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  • A Offline
    AAPS
    last edited by AAPS Dec 27, 2016, 3:58 PM Dec 27, 2016, 3:46 PM

    At first, I thought I had everything figured out. I soon realized that I need a way to turn it my mirror on and off cleanly. I have found the remote control module, but I don’t completely understand it. Could anyone help me? The only thing I can think of is connecting the main cable with a switch to turn it on and using the remote control to turn it on once I figure things out. Also, how could I set up a PIR sensor?

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      Jopyth Moderator
      last edited by Dec 29, 2016, 12:30 PM

      What is your issue with the remote control module? Once you installed it, and add it to your config.js, restart your mirror and go to the remote control page. It is hosted on your pi, so you need to know the IP, e.g. if your IP is 192.168.0.111 you need to go to 192.168.0.111:8080/remote.html. There you should be able to switch off/on your display.

      Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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        AAPS
        last edited by Dec 29, 2016, 12:37 PM

        Thanks! How do I add it to the config.js file and how do I find my pi’s IP address?

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          Jopyth Moderator @AAPS
          last edited by Dec 29, 2016, 2:31 PM

          For reference: Installation - Step 2

          Add the following to the module section of your config.js:

          {
              module: 'MMM-Remote-Control',
              position: 'bottom_left'
          },
          

          If you only copied the example config, paste these lines, for example, between lines 17 and 18.

          Hopefully this shows you your IP address right on your mirror in the bottom right corner.

          If not you can execute the command ifconfig on your raspberry and look at the output, make sure to take the IP of the correct adapter (i.e. WLAN if you are using WLAN).

          Helpful sticky: How to troubleshoot

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            AAPS
            last edited by Dec 30, 2016, 12:52 PM

            Thanks! This helps a lot.

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              AAPS
              last edited by Jan 2, 2017, 3:10 AM

              I installed the module, but when I go to the website it says : “This device is not allowed to access your mirror.
              Please check your config.js or config.js.sample to change this”

              What does this mean? What can I do to fix it?

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                schmo90
                last edited by Jan 2, 2017, 7:52 PM

                i also get this error message…

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                  AAPS
                  last edited by Jan 3, 2017, 1:06 AM

                  I finally figured out what to do. @lolobyte explained it to me here: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/735/mmm-remote-control/112

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                    AAPS
                    last edited by Jan 18, 2017, 8:05 PM

                    Something weird happened. Every time I try to add remote control to my config.js file, when I reboot it shows a black screen. Why is this? Also, I can’t figure out how to change the time zone.

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                      shashank @AAPS
                      last edited by Jan 19, 2017, 3:29 AM

                      @AAPS hi, if your are using Raspberry pi, you can change the Timezone using raspi-config from terminal

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