Why not use the onboard WiFi adapter on the Raspberry Pi3 B ?
On the sensor topic . Why not go with a Microwave Sensor. Search posts by @fozzie as he has just installed one and likes it alot!
I searched for the thread for you and here it is https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/11704/update-replaced-my-pir-sensor-with-a-doppler-microwave-sensor/12
Tap Plastics has some good choices if you have one in the area.
Yes. Thats what I was referring to. Thanks for the clarification Fozz
I would be interested in this module if I could find a way to have it interact with MMM-DarkSkyForecast so that when Darksky indicated it was snowing in my localized area then the snow within this module was triggered and displayed. Then when the conditions were no longer snowing as per DarkSky the module tuned the snow off.
@ember1205 I read somewhere that there is a utility to access the MicroSD card at a low level and potentially resurrect it. I did not dive to deeply into that as I have not had one fail and they are relatively inexpensive to replace.
I had a USB stick that was recognized at a severely diminished capacity than its actual listed capacity so thats what had me put my toe in to see if I could low level format it to the proper capacity.
@brotherbrown831
Sure. What one does is create an actiontiles panel that they want displayed. Then copy the URL that points directly at the panel. This URL must use the http:// prefix in the address and cannot start with just panel.actiontiles.com/
Then turn the refresh setting within the config.js settings to 0
(for no refresh)
The first time that MMM-SmartWebDisplay loads the page/actiontiles panel one will be prompted to log on. Use your credentials to log on. They will be saved by the browser that is running your MagicMirror instance.
Then in the future MMM-SmartWebDisplay will just display the panel itself without the need to log on each time. So there is no need to pass the username and password “within” the URL address. There is a caveat. If you panel contains camera feeds (live Video or Still Image) your camera tile within the panel “may” need logon details like username and password to display. These will not work as username and password cannot be “passed” within the
URL string and be processed.
Just create a panel without the camera streams to be displayed.
It would be neat to have the ability to change fonts and sizes and positioning natively to accomplish what the OP is intending.
To make it look as though someone has actually written the message in chalk would require independent control of the position of each letter as we all know that nobody writes text by hand that is perfectly straight across. There are always slightly higher letters and slightly lower letters.
This idea would be nifty for a new module development. MMM-Chalkboard. :)
Yup. What @sdetweil posted. They will fail catastrophically at some point if they are abruptly powered off too many times. Do I know why? No.
Dont worry there is a great module MMM-RemoteControl that allows one to access thier MagicMirror and perform a shutdown. This module allows any LAN/Internet connected device -phone, tablet, desktop, laptop to access a webpage that will display many functions that one can perform on the MagicMirror . Like turning a module on or off. Shutting down the mirror gracefully , etc.