Newbie - Build Smart Mirror

Fozi

@bhepler the First 5 commandments…couldn‘t have phrased them better😃🤙🏻

djdocta

@pandeyprakhar00 said in Newbie - Build Smart Mirror:

I made these tutorials for giving a head start, starting from scratch !

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBy3Sw0lBrNeihCn0fOr-m5RYJNb4w4IS

It used @sdetweil installation scripts !

Introduction to Raspberry pi : https://youtu.be/wqKCPbu7V7Y
Setting up MM Hardware : https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk
Installing MM & introduction to MM - Modules : https://youtu.be/PHpth_KQHcE
Configuring Calendar & Weather Modules : https://youtu.be/ce6O2aGB9tY

Hope it helps !

Please note that your API key is visible in below video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce6O2aGB9tY&list=PLBy3Sw0lBrNeihCn0fOr-m5RYJNb4w4IS&index=5&t=0s

It shouldn’t be a big deal but as you tried to hide it, you may reconsider a re-upload of the video :-)

pandeyprakhar00

@djdocta Damm ! It always happens with me… i think i should stop hiding the API’s & Passwords :-P

xxLulaBelle

Thank you all very much for the advice and tips, I have learned some new things already. One last question I hope, regarding the monitor, I read somewhere about using a touch screen monitor, is it better to use touch screen or no?

djdocta

@xxLulaBelle If you need a two way mirror, PM me, I have one to sell. :-)

sdetweil

@xxLulaBelle none of my mirrors have any function requiring/or leveraging touch directly

bhepler

@xxLulaBelle - None of my mirrors have touch capability. Personally, I don’t understand why people want it. It will collect fingerprints and smears. But several people have built it and they seem happy with it.

A touchscreen monitor will work if you’re not building a mirror but instead are building a display with the framework. The reason is that the glass/acrylic that provides the mirror finish will interfere with the touch signals. In order to get touch capability, you’ll want a touch overlay that you can place on top of the mirror (with a regular monitor behind it).

Fozi

@xxLulaBelle alternatively you could use a gesture sensor and run it with the MMM-GroveGestures module. I have one to swipe pages and to start/stop a news podcast with MMM-Podcast2. Works great!