How do all of you controle (/interact with) your MagicMirror modules?

MWel1977

Hi there,

I’m currently working on my MM. I have a 37" full HD tv that I will be using with the Pi 3B+.
And I have added some modules to the standard mirror config.
But I have found some modules that I can interact with. Like multpiple pages.
This allows me/us to put modules on different pages much like on a smartphone.
Standard it’s been set to rotate with a certain interval. but it can also be set to take a mouse click to take it to the next page.

But I don’t want to put a small keyboard with trackpad next to the mirror.
I’m looking for some idea’s!
So… tell me: how do you interact with your Magic Mirror?

dazza120

Could just use VNC to connect to it with your phone that way can change stuff from the sofa shut down reboot open web page, but the pi isn’t/hasn’t got real power but not bad it will do my mirror stuff so not bad

sdetweil

i think you could use voice to advance pages… see MMM-Voice and Hello-Lucy modules

dazza120

@sdetweil yep you can but if I ever figured out to do pages I would have suggested that 🥺😢 I’ve got voice working but pages with Lucy I’m lost😭

sdetweil

@dazza120 if u look at the hello-lucy module file, you can see the comnands.

Hello-lucy is really show and hide.

So, show page two. Etc

dazza120

@sdetweil yeah, I had it but couldn’t figure out how to do pages even tho I went through that read me file a couple of times 😂 I just couldn’t figure it out 😢

j.e.f.f

You can integrate one or more button into your mirror frame to do all sorts of things. Wire them up to the GPIO and you can use MMM-Buttons, for example, to have them do things.

My mirror has one buttons. When in powered off mode, the button starts up the Pi. When MagicMirror is running, a single press restarts MM, and a long press shuts the pi down. You could similarly have a button to cycle from one page to the next with each button press, or several buttons to do very specific things.

Mykle1

@dazza120 said in How do all of you controle (/interact with) your MagicMirror modules?:

I had it but couldn’t figure out how to do pages even tho I went through that read me file a couple of times I just couldn’t figure it out

Hi, I can help you get one module working with Hello Lucy. This should be enough for you to do others on your own. Sound good? Let me know.

MWel1977

I just have added Lucy to my “modules to add” list!:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
I’ll try to figure it out myself first (that’s the most fun) If not… @Mykle1 Is it okay to send you a message?

dazza120

@mykle1 does it sound good it sounds great! The farthest that I got was install the three new files in the MMM-voice folder. The other stuff like adding the pages and modules blow my tiny mind. Help would be much appreciated

Mykle1

@mwel1977 said in How do all of you controle (/interact with) your MagicMirror modules?:

Is it okay to send you a message?

Sure, you can message me, but why not create a topic (ex Hello-Lucy Help) where I can post the help for you. Then, everyone else can see and use the examples posted there. Yeah, I like that idea. You create the topic, explain your needs, and we’ll get you up and running.

Mykle1

@dazza120

Read the post above this one. Same goes for you. One of you create the topic and explain what you’ve done so far and we’ll go from there

MWel1977

@mykle1 When the time comes I will do that!
First I want the “normal” modules I want to be added to my mirror config and have them working.

dazza120

@mykle1 done thanks I’ve added it to here I’m in the UK and it’s getting late so I’ll have to do what ever you tell me tomorrow after work lol the link is https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9249/help-me-to-get-lucy-working thanks in advance for your help

Mykle1

@dazza120

Ok, I’ll take a look at your post right now. I’m in NYC, for the record.

fhansa

IM using MQTT to hook up my mirror to HomeAssistant and apples HomeKit-app. This way I automize screen shut-down every evening but also makes it available to the rest of the family.
I’ve created a simple module to interact with already existing modules using the notification system
An early version here: https://github.com/fhansa/MMM-mqttCommand

shbatm

A couple of shameless plugs for my own modules:

Title	Description
MMM-KeyBindings	A module for getting bluetooth remote control and keyboard inputs
MMM-OnScreenMenu	Simple On-Screen Menu for controlling the MagicMirror²
MMM-AlexaOnOff	Simple Mirror Control from External Home Assistant (Alexa/Google Home/HASS.io)

In addition, I’m currently working on a new version of MMM-Remote-Control with a RESTful API – Which is an extension/combination of the original MMM-Remote-Control and MMM-Api modules. See details on the API here. It will allow you to control the mirror with simple URL calls like: http://magicmirror:8080/api/monitor/off to turn off the screen.

The end goal is to get rid of duplicate functionality in all of my modules (like exposing external routes, turning on/off the monitor, showing/hiding modules, etc.) and use API calls or Module Notifications for controlling everything, plus allow other modules to customize and integrate their own API.

This part is still an active work in progress, but if anyone is interested in testing, please let me know.

A Former User

Here comes an unashamed developer. :D

MMM-AssistantMk2 : Embedded Google Assistant, you can make custom voice command to control MM, it’s module and your system.
MMM-Hotword : Simple voice hotword detection engine - snowboy implements.
MMM-GroveGestures : 3D sensor for gesture recognition.
MMM-TelegramBot : You can interact with your MM via Telegram.
MMM-NotificationTrigger : It has a webhook gateway to request from external Web API(e.g; IFTTT) to deliver MM notification (You need Static IP/domain or DDNS or at least SSH tunnel)