<![CDATA[EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase)]]>This is a work in progress, but I had posted here before about how capcitive based touchscreens will not work for this, so I wanted to show my success with a resisitve based one.

This is a touch screen panel kit, over a normal LCD monitor. I got this one for about $60 from AliExpress. Mirror Film was used over top of the panel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAuPoMKqZNk

I didn’t spend a whole lot of time making it look nice, so it’s not perfect right now. I plan to cut the excess mirror film on the sides off or hide them in an enclosure later down the road.

But for anyone thinking about making a touch screen mirror, this works!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/166/eof-s-touch-screen-magic-mirror-testing-phaseRSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 04:15:16 GMTWed, 01 Jun 2016 03:05:00 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:05:38 GMT]]>@Mykle1 Thank you!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16341https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16341Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:05:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:04:15 GMT]]>@cowboysdude Oh that’s slick! :clap_tone1:

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16339https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16339Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:04:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:51:13 GMT]]>@EoF Looks awesome!! I just ordered a 32" IR Frame for something I"m working on… can’t wait till it gets here :) Just a couple of screenshots ;)

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]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16332https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16332Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:51:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:27:22 GMT]]>@EoF said in EoF’s Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase):

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/21-5Inch-Resistive-Touch-Screen-Panel-490x285mm-4Wire-USB-kit-for-21-5-monitor/32429848194.html

hi there does your touch screen panel support multitouch or just single touch on linux?

also was it shipped with or without glass and did you mount this over the mirror or between the mirror and monitor?

Thanks!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16323https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/16323Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:27:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:51:03 GMT]]>Great, do you have any input on the difference between the reflective film vs a real mirror? I have a feeling the reflective film is going to look more silver / grey almost metallic.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1893https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1893Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:51:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:07:24 GMT]]>@geman220 Hi! Yes I will. I just finished painting it (2nd coat), so tomorrow I should be able to actually put it all together.

It will probably be in a new thread btw, since it will no longer be a testing phase at that point.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1879https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1879Thu, 23 Jun 2016 00:07:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:05:11 GMT]]>@EoF said in EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase):

A little progress on my mirror! Got the frame build, just need to paint now.

mm-progress

If you can take a video when it’s all complete that’d be awesome. I’m trying to decide if I want to go the touch screen route with mirror film, or just use a mirror. I’m worried the mirror film might look silver and odd compared to a real glass mirror.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1877https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1877Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:05:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 19 Jun 2016 03:48:50 GMT]]>A little progress on my mirror! Got the frame build, just need to paint now.

mm-progress

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1774https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1774Sun, 19 Jun 2016 03:48:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:17:41 GMT]]>@KirAsh4 Yeah that was kind of my idea to too.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1288https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1288Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:17:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:10:46 GMT]]>Hrm, yeah that’s short. Though honestly, I would wrap it behind the panel and tape it there. However, it also depends on where the rPi actually sits in relation to where this cable is.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1286https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1286Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:10:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:01:48 GMT]]>@KirAsh4 Solid advice! I’m not sure how I would actually go about doing that for this particular cable though… let me show you what I’m working with here lol.

hotfixed cable

It’s a pretty short cable haha. Of course, it does have a USB controller and other cables that actually run to the pi. I will be sure to secure those as well though.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1285https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1285Sun, 05 Jun 2016 03:01:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:51:45 GMT]]>So a bit of advice: when you have an enclosure (which I hope is sooner rather than later), affix the ribbon cable to something permanent. Even if you want to put hot snot on it (hot glue), just something to immobilize it so it can’t accidentally get snagged on something and get ripped, or that you accidentally pull on it …

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1284https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1284Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:51:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:49:50 GMT]]>@KirAsh4 Haha basically. It works in my case though, as long as the connection stays secure, since this will be inside my enclosure anyways (once I get around to making one ;)).

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1283https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1283Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:49:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:43:18 GMT]]>Basically the pulled a MacGyver then … :)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1282https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1282Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:43:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:36:29 GMT]]>@KirAsh4 Hi! I was actually able to get this working again (with some help). I tried a bunch of different things to avoid soldering because of the plastic on the ribbon, but I got to a point to where I said “whelp, it’s already broken so might as well just go for it” and believe it or not, it works now! I had to remove some of the plastic to expose the copper wire on both sides of the split, but then after that the solder completed the circuit and it’s working fine again.

I also went ahead and electric taped the hell out of the connector where the split was before so that this doesn’t happen again. Some heat shrink wrap was also applied for an extra layer of security :p

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1280https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1280Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:36:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:08:39 GMT]]>You’re better off replacing the ribbon cable, if you can find a replacement. You’ll likely have to desolder it on the other end, then resolder the new one on.

Or, alternatively, take the ribbon cable off and solder your own wires and connector on.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1277https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1277Sun, 05 Jun 2016 00:08:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:44:22 GMT]]>@cyberphox Yeah this is a major snag for me. I’ve read up on some conductive ink pins that might do the trick repairing this. If it turns out that it doesn’t though… looks like I’ll be ordering a new panel :/

However, when the touch screen was working, it was working pretty good! Even better than on the demo video in my original post (which was on a windows machine).

There is some tricky calibration stuff you have to do to get it to play nice with the pi though.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1273https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1273Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:44:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:24:32 GMT]]>ouch…doesn’t look good…I have a 2 way mirror…but may look into this touchscreen option with mirror film

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1272https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1272Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:24:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:57:33 GMT]]>@cyberphox http://www.aliexpress.com/item/21-5Inch-Resistive-Touch-Screen-Panel-490x285mm-4Wire-USB-kit-for-21-5-monitor/32429848194.html

But I have a major problem now… The ribbon that connects to the display has a tear in it. I assume it got twisted the wrong way. This really puts a major halt to my project unless I can somehow repair it.

torn ribbon cable

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1269https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1269Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:57:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:23:53 GMT]]>link to the resistive touch screen?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1263https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1263Sat, 04 Jun 2016 19:23:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:45:00 GMT]]>Very nice work!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1258https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1258Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:45:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:21:12 GMT]]>@Rahansen Hello! One of my own modules here.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1229https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1229Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:21:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to EoF's Touch Screen Magic Mirror (Testing Phase) on Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:17:15 GMT]]>What module are you using for the music control ?:)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1228https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/1228Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:17:15 GMT