how to start an image slide show with a press of a button?

[xela]

Hello,

I would like to start an image slide show with a short press of a button and then stop the image slide show with a long press of a button.
I have a button connected to pin 15 and I’ve tested with a python code that it works.
I think that I need to use the MMM-Imageslideshow and the MMM-Buttons modules but I don’t know how to configure them to work as described.

Can someone please help?

thank you!

[cruunnerr]

@xela
As i can see there is no image module which allows sending/receiving notifications.

but how about just hide and how the module?

U would need MMM-RemoteControl, too.

MMM-Buttons:

		{
		    module: 'MMM-Buttons',
		    config: {
			maxShortPressTime: 1000,
		        buttons: [
		            {
		                pin: 15,
		                name: "MMM-ImageSlideshow",
		                shortPress: {
		                    notification: "REMOTE_ACTION",
		                    payload: {
                            action: "SHOW",
                            module: "module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow"
                        }
		                },
                          longPress: {
                          notification: "REMOTE_ACTION",
                          payload: {
                          action: "HIDE",
                          module: "module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow"
                                          }
                                 },
		       },
		     ]
		   }
		},

edit:
the module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow means, that this module is on the first position in your config.js.
So u need to count to this module beginning with 0.
If the module is at third position in your config it would be module_2_MMM-ImageSlideshow

[xela]

Thank very much, but it didn’t work.
the button definitely working outside MM (tested it with Python code).
Also, is it possible to start the MMM-imageslideshow as hidden?

Here is my config:

/* Magic Mirror Config Sample
 *
 * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl
 * MIT Licensed.
 *
 * For more information how you can configurate this file
 * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration
 *
 */

var config = {
	address: "0.0.0.0", // Address to listen on, can be:
	                      // - "localhost", "127.0.0.1", "::1" to listen on loopback interface
	                      // - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
	                      // - "", "0.0.0.0", "::" to listen on any interface
	                      // Default, when address config is left out, is "localhost"
	port: 8080,
	ipWhitelist: [], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses
	                                                       // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"],
	                                                       // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format :
	                                                       // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"],

	language: "en",
	timeFormat: 12,
	units: "metric",

	modules: [
		{
			module: 'MMM-ImageSlideshow',
			position: 'bottom_left',
			config: {
				imagePaths: ['modules/MMM-ImageSlideshow/Images']
		}
		},
		{
			module: "alert",
		},
		{
			module: "updatenotification",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: 'helloworld',
			position: 'top_bar',	// This can be any of the regions.
			classes: 'small bright',
			config: {
			text: 'The Modelevich family Magic Mirror, built by a very talented person!'
		}
		},
		{
			module: "clock",
			position: "top_bar"
		},
		{
			module: 'calendar',
            position: 'top_left',
			config: {
			urgency: 0,
			getRelative: 6,
			fade: 'false',
            timeFormat: 'absolute',
			cssStyle: 'block', // block, clean, custom, (slate is for no mirror),
				calendars: [
					{
						symbol: 'calendar-check-o ',
						url: 'http://www.vic.gov.au/themes/v6/images/VictoriaCalendar-PublicHolidays.ics'
					},
					{	// YOU GET THE FOLLOWING URL FROM YOUR GOOGLE CALENDAR PAGE
						url: 'https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/public/basic.ics'
					},
				],
			}
		},
		{
    		module: 'MMM-WunderGround', // Just for forecast w/css entry
    		position: 'top_right',
    		config: {
        	apikey: '', // private; don't share!
        	pws: 'pws:I', // Bentleigh East Weather Station - Very Cool
			currentweather: 1,
        	coloricon: true,
        	hourly: '1',
        	fctext: '1',
        	fcdaycount: "7",
        	fcdaystart: "0",
        	hourlyinterval: "2",
        	hourlycount: "1",
			animationSpeed: 5000,
        	alerttime: 10000,
        	alerttruncatestring: "english:",
    		roundTmpDecs: 0,
    		UseCardinals: 1,
			fade: false,
    		layout: "vertical",
			windunits: "mph",
    		sysstat: "0"
		}
		},
		{
	        module: 'MMM-Traffic',
            position: 'top_left',
            classes: 'dimmed medium', //optional, default is 'bright medium', only applies to commute info not route_name
            config: {
                api_key: '',
                mode: 'driving',
				origin: '9 Tambet Street, Bentleigh east, Australia 3165',
				destination: '96 Herbert Street, Northcote, Australia 3070',
				arrival_time: '0900', //optional, but needs to be in 24 hour time if used.
				route_name: 'Home to Work',
                changeColor: true,
                showGreen: false,
                limitYellow: 5, //Greater than 5% of journey time due to traffic
                limitRed: 20, //Greater than 20% of journey time due to traffic
                traffic_model: 'best_guess',
                interval: 60000, //2 minutes
                showWeekend: true,
                allTime: true,
                width: '300px',
                height: '300px'
            }
        },
		{
            module: 'MMM-GoogleMapsTraffic',
            position: 'top_left',
            config: {
                key: '',
                lat: -37.7685637,
                lng: 144.9943173,
                height: '400px',
                width: '550px',
				zoom: 13,
				disableDefaultUI: false
            }
        },
		{
    		module: 'voicecontrol',
    		position: 'top_right',
    		config: {
        		models: [
            	{
                	keyword: "Show Camera",
                	description: "Say 'Show Camera' to display camera",
                	file: "showCamera.pmdl",
                	message: "SHOW_CAMERA"
            	},
            	{
                	keyword: "Hide Camera",
                	description: "Say 'Hide Camera' to hide camera",
                	file: "hideCamera.pmdl",
                	message: "HIDE_CAMERA"
            	},
            	{
                	keyword: "Selfie",
                	description: "Say 'Selfie' when camera is visible",
                	file: "selfie.pmdl",
                	message: "SELFIE"
            	},
        ],
		}
		},
		{
			module: 'camera',
    		position: 'fullscreen_above',
    		config: {
			selfieInterval: 3,  // Time interval in seconds before the photo will be taken.
        	emailConfig: {
            service: 'gamil', // Email provider to use to send email with a photo.
            auth: {

        }
        }
		}
		},

		{
			module: "compliments",
			position: "lower_third"
		},
		{
			module: 'newsfeed',
			position: 'bottom_bar',
			config: {
				feeds: [
					{
						title: "The Age",
                                                url: "http://feeds.theage.com.au/rssheadlines/top.xml",
                                      },
                                        {
                                                title: "Sport",
                                                url:  "http://www.theage.com.au/rssheadlines/sport/article/rss.xml"
                                        }
                                ],
				showSourceTitle: true,
				showPublishDate: true
			}
		},
{
		    module: 'MMM-Buttons',
		    config: {
			maxShortPressTime: 1000,
		        buttons: [
		            {
		                pin: 18,
		                name: "MMM-ImageSlideshow",
		                shortPress: {
		                    notification: "REMOTE_ACTION",
		                    payload: {
                            action: "HIDE",
                            module: "module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow"
                        }
		                },
                          longPress: {
                          notification: "REMOTE_ACTION",
                          payload: {
                          action: "SHOW",
                          module: "module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow"
                                          }
                                 },
		       },
		     ]
		   }
		},
		{
		module: 'MMM-Remote-Control', 
		position: 'bottom_right'
		},
	]

};


/*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/
if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}

[cruunnerr]

hmm…

To start it hidden just open your remoteControl with http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote.html
Go to “Edit view” and hide the module. Then press “SAVE”
Note: Every time you change your config u need to do this again ;)

so now to your button problem…

please try this:

open a browser on your pc and type:

http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_0_ImageSlideshow

http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_0_ImageSlideshow

This should hide and show the module as these are the comments which the remote control is using.

If this works its probably a configuration problem with the PIN.

note that:

+-----+-----+---------+------+---+---Pi 3---+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name  | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name    | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+---------+------+---+----++----+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
 |     |     |    3.3v |      |   |  1 || 2  |   |      | 5v      |     |     |
 |   2 |   8 |   SDA.1 |   IN | 1 |  3 || 4  |   |      | 5v      |     |     |
 |   3 |   9 |   SCL.1 |   IN | 1 |  5 || 6  |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
 |   4 |   7 | GPIO. 7 |   IN | 1 |  7 || 8  | 0 | IN   | TxD     | 15  | 14  |
 |     |     |      0v |      |   |  9 || 10 | 1 | IN   | RxD     | 16  | 15  |
 |  17 |   0 | GPIO. 0 |  OUT | 0 | 11 || 12 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 1 | 1   | 18  |
 |  27 |   2 | GPIO. 2 |   IN | 0 | 13 || 14 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
 |  22 |   3 | GPIO. 3 |  OUT | 0 | 15 || 16 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 4 | 4   | 23  |
 |     |     |    3.3v |      |   | 17 || 18 | 0 | OUT  | GPIO. 5 | 5   | 24  |
 |  10 |  12 |    MOSI |   IN | 0 | 19 || 20 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
 |   9 |  13 |    MISO |   IN | 0 | 21 || 22 | 0 | IN   | GPIO. 6 | 6   | 25  |
 |  11 |  14 |    SCLK |   IN | 0 | 23 || 24 | 1 | IN   | CE0     | 10  | 8   |
 |     |     |      0v |      |   | 25 || 26 | 1 | IN   | CE1     | 11  | 7   |
 |   0 |  30 |   SDA.0 |   IN | 1 | 27 || 28 | 1 | IN   | SCL.0   | 31  | 1   |
 |   5 |  21 | GPIO.21 |   IN | 1 | 29 || 30 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
 |   6 |  22 | GPIO.22 |   IN | 1 | 31 || 32 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.26 | 26  | 12  |
 |  13 |  23 | GPIO.23 |   IN | 0 | 33 || 34 |   |      | 0v      |     |     |
 |  19 |  24 | GPIO.24 |   IN | 0 | 35 || 36 | 1 | OUT  | GPIO.27 | 27  | 16  |
 |  26 |  25 | GPIO.25 |   IN | 0 | 37 || 38 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.28 | 28  | 20  |
 |     |     |      0v |      |   | 39 || 40 | 0 | IN   | GPIO.29 | 29  | 21  |
 +-----+-----+---------+------+---+----++----+---+------+---------+-----+-----+
 | BCM | wPi |   Name  | Mode | V | Physical | V | Mode | Name    | wPi | BCM |
 +-----+-----+---------+------+---+---Pi 3---+---+------+---------+-----+-----+

Don’t know what type u are using (BCM, w-pi, physical ??)

In your config you wrote Pin: 18, but in your first post u said 15…

Maybe try another one. For example u could use GPIO 29, which is physically Pin 40, which is BCM Pin 21…

So in your config u must write, that u are using Pin 21!

[xela]

thank you so much for your help!

so, by going to the http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote.html and hiding the module, it works fine. under “edit view” when i slide it to hide the slideshow goes off and when i’m sliding it to on the slideshow goes on.

however, both
http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_0_ImageSlideshow

http://YOUR.RASPBERRY.IP.ADDRESS:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_0_ImageSlideshow
don’t work although I’m getting “success” message.

[cruunnerr]

@xela

Ah sorry… the MMM was missing. should be this:

http://your.raspberry.ip.address:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow

And

http://your.raspberry.ip.address:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_0_MMM-ImageSlideshow

[xela]

works perfectly, thank you so much for your help!

and now to the ultimate question for me… Is it possible to start the camera on full screen by a press of a button?

[cruunnerr]

surely, but i don’t know what camera u mean^^

A security camera somewhere at your house or the RPi camera?

For security u could check this: https://github.com/shbatm/MMM-RTSPStream

for RPi cam u could check this: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/603/camera-module

[xela]

I use a Microsoft round web cam that I’ve embedded into the frame and I’m using the camera module however the voice recognition is not very good so I wanted to start it with a press of a button, but I don’t know how and how to display the video vertically on full screen.

[cruunnerr]

So you use the camera module i posted?

unfortunately i don’t use this module, so i am maybe the wrong person to ask…

But i took a look at the webcam.js of the module and in line 46/47 the width and hight is defined.
Maybe u should play around with that…
https://github.com/alexyak/camera/blob/master/webcam.js

nano MagicMirror/modules/camera/webcam.js

also check the camera.js at line 62/63…

nano MagicMirror/modules/camera/camera.js

I don’t know if it would be necessary to set the resolution of the cam within raspbian… ?

To start the cam with a button u can even use the MMM-Buttons module. This should work, if i understand the camera-module correct ^^

{
		    module: 'MMM-Buttons',
		    config: {
			maxShortPressTime: 1000,
		        buttons: [
		            {
		                pin: 15,
		                name: "camera",
		                shortPress: {
		                    notification: "SHOW_CAMERA",
                                         }
		             },
                                longPress: {
                                notification: "HIDE_CAMERA",
                                         },
		             },
		         ]
		     }
		},