Hi,

after quite some time of work and brainstorming my MagicMirror is finished now:

I have installed the following parts:

Benq GL2450 - 24 Inch Monitor
Raspberry 2
microwave sensor rcwl-0516

Comments:

• The mirror switches on/off using the MMM-PIR-Sensor module, as the microwave sensor is very sensitive I still need to add some absorbing material to reduce 360 degree detection to maybe 180 degree.
• as the monitor is mounted vertically the view angle in that direction is wide enough, it is ok for the Benq but could be better
• for the backside of the mirror I used Film Coated Plywood
• to have a perfect background I used black matted car wrap
• the metal edges of the monitor I covered with some standard wrap, during the first functional test I discovered that this wrap was shining through so I had to redo that using the matted car wrap as well
• furthermore it is absolutely essential that the backside of the mirror itself is 100% clean and free of streaks
• to attach the glas to the plywood I used 5mm double sided adhesive mirror tape - believe me that is strong enough, considering the point before I had detach the mirror once to clean it once again an getting it off and removing all the glue remains was painfull
• above the mirror i will install an lamp (150cm as well)
• the lamp will be switched on using a touch switch which is connected to the metal frame of the mirror

cost:

• mirror 400€
• metal frame 130€
• monitor 90€
• Film Coated Plywood 50€
• 5mm double sided adhesive mirror tape 10€
• car wrap 20€
• raspberry + material around 50€

Total: 750€

Any comments are very welcome :)

Regards, F.

@yawns: You are right it is the bathroom right to the master bedroom. The outlets are for the faucets :) The view is really great. Just for you another picture ;)

@Goldjunge_Chriz: Indeed it is the one you have delivered. Took a while to finish it. It was difficult to find someone who could build the frame because there are no L-profiles that did match my requirements.

Hi guys,

I just found the reason that was causing the error. There was a typo in the position in the config :face_palm:
Sorry for causing such trouble! Now it is working like a charm :)

F.

I have just written an additional request to PG asking for support. Lets see if I get an answer…

Hi all,

sorry for my late response. I was quite busy during the last weeks.

@Snowflake: You can completely disassamble the monitor. The connectors are long enough so that I could mount everything on the backside of the wall. It would also be possible to replace the cables and use longer ones I think. Attached a quick shot. Quick an dirty right now :D

@albertlwj: I don´t know the size of your bathroom. We do not have problems with fog maybe also due to our ventilation system. There is also not much space between wall and mirror so that it is very unlikely that water ever will be a problem.

@bhepler: The tape shouldn´t be a problem (see the comment section in my first post :) )

Hi all,

sorry for my late response. I was quite busy during the last weeks.

@Snowflake: You can completely disassamble the monitor. The connectors are long enough so that I could mount everything on the backside of the wall. It would also be possible to replace the cables and use longer ones I think. Attached a quick shot. Quick an dirty right now :D

@albertlwj: I don´t know the size of your bathroom. We do not have problems with fog maybe also due to our ventilation system. There is also not much space between wall and mirror so that it is very unlikely that water ever will be a problem.

@bhepler: The tape shouldn´t be a problem (see the comment section in my first post :) )

Hi, is it working now? I need to query a database as well to get some information from my home automation system. Currently I´m thinking about how to solve that best.

F.

Hi MarkV,

what exactly are you looking for? If you have questions about the project just let me know. The wall behind the mirror is a dry construction with space behind where I put all electronic parts (currently just quick and dirty :D ). The plywood is mounted just with screws and some small distance rings to the wall. That is as well an advantage as the mirror cannot fall down and stays small as well it is an disadvantage as it is not easy to demount it (for instance if the monitor has some defect).
The original plan was using some hangers to mount it. I skipped after ordering the frame because it would have been quite challenging to mount it. 5mm I had calculated for that. So behind the mirror I currently have 5mm space which might be good for ventilation.
If I would build a new one I probably would take such a hanger:

cabinet hanger

regards F.

@goprojojo Hi, it is just a touch switch (search for it on Amazon). There is one wire that switches a relais once you touch it. You may know it from desk lamps. If you touch a metal part of the lamp you can switch it on or off.

@yawns: You are right it is the bathroom right to the master bedroom. The outlets are for the faucets :) The view is really great. Just for you another picture ;)

@Goldjunge_Chriz: Indeed it is the one you have delivered. Took a while to finish it. It was difficult to find someone who could build the frame because there are no L-profiles that did match my requirements.

Hi,

after quite some time of work and brainstorming my MagicMirror is finished now:

I have installed the following parts:

Benq GL2450 - 24 Inch Monitor
Raspberry 2
microwave sensor rcwl-0516

Comments:

• The mirror switches on/off using the MMM-PIR-Sensor module, as the microwave sensor is very sensitive I still need to add some absorbing material to reduce 360 degree detection to maybe 180 degree.
• as the monitor is mounted vertically the view angle in that direction is wide enough, it is ok for the Benq but could be better
• for the backside of the mirror I used Film Coated Plywood
• to have a perfect background I used black matted car wrap
• the metal edges of the monitor I covered with some standard wrap, during the first functional test I discovered that this wrap was shining through so I had to redo that using the matted car wrap as well
• furthermore it is absolutely essential that the backside of the mirror itself is 100% clean and free of streaks
• to attach the glas to the plywood I used 5mm double sided adhesive mirror tape - believe me that is strong enough, considering the point before I had detach the mirror once to clean it once again an getting it off and removing all the glue remains was painfull
• above the mirror i will install an lamp (150cm as well)
• the lamp will be switched on using a touch switch which is connected to the metal frame of the mirror

cost:

• mirror 400€
• metal frame 130€
• monitor 90€
• Film Coated Plywood 50€
• 5mm double sided adhesive mirror tape 10€
• car wrap 20€
• raspberry + material around 50€

Total: 750€

Any comments are very welcome :)

Regards, F.

I have just written an additional request to PG asking for support. Lets see if I get an answer…

Hi,

this all requires additional equipment. I have a bluetooth enabled mirror and the toothbrush. That should be enough! I don´t want to run my phone to record data and display the recorded data later on the mirror. We just need to find a way to directly read and interpret the data using the direct bluetooth connection.
Currently the script is just a proof of concept that we are able to read the connection status. The whole data part is still missing. I´m not that close to hardware integration and development that I could do that by my own. I can just offer support to test an maybe enhance the solution once somebody has written a library that is able to read the data send by the brush.

I am using a Logilink BT0015. The stick isn’t the problem as the Bluetooth connection ist established. Currently there are only API available for iOS and Android. So in general it should be possible communicate with the brush using Debian as well. but someone has to write a library/a driver to read all data. The module here is something like a showcase that to just uses the Bluetooth connection and interpret its connection time but is is not able to read data from the brush itself. We cannot just use the connection status as the brush does not disconnect Bluetooth when you stop brushing so the timer would keep running.

Unfortunately I did not get any response from Braun/Oral B so far :(

I’m also still very interested in a working solution. Just a reliable timer which correctly recognizes the running brush would be enough. I don’t need all features the original app has.

F.