MMM-Swipe - Hand gestures

[Jopyth]

@mochman Similar issue here. They changed the package.json to fix it. Seems to be a problem with a new Electron version.

You would only get this error if you newly install Magic Mirror (npm install in the MagicMirror folder gets the new package, if you want to reproduce it).

[mochman]

@Jopyth Thanks! I was able to reproduce the error. I updated the package.json file and it runs correctly.

[DirkS]

Did you try to use the HR-SR04 behind the mirror glas? I would like to use it like that but don’t know if the ultrasonic sensor will work behind the glas.

[mochman]

No, I have some speakers behind some speaker mesh. I put the sensors behind the mesh.

[DirkS]

Ok thanks for the info. I will try it.

[Blamer]

I have just installed the MMM-Swipe module and wired up the sensors to the Raspberry for tests. Right now I still do not understand how this modul communicates with the other Magic Mirror modules. How do I have to config e.g. the calender module or the clock module to swipe left or right? Or does it just work with special modules?
That´s the only information I found on Github:

This module will use the sendNotification(notification, payload) to send:
notification = ‘MOVEMENT’
payload = ‘Swipe Left’, ‘Swipe Right’, or ‘Press’

Please use as appropriate in your module using notificationReceived(notification, payload, sender)

[mochman]

@Blamer Yeah, this isn’t created with a certain module in mind. It sends that notification so you can use it in a module you create if you want. I haven’t been really using this too much after I made it so I don’t have any other modules that would utilize the notifications.

[bibi]

hi @mochman - i don’t really get what is the use of your module… could you please give me some use case pls? thx a lot

[Snille]

Hi, I’m trying out your module.
I’m not running the Mirror with sudo, is there no other way to get your module to work?
I’m getting this:

{ Error: EACCES, Permission denied
    at Error (native)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Swipe/node_modules/mmm-gpio/lib/gpio.js:32:18
    at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:209:7)
    at emitTwo (events.js:106:13)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:191:7)
    at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:877:16)
    at Socket. (internal/child_process.js:334:11)
    at emitOne (events.js:96:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:188:7)
    at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:493:12) errno: 13, code: 'EACCES', syscall: 'init' }

I’m guessing it have to do with the mirror not running as root…
the pi user is a member of the gpio group at least. :)

Thank you.

Best regards Snille

[mochman]

@Snille Yeah, this module requires root access. I haven’t developed it since I first made it so I’m not sure if it still works with all the updates the pi & MM have gotten. Sorry.