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    43" Magic Hallway Mirror

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    • brobergB Offline
      broberg Project Sponsor
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      Looks really good! The frame is really nice.

      I also have the Mirropane Chrome from Pilkington, But I actually find it a tad to dark and restrictive as of lighttransmission (3%).

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        stephenmelody
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        The glass I’m using has reflectance of 68% and transmission of 11%

        https://www.pilkington.com/en/us/products/product-categories/special-applications/pilkington-mirropane#brochures

        Mirror view has reflectance of between 53% and 76% with a transmission of between 20 and 45%

        I was just happier with what the Mirropane gave me.

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        • brobergB Offline
          broberg Project Sponsor @stephenmelody
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          @stephenmelody

          Aahh I see, Mine is the Mirropane Chrome (I couldn’t order the regular Mirropane in My country)
          (http://www.pilkington.com/sv-se/se/produkter/funktionsomrade/specialglas/pilkington-mirropane-chrome#broschyrer)

          Mine has ha Reflectance of 62% on coated and 53% on glass site (and I’m using the glass site since I don’t want to be able to damage the coating). And a light transmission of 3%.

          11% is actually what I’ve would have liked on it! That’s low enough to get rid of most of the backlight in normally lit rooms but still high enough to see everything properly. I’m really envious of you right now!!

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          • cowboysdudeC Offline
            cowboysdude Module Developer
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            VERY nice job!

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              stephenmelody
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              I forgot to mention that I also have the rpi on a z-wave socket so I can hard reset it if I need to from the Samsung SmartThings app.

              The TV is a TCL and SmartThings has a device handler for it, so when both my girlfriend and I leave the house, the TV turns off, when one of us returns the tv comes back on, it also shuts down overnight and comes back on in the morning. I’m using Webcore on top of SmartThings to do that.

              I also did the same as @zach and added both USB and hdmi into the frame for easy access to the rpi or the tv.

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                Chuck_Pgh
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                Nice job. I’m just getting started on my first mirror now. Go Pens!

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                  stephenmelody @Chuck_Pgh
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                  @Chuck_Pgh Let me know if you need anything! LGP!!

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                    Chuck_Pgh @stephenmelody
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                    @stephenmelody much appreciated…thank you.

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                      stephenmelody
                      last edited by

                      Some more pics…

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                        stephenmelody
                        last edited by

                        oh and a shout out to @mykle1 for the AfterShip module, probably my favourite one on the screen!!

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                        • Mykle1M Offline
                          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @stephenmelody
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                          @stephenmelody said in 43" Magic Hallway Mirror:

                          oh and a shout out to @mykle1 for the AfterShip module, probably my favourite one on the screen!!

                          You’re welcome, mate. I’m using it myself! Nice work on the mirror!

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                            greda
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                            Hello,
                            Super mirror. Very nice finish.
                            What module do you use for the weather?
                            What is the USB / HDMI port for?

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                              stephenmelody
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                              I’m using MMM-Wunderground for the weather.

                              there’s a USB and HDMI that go into the TV, it’s more for future proofing rather than anything specific… Then there’s another 2 USB that go into the Pi. I’m working on getting a webcam and facial recognition working so probably use one of them for that.

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                                greda
                                last edited by

                                @stephenmelody said in 43" Magic Hallway Mirror:

                                I’m using MMM-Wunderground for the weather.
                                there’s a USB and HDMI that go into the TV, it’s more for future proofing rather than anything specific… Then there’s another 2 USB that go into the Pi. I’m working on getting a webcam and facial recognition working so probably use one of them for that.

                                Ok thanks for this informations.

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                                  dvbit @stephenmelody
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                                  @stephenmelody hi very nice. I am in the phase of choosing mirror.
                                  Could you send more pics? Both with light and without and with something reflected in it?
                                  What is the exact part number / name of the Pilkington mirrror used?
                                  Have you integrated the camera ? How did you conceal it in the frame?
                                  Thanks for replying

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                                  • Mykle1M Offline
                                    Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @dvbit
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                                    @dvbit

                                    re: @stephenmelody

                                    He hasn’t been on the forum in 4 months. Thought you might want to know.

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                                      dvbit @Mykle1
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                                      @mykle1 :-) ok. Anyway. I had not seen the pics from the mobile .
                                      I think I will finally settle for a raspiecam and embed it in the frame .
                                      Quality is ok. And lens small.

                                      Glass: either guldjugz or mirroview 50 50

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