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MMM-Selfieshot has been updated.
rotateCountdown parameter will allow you to rotate just the countdown and “shoot message”.rotatePreview parameter will allow you to rotate just the display of the selfie.rotation parameter has been removed.@causerino said in Internet Monitor:
Has this died recently for anyone else? I have made no config changes and it’s stopped working. I’ve tried with a new server ID in case they have changed, but still no luck.
I can confirm. It appears that the speedtest service is down. I’m troubleshooting now.
Update: Problem is with the speedtest-net package. Not sure what the problem is, but it has been down for the past week. They’ve opened an issue with the developers, so hopefully they’ll get around to it. The SpeedTest website and their paid services appear to be working, so something is up with the API.
I’m looking at my fork of the original repository and the latest changes to speedtest-net and I’m going to prep an update. Once it comes back, I’ll publish.
@Egnos - Those look like they’ll do the job.
I have seen the connection between RPI and LED strip but I do not understand why the external 5V power supply must also be connected to the RPI, is it not enough to connect it to the LED strip?
The reason is that the output of the RPi can drive a handful of LEDs, but the Pi only has so much power flowing through it (specs say 50mA). Powering the LEDs separately will let the Pi handle the logic and the power supply handle the… well, power.
@Reif - I don’t know much about Plinkington, but I’ve used TwoWayMirrors.com on several occasions and I have never been disappointed.
@kai - Glad to hear it!
Next up on the to-do list is to enable notifications so other modules can react to the messages.
@donaldbathe - The short answer is: You cannot. The power socket for your electric shaver is not a mirror issue. I suggest you look for a local home electrician who can install a properly grounded outlet below your bathroom mirror. Rates vary, so be sure to shop around.
@sdetweil - At a guess, something went wrong during his installation that is preventing electron from loading. But the failed calls to Google for the calendar worry me. I suspect that he has two issues: failed installation and a Google calendar configuration error that is preventing Google from serving up his calendar.
You gave good advice, getting the electron issue sorted. But I think @N6NG is still going to have calendar problems.
MMM-Selfieshot has been updated. One new feature added:
rotation parameter will allow you to rotate both the countdown and the image preview for landscape mirrors.First: Rotation feature has been merged into the latest version.
@MMRIZE - Heh. So if someone uses the least powerful RPi with the most powerful camera, it may not work. Okay, not unexpected but yeah I could see how that would be a common combination.
Do you have a link where I can research the situation? I hate to pester you with dumb questions. I would rather do my research and then discuss strategies with you rather than me posting a lot of stuff here just to clarify our vocabulary.
@MMRIZE - Hrm. It doesn’t support old RPi? How old are we talking about? I can kind of understand if it doesn’t support the original, but the big question is does it support the RPi 3A/B+. IIRC, that’s the most popular hardware for the mirrors.
@MMRIZE - Dude, I’m the one who should apologize to him.
@hclaus - Hey, sorry for dropping the ball like that. I have merged the PR from @MMRIZE and added the ability to rotate the countdown & displayed image. The higher resolution fix is already in the main branch. The rotation feature is going through some testing but it should be committed by the end of the week.
Version 1.1.1 is out!
Quick list of fixes & features:
Upcoming features:
@EphraimB - Sounds like a useful modification. I’m working on it now. It doesn’t seem terribly difficult to add.
Edit: Okay, done. It should accept notifications from the MMM-OpenWeatherForecast app. Update the module, change the source parameter to “MMM-OpenWeatherForecast” and it should pick up the notifications.
@sifuhall - What I do for the mirrors I give as gifts is I set up a reverse SSH connection to a URL that I control. Whenever I need to connect to the mirrors, I start up a cloud VM and have that VM change the DNS entry for that URL to point to itself. Alternately, you could set up a dynamic DNS entry to your home and have the mirror connect directly to your house.
With the cloud VMs, this allows me to spin up a machine, wait 5 minutes for the mirrors to connect to it, then SSH to the machine and then down to each mirror. At that point, I can change the config.js or run updates as necessary.
@yagger - Starting up a VPN is a bit outside the scope of this forum, but I can give general advice. Assuming that you have never set up your own VPN server, you will want to rely upon a commercial VPN service (1). There are a couple dozen out there to choose from. Examples are: ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Private Internet Access, TunnelBear.
Whichever one you use, they usually fall into 2 categories: They will either provide you with a program that you run in the background that will establish the connection, or they will provide you with a configuration file for OpenVPN which will establish the connection. Instructions for either method will be on the website of the VPN provider. Regardless of your provider, be sure to specify that you’re using a Unix-based operating system, specifically Debian. That should get you the correct instructions to install.
1 - There are free VPN services out there. I do not trust them. If you can’t see how each company makes their money, then you are the product.
@yagger Could be several things. It’s possible that the API servers are down and not responding. It could be a parsing error in the response. Your mirror may have lost it’s connection to your network.
If you point your web browser at your mirror so that you can see the interface and open the console (F12) what do you see? Do you see any error messages?
@kai said in MMM-WeasleyClock: authorization error:
(OwnTracks app always shows an “idle” state and does not connect to my MQTT server which has a signed cert from a known CA. Removing the app’s certificate didn’t help so far - or I did something wrong.)
This sounds like OwnTracks is in “manual” mode where it will not attempt to update location unless you touch the update button. If you are on the map screen and you see what looks like the Pause button on your stereo, I think that is the indicator. Press it a few times until it shows the “play” icon (triangle with a point facing to the right).
Then go back to the status page and see if it goes away from Idle. Let me know what you see.
Updated 2022-05-07
@dudus200 - Hey sorry for the delay. I have another project that is taking up a lot of my time.
I’m working on the next version which will include instructions on how to set up your own MQTT server and how to connect to it with or without the TLS encryption. That should give you the option to roll your own or tie into your own MQTT server if you have one connected to Home Assistant or whatever.
I’m not terribly familiar with Home Assistant. What sort of integration did you have in mind?