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.
[image: 1763043465078-lego-frame.jpeg] 
Thanks for this amazing open source project!
Michele!!
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.
[image: 1614703307546-https___aoc-pim.s3.amazonaws.com_q34e2_br.png]
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
Looking for a controller board for my screen to re use it as a screen for my mini pc
30 pins
I cannot find one, need help
@jackyjoy123 Hi, i wrote a Temperature (MMM-Temperature) module that supports multiple sensors. Also the data can be received via notifications or by fetching the data via tcp (with the netcat command).
Personally i use an HTU21 and BME280 sensors connected to ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. The data will be send to my MQTT Bridge (Mosquitto installed on the same Pi as the mirror). With help of the MMM-MQTTbridge module the values send via MQTT will be translated to notifications which will be send to my module.
One of my sensors is powerd by a small battery thats why i use the deep sleep mode of the ESP8266 board and only send new values all 10 minutes others are powerd by permanently and send data every 10 seconds.
All my sketches and some configs are included in the examples directory of the module.
@gigglingnatalie facereco-dnn seems to be the.module of choice here
cant help on camera or.placement. some tinted glass make camera not as good.
i use webcams, outside frame…
@fribse Hi,
Thanks for that suggestion. I found a supplier in Mayo - LG Glass who could supply it. Just leaving this here for anyone looking in future.
Also Tipperary glass were able to provide it at a reasonable price but do not deliver nationwide for small pieces.
I am looking for MirrorView 16" x 20" mirror in northern Virginia: https://www.pilkington.com/en/us/products/product-categories/special-applications/pilkington-mirroview
Has anyone had any luck securing this product? Pilkington North America is just a few miles from my house, but unfortunately it looks like they only make auto glass. https://www.pilkington.com/en/us
Thanks!
@megamarko112 said in LCD Controller for old TV Display:
CFP190W01-A00
You can use any universal LCD controller board that supports 30 pin LVDS 2 channel, 8 bit. (FIX-30P-DO8L). Make sure you get the right LVDS cable with it. You can use the black GND wires for fingerprinting to make sure they fit your screen.
You’ll also need an inverter with 4 ports for the CCFL backlight.
The cheapest set should be around 3€, more advanced (TV controller)boards with HDMI you get for around 10€. Boards with a firmware dedicated to you screen cost around 30€.
This is a really good site to start collecting information about LCDs.
@feedy88 I wouldn’t have pulled the circuit board out of the frame. Leave that bump intact if you can, it’s shielding to prevent interference.
The rest of it is up to you. Shortest cords possible. avoid adaptors. Minimize the wiring outside the unit by using power strips if possible. In my case, I’m installing in a wall to make it flush mount.
see
https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9564/controlling-magic-mirror-from-alexa/4?_=1611953562988
I can currently ask Alexa to show me the camera and it shows me my camera and hides some calendar modules to make room.
Hello guys, i m ultimating my magic mirror, i want 2 led strips behind the mirror, for a light effect when i talk to rhasspy. (Wake Word,thinking,error)
I found the project Alice/HermesLedControl, but how i connnect the strips to the Raspberry gpio?
Thanks for help
