Introduce yourself!

Mykle1

Welcome to the old guy club. We gotta stick together! :thumbsup:

Deckard99

@Mykle1 Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

Mykle1

Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

Yes, but there are some limitations on the earlier Pi’s. The better the Pi you can obtain, the better the performance and experience you will have.

Personally, I wouldn’t consider anything less than a Pi3 but that is up to the individual user (you).

WhiteSky

Hey! My name is Nick, I’m 26 and I live in Montana now! I’m more of an automation enthusiast but I had an old monitor and I’ve been eyeing smart mirrors for a while, so heck ‘em, I’m going to build mine!

PixxelFriend

Hi everyone,

i am Steffen, 34 years old and a software engineer form germany. I build my first smart mirror last year. First i used glancr, but because of alot restrictions it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror² . I really like this project. I hope i can make some contributions in near future.

Mykle1

@PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror²

Well said! :thumbsup:

PixxelFriend

@Mykle1 said in Introduce yourself!:

Well said! :thumbsup:

Hehe, the time was right, but i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore. I know about the workaround, maybe i will try it out later, but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

I like the community driven approach here and it seems that here are some developers from my hometown too :)

Mykle1

@PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore.

Use it for something else. If you move up to the Pi3 or Pi4, or some other more robust board, you won’t be sorry.

but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

Not if you move up in hardware. MMM-AssistantMk2 is very popular and has great support from @Sean, the author.

I like the community driven approach here

Me too. :-)

sdetweil

@PixxelFriend why can’t you use pi0?

It works. Certainly some of the high power required modules aren’t appropriate…

KJHedges

Hi, Im Karl,

I am currently working on the software side of a MagicMirror.

I have it all up and running on a Raspberry Pi3. This I run as an Alexa Device too.

Still messing with different modules ect. Placements and alike.

Im hoping that this community is still active. Many good people over time with good helpful advice I see from reading through the forums.