27" Kitchen Dashboard

[jconno03]

My first MagicMirror is a family dashboard for our kitchen area. I used a Samsung 27” monitor which has a thin profile and fits easily into a wooden frame. The frame is cut from maple to fit the monitor.

The Dashboard is powered with an Alexa-enabled smart outlet installed in a recessed box, attached to the wall with a French cleat.

We are thrilled with the results.

Modules used:

• clock
• compliments
• MMM-Remote-Control
• MMM-ModuleScheduler
• MMM-AlexaControl
• MMM-Pir
• MMM-Worldclock
• MMM-GoogleCalendar
• MMM-Sonos
• MMM-GooglePhotos
• MMM-OpenWeatherMapForecast
• MMM-NewsAPI
• MMM-SystemMonitor
• MMM-WiFiPassword (not shown)

Hardware:

• Raspberry Pi 4
• Samsung 27" T35F monitor
• HC-SR501 PIR Infrared Sensor
• DAOKI Light Sensor
• ELEGRP USB Outlet Receptacle, 3-Port USB C Wall Outlet
• Arlington DVFR1W-1 Recessed Electrical/Outlet Mounting Box

Features

• 27 -inch monitor
• PIR sensor to turn off the screen when the room is empty
• Alexa integration to turn mirror on/off, using MMM-Remote-Control to shutdown the Raspberry Pi and then the smart outlet to turn off the monitor.
• Rotates wallpaper thru personal photos
• Light sensor runs as separate from the Magic Mirror framework with a custom Python script to dim the monitor in the evening

The Build

The wall with a french cleat

The Dashboard

[sdetweil]

@jconno03 fabulous!!!

[IPfreely]

@jconno03 This is fantastic! I am about to get started building a screen for our family kitchen. I hadn’t thought of putting a frame around the screen, but that would be a nice touch to match our cabinets.
Thanks for listing the materials and modules. I just discovered MM this week so am eager to get started!

[rts58]

@jconno03 Awesome!

[JeanMichelC]

This is really cool, great work. Any chance you can post the code. I can’t get AlexaControl to work for some reason.

[sdetweil]

@JeanMichelC said in 27" Kitchen Dashboard:

I can’t get AlexaControl to work for some reason.

can u look at the messages at MM startup, it should give you messages about listening on ports for the AlexaControl devices…

and SOME alexas cannot find the AC devices… my echo 1 can, my echo show 5(v1) cannot

[JeanMichelC]

@sdetweil Thanks for the tip, I’ll check

[sdetweil]

@JeanMichelC we should take this to a new topic

what features do you have enabled in AC?

[cyberphox]

this is how it’s done! nice job!

[jconno03]

@JeanMichelC

Here is my Alexa configuration. I am have an Echo Show 5 and an Echo Input. My feeling is that verbally asking Alexa to scan for new devices works better than attempting to scan from the app. Works flawlessly for me.

		module: 'MMM-AlexaControl',
		position: 'middle_center',
		config:{
			image: false,
			deviceName: "Mirror",
			pm2ProcessName: "MagicMirror",
			vcgencmd: "wlr-randr",
			},