Introduce yourself!

Mykle1

Is there a ‘starters guide’ somewhere I can use to get going?

There is no single guide, at least not here. What have you done so far? Are you going to be using a Pi? If so, have you successfully installed the latest Raspbian OS on it? If so, you’re one install script away from installing the MM software. :-)

I suggest you use the “Troubleshooting” category for further questions. There are plenty of people willing and able to answer all your questions there. Not everyone reads the “Introduce yourself” topic.

Welcome

JPFishin

Hello, my name is Pete from Mesa, Arizona, married for 35 years, father of 3 children and 7 grandchildren. Enjoy electronics/computers as a hobby and found MM to be interesting.
I have built the MagicMirror (without the mirror for now) with Raspberry Pi 3 and a 24" monitor and it is working great. Soon to be adding the traffic module and possibly delving into sensors, RingDoor, facial recognition and more!
Will post pictures when I get a moment.

Mykle1

@JPFishin

Welcome to the old guy club. We gotta stick together! :thumbsup:

Deckard99

@Mykle1 Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

Mykle1

@Deckard99 said in Introduce yourself!:

Quick question, will any version of the Pi work?

Yes, but there are some limitations on the earlier Pi’s. The better the Pi you can obtain, the better the performance and experience you will have.

Personally, I wouldn’t consider anything less than a Pi3 but that is up to the individual user (you).

WhiteSky

Hey! My name is Nick, I’m 26 and I live in Montana now! I’m more of an automation enthusiast but I had an old monitor and I’ve been eyeing smart mirrors for a while, so heck ‘em, I’m going to build mine!

PixxelFriend

Hi everyone,

i am Steffen, 34 years old and a software engineer form germany. I build my first smart mirror last year. First i used glancr, but because of alot restrictions it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror² . I really like this project. I hope i can make some contributions in near future.

Mykle1

@PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

it was time to improve and i switched to MagicMirror²

Well said! :thumbsup:

PixxelFriend

@Mykle1 said in Introduce yourself!:

Well said! :thumbsup:

Hehe, the time was right, but i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore. I know about the workaround, maybe i will try it out later, but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

I like the community driven approach here and it seems that here are some developers from my hometown too :)

Mykle1

@PixxelFriend said in Introduce yourself!:

i am a bit sad that i can´t use the pi zero anymore.

Use it for something else. If you move up to the Pi3 or Pi4, or some other more robust board, you won’t be sorry.

but then i surely need to say good bye to the google assistant.

Not if you move up in hardware. MMM-AssistantMk2 is very popular and has great support from @Sean, the author.

I like the community driven approach here

Me too. :-)