magic mirror as a smart clock

MrRodz

Hi, I’m new to programming but would like to expand on the magic mirror by making a smart clock. I have converted a old photo frame into HDMI screen. have a pi 3 running magic mirror on it and i get a nice full screen clock, current weather and forecast. On the same pi i have domoticz running. At present i have two ideas i would like achieve with the smart clock.

Doorbell Camera - when someone presses the door bell ( connected to gpis on a second pi 3 in my network also running magic mirror) the Smart clock will display RTSP live feed of who is at my door. i have found the MMM-RTSPStream - Video Streaming from Live Feeds (Security Cameras) can get it to display a small window but does not run a full window when trying to switch profiles.
send a command from domoticz to change the profile. i was thinking of switching the smart clock to just the time and dropping the brightness when i activate movie scene (can do this from script or http)

I have been attempting to do this for a few days now and am struggling with the implementation of this.sendnotification.

any help would be appreciated

thanks

Mykle1

@MrRodz

About 1/3 of the way down this page are the send and receive notifications specs

https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/tree/master/modules

MrRodz

Hi Mykle1,

I can see the configuration i want and know the santex needed. what I’m struggling to grasp is how i can send that line from a python script or a shell script. i can send those from switches within domestics. I’m just not sure how to write or if that notification is sent across my lan.

sorry if i get some of the terminology incorrect. still very new to this.

regards

Mykle1

@MrRodz

Ok, I am afraid I can’t help you with that. Perhaps someone else will give you some ideas. Good luck, mate. :-)

ninjabreadman

@MrRodz If you install MMM-Remote-Control and correctly configure the ipWhiteList, it will install a generic receiver to receive commands to your MM via a local HTTP GET request.

You can then use an HTTP GET request like http://192.168.178.240:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_0_MMM-GoogleMapsTraffic to trigger a module/action, switch profiles, or create your own custom actions.

I’m terms of GPIO for your doorbell, see MMM-Buttons or MMM-PIR-Sensor. It seems to me you want to receive a GPIO event, switch profiles, and start a timer to later revert your profile to the original – that’s basically MMM-PIR-Sensor (movement, turn on screen, set timer to turn off).