work in progress
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Hello Guys,
work in progress , i think i will be done sometimes in January as i still want to cut a hole in the plywood and install a motion sensor to shut down and start my monitor. the raspberry will be running continuous until it will die i guess. Magic mirror and also on the background is running Alexa which i changed the wake word to Siri as i have in the area also an Echo so that will not respond both of them. I still have to see about microphones install situation and also am thinking to try two microphones on the same usb port for a better wake word situation considering position and distance of caller. I will cut a hole in the wall so that it will be a very thin frame. I was thinking also if you guys have any ideas if for a longer life of raspberry is better to run continuously or to shut down at night with a smart power plug at night and IFTTT at day when my cell (and of course myself ) are not home.
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Great job!
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@cowboysdude thank you. It is quite a ride .
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@cornusandu It is a fun ride though :)
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@cowboysdude Ohhh yeahhh :) a lot of head scratching and a bit of swearing. I reinstalled about 20 times . But finally got it working smoothly.
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@cowboysdude Super cool community. Any advice on raspberry power? Should I cut electricity 12 hours a night with a smart plug? Or run it 24/7? Which is better for longer life?
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@cornusandu said in work in progress:
Should I cut electricity 12 hours a night with a smart plug? Or run it 24/7? Which is better for longer life?
In my opinion, I would leave it running. As long as you keep the temp of the Pi somewhere in the neighborhood of 40°C. Personally, I prefer that to 365 unnecessary boots a year.
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@cornusandu I leave mine running all the time… have had no issues after a year so far :)
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@cornusandu if you just turn off the electricity is not that good for the hardware in terms durability, but if you create a shut down routine e.g. 5min before, than it should be fine.
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@Mykle1 He is running at a stable 65 Celsius
