 2 way mirror in the UK for a reasonably cheap price? Cheers

hi there seems to be a company that produces two way mirrors that work with multi touch touch overlays https://www.twowaymirrors.com/smart-mirror/ although I have not tested them But I guess IR Touch frames are the cheapest option Max

Well, i just ordered these two: https://www.amazon.de/Trust-Lautsprecher-USB-Stromversorgung-Smartphone-schwarz/dp/B00JRW0M32/ref=sr_1_9?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1517545229&sr=1-9&keywords=pc+lautsprecher https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B012W70XH8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I removed the speaker from it’s body and screw big holes in my mirror. The speaker also got a physical volume control. Not really good to hear music, but for alexa and the podcast module it will be absolutely enough. The Audio adapter works out of the box for microphone. To enable speaker port u need to select it in raspberry as standard port.

@aandrew7 capacitive touch (which is the most commonly used touch tech at the moment) is reading changes in the electromagnetic field of the touch matrix caused by say your finger. This means that ANY material that is conductive will disable the touch functionality. This is why capacitive touch works through glass, wood and paper etc Most mirrors (regular and two-ways) rely on some sort of metal coating to get the reflection properties and this is what disable the capacitive touch. For the diy home user the best way to get touch on a magicmirror is by using IR touch, or something like the airbar, but that has limited functionality at the moment.

@Mykle1 yeah the thing is that the app relies on touch dir Input so…