Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Kitchen Family Dashboard/Hub
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The wife likes having the physical calendar to see things, and I like using google calendar, which recently resulting in a snafu between our schedules and who was in charge of the kids, so I decided to finally build our “holy grail” kitchen calendar/family dashboard. Its not 100% complete, as I am waiting on SendCutSend for the fascia I designed in fusion360.
features:
- background images from a google album
- using MMM-GooglePhotos
- camera streams
- shows the front yard camera & cycles between the kids nanny cams every 30s using my custom module, written with some assistance from ChatGPT because I am lazy and was very new to the magic mirror modules at the time.
- [MMM-MPlayer, another forum user kindly uploaded it to github for me because once again too lazy to do it myself]
- qr code for wifi
- local weather
- time
- quick 3 day schedule overview
- using Calendar-EXT3Agenda
- monthly schedule overview
- using Calendar-EXT3
- occupancy sensor to blank the display after 1 minute, and physically turn the screen off after 1 hour, using a wireless RF outlet i hacked so that the raspberry pi can trigger the remote via GPIO.
- using my custom MMM-SimplePIR module because MMM-Pir didnt have this feature, and it was easier to just start from scratch. ill upload the code to github someday.
current state of the install
the hacked up rf remote. I wired 2 NPN transistors in parallel with the on/off switches, including current limiting resistors on the base to protect the GPIO pins on the Pi. this allowed the PI to activate the remote, and left the buttons functional as well [i am going to recess the remote into the frame somewhere not visible when installed for manual access if necessary.
yes, i did this on my kitchen counter because the wife was not home, and i needed to be able to keep an eye on my son, fume extraction was used, but not pictured.
said giant a** hole [the outlet cover wasnt installed yet, but is now installed] and yes its absolutely terrible looking but will be completely hidden once the faceplate/frame is installed.
i took pictures of everything and designed some parts in fusion360.
i wanted the calendar as low-profile as possible, so i cut a giant a** hole in the drywall to recess the mount directly against the stud, which allows the TV to basically sit against the drywall. the tv was completely removed from its case, to get it as slim as possible.
this unfortunately resulted in me having to move the power and video board, and then extending the backlight wiring.
the tv mount is also persnickety, so I had to 3D print a sub-bracket to move the mount to allow me to actually hang the TV in place where i needed it.
the case will be some laser cut MDF from sendcutsend, glued & nailed to some 1x2 boards. the occupancy sensor is a cheap dude from amazon, that has a 3d printed bracket that will just be hot glued in place from the back into the hole in the face plate.
everything will be painted white and be simple to fit our shaker style aesthetic in the house.
https://a.co/d/7U4btgd – the RF outlet.
https://a.co/d/eMZXrPA – the PIR sensor - background images from a google album
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the faceplate finally came in from SendCutSend, so was able to assemble that and get it hung on the wall at least temporarily. I still need to fill the nail holes and paint it and all that jazz.
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@myfingersarecold woohoo!!!
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and finally complete. painted, occ sensor housing installed. I decided to just hide the button controller inside the wall rather than recess it into the frame housing. realistically i shouldnt need to access it, and theres only 2 screws to remove should i need to.
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@myfingersarecold very nice!!
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@sdetweil thanks!! happy to have this finished and working. my parents and my in-laws have already requested i build them each one lolol.
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@myfingersarecold said in Kitchen Family Dashboard/Hub:
my parents and my in-laws have already requested i build them each one
no good deed goes unpunished!! lol
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@sdetweil right!? my mom actually ordered a tv [unbeknownst to me] and sent it to my house and my front door camera notified me and i was like…i have no memory of ordering a new display…😂
