<![CDATA[Magic alarm clock]]>Hello everyone, I am starting a school project which will be vaguely based off the magic mirror framework but instead would be an alarm clock/home hub

My plan is to use a small 10" OLED display paired with a motion sensor that would switch between just showing a clock to a full magic mirror ui depending on motion and the time of day, eg at night it will always show the time in large font but if it detects movement it will switch to the dashboard with all the modules and during the day it will permanently stick with the dashboard. I am also planning on implementing smart home control. I plan to update this thread with my progress as I go.

Any criticisms or suggestions will be helpful.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/5307/magic-alarm-clockRSS for NodeMon, 07 Sep 2026 00:30:03 GMTWed, 18 Oct 2017 23:05:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Mon, 21 May 2018 01:15:12 GMT]]>@emlowe Thanks, but I can’t since I use the 10.1" adafruit display, looking at the pinout it seems there is a way to control it, but I will have to manually wire it to the pi and write up a driver.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39709https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39709Mon, 21 May 2018 01:15:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Fri, 18 May 2018 16:36:48 GMT]]>For those using the official 7" display you can use MMM-Screendimmer

Or write directly to /sys/class/backlight/rpi_backlight/brightness

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39606https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39606Fri, 18 May 2018 16:36:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Fri, 18 May 2018 04:30:58 GMT]]>@justjim1220 thanks for that, however it appears that it just turns off the display. I am either looking for a way to drop the backlight lower than default minimum (probably impossible) or some way of putting a layer to block most light.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39590https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39590Fri, 18 May 2018 04:30:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Thu, 17 May 2018 22:27:26 GMT]]>@albinolan

You might also look at these modules:

https://github.com/Txukie/MMM-LCDControl

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/735/remote-control-shutdown-configure-and-update-your-magicmirror/231

Sounds like they may have the LCD control you are possibly looking for…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39583https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39583Thu, 17 May 2018 22:27:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Thu, 17 May 2018 21:48:41 GMT]]>@albinolan

I’d think there should be a way to control the dimming of the display. kind of like using night mode on a smartphone. Not sure how one would get it to work off the top of my head, but I would think it would be the cheapest and probably easiest way to go about it.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39581https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39581Thu, 17 May 2018 21:48:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Thu, 17 May 2018 04:59:04 GMT]]>@cowboysdude I know this is like 7 months later, but my parts only just arrived. Do you have any ideas on ways to block the backlight? a mirror order isn’t exactly possible with the cost, I was thinking maybe blockout blinds or some kind of privacy glass layer?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39546https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/39546Thu, 17 May 2018 04:59:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:29:55 GMT]]>@cowboysdude have you got any ideas on how I block the blacklight so it could be kept it on at night? I’m thinking about using a variant of 1 way glass but would love your opinion.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29785https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29785Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:29:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:27:04 GMT]]>What you could do is just use the Carousel module to switch screens or use MMM-Scheduler to get what you want or a combination of both :)

I use scheduler because depending on what time of day I have different things displayed and at night it turns completely off so it doesn’t keep me awake.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29784https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29784Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:27:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:24:27 GMT]]>If I decide to rebuild it I would do my own frame because I’d like to get the speaker as part of the frame… currently it just sits behind it… and I use the alarm module @strawberry built…it works REALLY well :)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29783https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29783Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:24:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:21:58 GMT]]>@Albinolan My printer wouldn’t print that big so I bought a wooden one like this…

http://www.eleduino.com/Raspberry-Pi-Official-7-Touchscreen-Display-Case-100%25-Bamboo-Made-p10581.html - but the 10" version.

You can build the frame out of anything you can think of … 3d printing would have been my choice :) ABS

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29782https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29782Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:20:04 GMT]]>@cowboysdude May I ask, what did you use for the frame around the display? I am thinking of either 3d printing or painting/wrapping wood

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29781https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29781Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:20:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:19:01 GMT]]>I’ve had mine running for almost a year now… works REALLY well…

You can make it look anyway you want :) That’s the beauty of CSS

Let me know if I can help in anyway!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29780https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29780Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:19:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:17:15 GMT]]>@Albinolan So use a pi with 10" touchscreen and motion sensor on it…

Plenty of that around here… the motion sensors are really cheap… I have several… I buy them 5 at a time

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29779https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29779Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:17:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:15:50 GMT]]>@cowboysdude oh thanks, I did try looking but all there was were people talking about the clock module.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29778https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29778Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:15:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:16:07 GMT]]>Pstttttttt try the search function…it works really well ;)

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/695/my-mini-magic-alarm-clock

[http://www.buydisplay.com/default/10-1-inch-raspberry-pi-screen-w-hdmi-video-vga-driver-board-1024x600 48 bucks]

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29777https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29777Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:16:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Magic alarm clock on Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:12:10 GMT]]>Also, would anyone know of a material that has the same effect as the one way glass in letting only the white out, but non reflective? This would enable the use of a lcd rather than a much more expensive OLED panel

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29776https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/29776Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:12:10 GMT