Hi MagicMirror team,
I wanted to share with the community my MagicMirror project featuring a completely custom-built LEGO frame!
Hardware Setup:
Display: Vertical monitor
Computer: Initially Beelink (mini PC), now migrating to Dell OptiPlex D10U
System: Ubuntu (Server → Desktop)
PIR sensor for automatic screen on/off control via MQTT
Implemented Modules:
Clock & Calendar (with Italian custom calendar)
Weather (Italian weather with hourly and daily forecasts)
Compliments (motivational messages)
News Feed (Italian news)
Automatic screen control via PIR sensor and Node.js
Unique Feature:
The LEGO frame is completely customizable and modular. It includes:
LEGO minifigures on top
Colorful decorations on the sides with bricks from various collections
Decorative elements (stars, clouds, stickers)
Design that perfectly integrates into the home environment
Technical Challenges Solved:
MQTT integration for PIR control
Italian weather modules configuration
Optimization for vertical display
Power management and automatic screen shutdown
The project became not only functional but also a decorative element appreciated by the whole family. The LEGO frame makes the MagicMirror less “techy” and more accessible, especially for children.
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Thanks for this amazing open source project!
Michele!!
@sdetweil said in Capacitive Proximity Sensors:
@davidward no, its the disruptive wave of their presence as compared the space without them… logically same as the magnetic wave detection…
wasn’t there before, now it is
I got it. I was reading here https://www.derf.com/an-overview-on-proximity-sensors/ and question pop ups. Dust can be a bigger challenge to maintain sensors. How they can be protected? Does companies use any specific coating or something?
Hi jackyjoy123,
have a look to Xiaomi temperature and humidity-sensors (https://xiaomi-mi.com/sockets-and-sensors/xiaomi-mi-temperature-humidity-sensor/). There is a MMM-module (https://github.com/mirko3000/MMM-xiaomi). Works fine.
Regards Michael
I’m ready to start building. I’ve disassembled my monitor. The power button is a blister type. I plan to glue the entire strip of buttons on the back of the LCD and use a sharpie to mark what they are.
I plan to run the power cord for the monitor and the pi into a 3 into 1 adapter and then run an extension cord from the adapter to the outlet. Does that sound like a reasonable plan?
On the PIR sensors, I’ve got one in my Amazon cart, I’d like to get the pre-made wire harnesses for it, but it seems like the smallest number I can purchase is 120. I only need a few, in the event I make a mistake. Any suggestions/
CheapDad
@carbonatedbeans , Hi, I bought reflective film and glued it to normal glass. The quality is very bad. I threw away the film and bought the two-way mirror.
Hi…Some more up to date Samsung LED-LCDs and LCDs with 240Hz processor have separate tests for FRC (movement upconverter/T-con) and principle board from administration menu, yet no entrance if TV will not catalyst and menus aren’t usable.
@sdetweil said in Research for Basic Magic Mirror:
@ruff-hi said in Research for Basic Magic Mirror:
can I put an animated background / wall paper on my magic mirror?
maybe, but rememeber all that animation takes cpu power… nothing is free…
Fair point. I can see my magic mirror having some dark space (side or bottom) and I want to see if I can set it up so that you can’t tell where the screen starts and ends. something like an aquarium with the rocks at the bottom being part of the static (non-screen) area and the fish being on / in the actual screen area.
@cheapdad i use a webcam, for motion and mic,
u will need something for motion, PIR, ultrasonic sensor, or camera
and something for microphone…
note that the Alexa module doesn’t give any control of the mirror
GA does, with Assistant2Display installed.
@cowboysdude the thing is I already have a large hallway mirror someone gave me, so I thought I could add a couple of monitors behind it and make a nice magic mirror.
@lpassamonte not sure if you’re even still here or trying this but I just joined so gonna necro the thread.
Probably better for you to post rpi specific questions in the raspberry pi forums, and a quick google search found this thread that might solve your issue: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5107
Basically they had to edit the config file and enable a couple of HDMI boot options. Good luck!
Can anyone help to identify which controller board will be support for “CLAA156wb11a” ??
[0_1615748455173_CLAA156WB11A_Rev.1_20100527_201908268405.pdf](Uploading 100%)
I added datasheet.
Thanks in advance.
De Eurom Mon Soleil 800 Ceiling Wifi is een volledig frameloze kachel van 800 Watt voor aan het plafond. Deze kachel heeft een ingebouwde thermostaat, en is uit te breiden met een externe thermostaat. De Mon Soleil 800 Ceiling is te bedienen met de Eurom Smart App. In de app is het mogelijk om meerdere kachels toe te voegen en ze allemaal tegelijk aan te sturen.
De Mon Soleil 800 Ceiling Wifi infraroodverwarming zorgt voor een efficiënte en zuinige manier van verwarmen, en is perfect als permanente verwarming. Er zijn ook lichtere types van dit type infrarood paneel verkrijgbaar; 300 wattage and 600 wattage infrarood panelen.
https://eurom.nl/product/verwarming/infrarood-kachels/mon-soleil-800-ceiling-wifi/!alt text
@gbarranco Any monitor will work that has HDMI input. Here’s the trick though. if you’re gonna put it in/on a wall, use a monitor that has it’s ports pointing down, not out of the back. Make sure if you’re going to put it behind mirror glass that it’s flat - you don’t want a curve on it so it can sit flat against your external glass.
I personally use a monitor like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Ultrasharp-U2719DX-2560x1440-Resolution/dp/B07KGR784M/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=edge+to+edge+monitor&qid=1615315119&sr=8-4
Notice how the image is edge to edge, that way I can take off the frame and have almost all the monitor used.
Hi everyone, I need a 4 Channel pulse sequential relay module. I plan to use a touch switch to send the pulse to switch the active relay. Can you guys suggest a module I can buy from aliexpress or ebay?
Hi everyone,
for a Ph.D. project I would like to build a full screen mirror.
I was thinking of the AOC Q34E2A as the screen to use. I don’t know if someone of you have any experience with AOC screens but I was hoping to fix the Raspberry Pi on the notch of the back of the screen and build only a wooden frame on the side in order to be able to use the VESA wallmount to fix the whole to a wall.
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What do you guys think? Is it doable?
Thanks!
Hi greeting everyone,
Can someone give suggestions which universal controller board kits I should buy for my LG TV.
It has LG Display Panel:LC420WUL-SBT1
https://www.panelook.com/LC420WUL-SBT1_LG Display_42_LCM_overview_12175.html
Thank you for your time and have a good day.
Regards.Jeff
