Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
27" Mirror with selfmade frame
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Hello Everyone
My Mirror Project is already finished since a couple months, but i had no “time” :-) to post it here.
First, thank you very much @MichMich and @j.e.f.f for this amazing Idea and the modules i can use for this.
It’s a pleasure to stand up in the morning, looking on the screen to see the traffic, calender and weather information in this esthetic manner :hugging_face:The screen is always off until the radard sensor detects motion in front of the display.
I used Douglas wood because its cheap and has intresting visual structure ^^
Parts
product cost Mirror Glass ~149x36cm (Glas Trösch, Switzerland) 66€ Douglas wood for the frame (OBI) 25€ 27" Philips monitor spare - 0€ Raspberry Pi 3 incl. powersupply ~ 57€ Radar sensor (RCWL0516) 8€ DHT22 Temp & Hum Sensor (Seeed 101020019) 15€ Screws and little stuff ~ 10€ Total ~ 181€
Modules
- MMM-MyCalendar
- MMM-MyCommute
- MMM-MyWeather
- MMM-MyWastePickup
- MMM-PIR-Sensor replaced with MM-Display-Controller
thats an os-deamon based solutions, because PIR sensor doesn’t work anymore since MM 2.4 and OpenGL… - MMM-DHT22
- newsfeed
- clock
Pictures
Regards and thanks for feedback
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Very nice build! What are the transmission values for your mirror? Have the Mirropane Chrome Spy with 8% and I am not too happy about it. The modules aren’t easy to read when it’s bright. Even in the night when I just turn on the light.
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Would interest me as well.
Also, your mirror seems very cheap! (and that in SWITZERLAND :-)) -
Thanks :)
Its 12% and 4mm thickThey have 1, 12, 20, 30 and 40%
https://www.glastroesch.ch/glas/82-spionspiegel.html -
Thank you very much. I saw they are also in Germany. I will call them up tomorrow and ask for prices for the mirror and for shipping. If it’s really that cheap I will order one with 12% and with 20% transmission and see which one fits best.
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How far does your radar detector detect through the glass?
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Excellent work. That looks great!
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@maxbachmann
Its in the middle behind the thick wood and it detects at least 4m. (would be more if there would be no wood, just the glass :-)
Due to the position across from my wardrobe thats fine but if the range is too faar for detection it would be possible to reduce it with a resistor.
https://github.com/jdesbonnet/RCWL-0516 -
@kruemel ty for the info
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great job, looks great full height!
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Nice work, i see you used a radar sensor.
How and where exactly did you attach this? -
Very nice mirror. Looks great.
I am also curious about the prices of the mirror and shipping costs. -
FYI: Glastroesch.de doesn’t ship their mirrors. They also do not directly sell to private people but give you a contact that does. Apparently they are around Ulm (for those that live close enough).
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Hi kruemel,
good job… looks very professional.
Since I’m using the same RCWL0516 motion sensor I have also some questions:- How did you mount it that it is working through the glass?
I tried id with my Mirropane Chrome Spy 4mm but there was no detection trough the glass at all. - Maybe you can share some pictures especially of the motion sensor?
Thanks, onkelbobby
- How did you mount it that it is working through the glass?
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which router bits did you use on the 2x4s?
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Ah sorry i did not get any notifications about new posts :-)
I will answer all the questions this week -
@jersam said in 27" Mirror with selfmade frame:
which router bits did you use on the 2x4s?
Sorry i dont get your point ^^
Do you mean this, maybe?
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@onkelbobby Hi, thank you :-)
I just mounted the sensor on a piece of wood behind the glass (to reduce the range a little bit without a tresistor) instead of directly behind the glass.
If you need i can make a picture but i think the illustration should do the job ;-)
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@kruemel which bits did you use to cut the wood.
Looks like you started with a 2x4, cut into a L shape with a ledge, put a smaller strip of wood to hold the mirror and display in.
its nicely done so i was curious.
I just picked up a table saw so i can do a datto cut in wood.
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@kruemel
thanks… no need to take pictures…
I’m just wondering why my sensor is no working trough the glass wood combination (Mirropane Chrome Spy 4mm + plywood 5mm)Anyway, I found another way to mount it almost invisible.
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