<![CDATA[Gesture control with APDS-9960]]>Since my plan of using a touchfoil blew up in my face due to my own stupid assumptions. I have to look in to other means of controlling my mirror. (No, a IR-frame is sadly not an option due to the shape and size of my mirror.)

Searching here there is one Gesture module (MMM-Swipe) that uses the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor,
It’s a cheap sensor and most of the work is done, so I have ordered one of those too.
The cons are however that is limited to three inputs, left, right and “push”.

The APDS-9960 Sensor ( https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12787 ) However has also swipe up/down,
and it’s a optical sensor, so with a smidge of luck, it might work behind the glass (not counting on it though).
Bad thing is the range is only 10-20cm above (without anything in it’s way), so basically has to swipe on the mirror itself.

And, the APDS isn’t MM2 ready, it isn’t really raspberry ready either so it would probably require some long nights tinkering for me. So if the first tests are a success I might need some help getting the sensor to work with the MM2.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/1600/gesture-control-with-apds-9960RSS for NodeMon, 08 Jun 2026 14:02:26 GMTMon, 30 Jan 2017 17:09:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 31 May 2020 17:51:07 GMT]]>@wishmaster270 , Sweet! Thanks!!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76214https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76214Sun, 31 May 2020 17:51:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sat, 30 May 2020 20:34:29 GMT]]>@bibi I am using an Apds sensor with other sensors on a Arduino connected to the pi via serial interface. I documented it and wrote a universal module to receive messages on the serial interface. You can find my documentation at Examples

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76165https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76165Sat, 30 May 2020 20:34:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sat, 30 May 2020 02:49:03 GMT]]>Did you ever get the APDS-9960 working with MM? I happen to have one, would keep me from ordering something else.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76119https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/76119Sat, 30 May 2020 02:49:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:12:03 GMT]]>@bolish that’s exactly what i was thinking but thx for the recommendations… i will even not try an attempt then. i wanted smt “beautiful” as you mentioned but without seeing the sensor…
hmm i’ll think about smt or maybe i’ll check another solution as voice command… with jarvis

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52357https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52357Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:12:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:21:15 GMT]]>@bibi
I’ve already made some trials with 1mm thin wood. Forget about it.
You will find the product data sheet with some recommandation at the bottom of below page :
link text

I’ve tried behing 2mm wood, with a hole (3mm diameter), it works fine. Not so ugly…

Let’s see.

Regards

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52345https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52345Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:21:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:51:36 GMT]]>@bolish i thought about it meantimes i am waiting for delivery… i was thinking to make a kind of slot in one of the wooden frame side, just enough to make so that the wood layer is so thin that i hope it will let pass the gesture but it will be difficult to do as my mirror is already build now and i can’s say for now if it will work. if you come up with another idea… feel free to share :)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52297https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52297Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:51:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:25:03 GMT]]>Hi,
I’ve the PAJ7620u2 one.
I’m experiencing some stability issue with it (it always stops working after some minutes) but overall it’s great. I will post about the stability issue later on.

I’m interested into how you guys are using the sensor in a "beautiful way).
Before buying it, I thought I could cover it with some “speaker fabric” but it’s not working neither…

Do you have some smart ideas on your side on how to hide it?

Regards

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52209https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/52209Tue, 12 Feb 2019 20:25:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:19:32 GMT]]>@sean said in Gesture control with APDS-9960:

PAJ7620u2

no idea as well… waiting on my sensor APDS… once received, i’ll test with your module :thumbs_up_medium-light_skin_tone:

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50457https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50457Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:19:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:13:37 GMT]]>I’m not sure whether it is compatible with APDS-9960, but I made a module for GroveGesture Sensor(PAJ7620u2 compatible)
https://github.com/eouia/MMM-GroveGestures

2.1.0 demo

image

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50456https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50456Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:13:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:08:25 GMT]]>@broberg yea haven’t neither think about room for it while building my one… :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50455https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50455Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:08:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:21:32 GMT]]>@bibi It’s on hold, the big drawback is that I haven’t included space for any sensor in the frame, so any addon would “stick out” and look wonky.
So maybe I’ll just add some physical buttons and make a tree style menu instead.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50448https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50448Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:21:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:17:01 GMT]]>@broberg did you find any suitable solution or stopped your project?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50447https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/50447Sun, 20 Jan 2019 15:17:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:45:21 GMT]]>Okey guys, I’d really need some guidance. My head goes round in circles and I don’t know where to start.

As mentioned before I’ve gotten the sensor to work with the help of wiringPi and a c library converted for the pi.

Then I Found this : https://github.com/jiahuang/apds-gesture
a control driver for node, but that is using a Tessel and I can’t really understand how to replace the tessel line with Raspberry.

I’m guessing I need an i2c module to let the apds-gesture connect to the raspberrys pins?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13761https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13761Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:45:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:54:03 GMT]]>Well, It doesn’t work through the glass. But it works!

and it’s somewhat sensitive to get the motions right, maybe that is a software issue and not hardware, BUT it does read side to side and up down. Which is good and opens up to navigate modules easier.

But it bugs me that I have to build a box for it outside the mirror.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13461https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13461Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:54:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:55:07 GMT]]>@broberg Let us all know if it does :)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13083https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13083Mon, 30 Jan 2017 22:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:38:50 GMT]]>@strawberry-3.141 Yeah I saw that one to when I was looking around,
It works basically on the same principle as the touch foil I have besides me right now, so anything of metal would disrupt it I think, (I’m really hopeful the optical sensor will work through the mirror glass)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13050https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13050Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Gesture control with APDS-9960 on Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:35:15 GMT]]>@broberg looking forward to your results

i think this could be also interesting http://www.exp-tech.de/pimoroni-skywriter-hat-3d-gesture-sensor-raspberry-pi

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13049https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/13049Mon, 30 Jan 2017 17:35:15 GMT