@bolish that’s exactly what i was thinking but thx for the recommendations… i will even not try an attempt then. i wanted smt “beautiful” as you mentioned but without seeing the sensor…
hmm i’ll think about smt or maybe i’ll check another solution as voice command… with jarvis

@bolish i thought about it meantimes i am waiting for delivery… i was thinking to make a kind of slot in one of the wooden frame side, just enough to make so that the wood layer is so thin that i hope it will let pass the gesture but it will be difficult to do as my mirror is already build now and i can’s say for now if it will work. if you come up with another idea… feel free to share :)

@Mykle1 : i won’t try it with rpi3:smiling_face_with_open_mouth_closed_eyes: that’s why i was asking which other board with gpio connectivity would be more suitable…
@Eunanibus : i totally understand, no prob… i think many of us are waiting for a light version :face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye: if you feel like digging into it ;-) if i can help you (mostly testing) because my dev skills are quite low, pls let me know.

Hello,
Still no light version for rpi3?
Otherwise any suggestions about which sbc board (which gpios) would be enough powerful to run this? and of course MM… :upside-down_face:

@sean said in Gesture control with APDS-9960:

PAJ7620u2

no idea as well… waiting on my sensor APDS… once received, i’ll test with your module :thumbs_up_medium-light_skin_tone:

@broberg yea haven’t neither think about room for it while building my one… :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

@broberg did you find any suitable solution or stopped your project?

@broberg have already a 5v fan… i am rather interested in gaining knowledge about transistors by building a “project” to cool down my whole MM system.

@broberg thx for your input. As mentioned above, i wanted to avoid using a relay to have a silent system

Hello all!
This topic has already been discussed few times as i saw but I didn’t find info to achieve what i want. Maybe someone is also looking for a similar solution with some electronic skills and we can work together to find the “perfect” solution :p (a relay based solution is omitted on purpose).

The idea is to have a circuit to control 2 fans (12v - 0.33A) with either a mosfet or a bjt with a good schematic that will protect the Pi with some pull-down resistor, diodes, etc and finally cool down the whole mirror when the temp threshold is reached.
If anyone is interested to have such a system and gain knowledge at the same time in electronic, feel free to share ideas.
First objective would be to determine which type of transistor would be the best: mosfet or bipolar and why?