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Here is my Magic Mirror

  • 32" TV (bought from auction for £35 as sound doesn’t work)
  • Raspberry Pi 2 B+ (thought RasPi 3 would be overkill)
  • Frame bought from Dunelm, original mirror removed and replaced with two way glass
  • Frame is mounted to the wall using metal wall brackets (second image), luckily the spacing was perfect and allows easy access to ports
  • Running Amazon Alexa Voice service in the background (activated by LED push switch)
]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/163/swakes-mirrorRSS for NodeSun, 09 Aug 2026 10:03:20 GMTSun, 29 May 2016 07:28:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:51:35 GMT]]>@pqpxo Can you show me a picture of the backsite of your mirror and the code? Than I know what to do for installing the button!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/3871https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/3871Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:51:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:17:10 GMT]]>@pqpxo Where did you get your glass from?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1445https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1445Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:17:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:01:29 GMT]]>Thanks! Gonna try it out!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1341https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1341Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:01:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:35:57 GMT]]>@kanczug It was pretty easy to setup! Basically followed the instructions in this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frH9HaQTFL8)

I connected the button to GPIO18

Noticed my first button didn’t work unless I had a 10k resistor between the button and GPIO18

I bought an external sound card for the mic and speakers from PiHut for £3!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1334https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1334Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:35:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:32:25 GMT]]>@BROSS Cheers bro!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1332https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1332Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:32:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 01:18:34 GMT]]>I would love to know how You hooked the Alexa and wired a button for it. Can You make a module for others to install in their mirror? I have seen some tutorials how to create Amazon Echo / Tap from a Raspberry PI, but they are freaking complicated! I am afraid that I will run in some troubles implementing it into MagicMirror

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1279https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1279Sun, 05 Jun 2016 01:18:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SWAKES Mirror on Mon, 30 May 2016 12:32:41 GMT]]>That’s a great looking mirror.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1189https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1189Mon, 30 May 2016 12:32:41 GMT