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JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 1:01 AM

@rkorell + @sdetweil - Thanks for the support. I think I have fixed this for myself by adapting an existing module (“MMM-Temperature”, // https://github.com/Tom-Hirschberger/MMM-Temperature).

That module calls scripts for various sensors to capture the data. I was able to adapt an existing script for use with this sensor, so I think I am good for now.

JohnGalt · Sep 17, 2022, 1:14 AM

@sdetweil Thanks, Sam. I may take a look at that Ecobee API and/or the charting. The Ecobee is currently not in use in my new house, but this may give me the added incentive to get going on that. Thanks again.

JohnGalt · Oct 30, 2024, 8:26 PM

@sdetweil – I wasn’t sure you [still] wanted me to do that before you had a chance to see the extended pm2 logs outputs. I will do it now and get back to you.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 4:24 PM

@rkorell Yes, I can describe how I arrived at a resolution for my particular problem - which was to replace DHTxx sensors with the more accurate AHT20 temperature and humidity sensors.

Caveat: I do not necessarily recommend this for the average person though, because I did not find Magic Mirror modules that natively support this sensor, and as a result had to make changes outside of the config.js and custom.css files. As usual, this puts me at risk of something breaking when the module is updated.

The module being used (MMM-Temperature - found at https://github.com/Tom-Hirschberger/MMM-Temperature) utilizes python scripts to capture the data from the sensor. While the module is quite complete, with script support for many sensors, I did create a new script in order to use this particular sensor.

The sensor is supported by Adafruit (https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-aht20/python-circuitpython), with instructions to install various adafruit libraries including adafruit-ahtx0 (sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ahtx0).

Using those libraries, your script needs to include the following instructions:

import board
import adafruit_ahtx0
sensor = adafruit_ahtx0.AHTx0(board.I2C())

One of the existing scripts supports I2C sensors using the Adafruit libraries, so it looked like a good candidate to use as a model. See htu21:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-htu21d
import board
from adafruit_htu21d import HTU21D
import json

result = {}
try:
    # Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
    i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
    sensor = HTU21D(i2c)
    result["temperature_c"] = sensor.temperature
    result["humidity"] = sensor.relative_humidity
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = False
except:
    result["temperature_c"] = 0.0
    result["humidity"] = 0.0
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = True

print(json.dumps(result))

My resulting script is aht20:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# aht20: Modeled on htu21 
# pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-htu21d
# pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ahtx0
import board
import adafruit_ahtx0
import json

result = {}
try:
    # Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
    i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
    # sensor = HTU21D(i2c)
    sensor = adafruit_ahtx0.AHTx0(board.I2C())
    result["temperature_c"] = sensor.temperature
    result["humidity"] = sensor.relative_humidity
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = False
except:
    result["temperature_c"] = 0.0
    result["humidity"] = 0.0
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = True

print(json.dumps(result))

This module is now displaying the temperature and humidity from the sensor directly connected it it. Now all I have to do is figure out the complicated css and get it to look like the other modules on my Magic Mirror.

Barring any objections, I will mark this as solved.

JohnGalt · Apr 21, 2024, 6:36 PM

@KristjanESPERANTO - am I misreading or does MMM-OpenWeatherMapForecast appear on both the first and last list? THANKS for the thorough review!

JohnGalt · Oct 30, 2024, 9:40 PM

@sdetweil – I was able to search out a fix.

For the benefit of anyone else running Wayland and wanting or needing to switch back to x11, see: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-use-x-instead-of-wayland-on-ubuntu-22-04 where you are asked to edit one line in a file, then reboot.

sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf

I will mark this as solved now.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 4:47 PM

@rkorell – My pleasure.

JohnGalt · Jan 11, 2022, 11:54 PM

@bkeyport and Sam: thanks for the inputs. I went through my logs and the referenced thread, and now do have DynamicWeather working. Much appreciated!

JohnGalt · May 13, 2024, 12:00 AM

Kristian - do the links to the modules listed as numbers 7-10 need some validation? :)

JohnGalt · Apr 16, 2025, 9:47 PM

@sdetweil – Thanks, Sam. It looks like I intended to send bme280.py but actually copied MMM-BME280.js. I see below where Ralf did post it, so I will look at that, too.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 4:47 PM

@rkorell – My pleasure.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 4:47 PM

@sdetweil – Thanks for the reminder, I’ll take a look.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 4:24 PM

@rkorell Yes, I can describe how I arrived at a resolution for my particular problem - which was to replace DHTxx sensors with the more accurate AHT20 temperature and humidity sensors.

Caveat: I do not necessarily recommend this for the average person though, because I did not find Magic Mirror modules that natively support this sensor, and as a result had to make changes outside of the config.js and custom.css files. As usual, this puts me at risk of something breaking when the module is updated.

The module being used (MMM-Temperature - found at https://github.com/Tom-Hirschberger/MMM-Temperature) utilizes python scripts to capture the data from the sensor. While the module is quite complete, with script support for many sensors, I did create a new script in order to use this particular sensor.

The sensor is supported by Adafruit (https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-aht20/python-circuitpython), with instructions to install various adafruit libraries including adafruit-ahtx0 (sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ahtx0).

Using those libraries, your script needs to include the following instructions:

import board
import adafruit_ahtx0
sensor = adafruit_ahtx0.AHTx0(board.I2C())

One of the existing scripts supports I2C sensors using the Adafruit libraries, so it looked like a good candidate to use as a model. See htu21:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-htu21d
import board
from adafruit_htu21d import HTU21D
import json

result = {}
try:
    # Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
    i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
    sensor = HTU21D(i2c)
    result["temperature_c"] = sensor.temperature
    result["humidity"] = sensor.relative_humidity
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = False
except:
    result["temperature_c"] = 0.0
    result["humidity"] = 0.0
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = True

print(json.dumps(result))

My resulting script is aht20:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# aht20: Modeled on htu21 
# pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-htu21d
# pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-ahtx0
import board
import adafruit_ahtx0
import json

result = {}
try:
    # Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
    i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
    # sensor = HTU21D(i2c)
    sensor = adafruit_ahtx0.AHTx0(board.I2C())
    result["temperature_c"] = sensor.temperature
    result["humidity"] = sensor.relative_humidity
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = False
except:
    result["temperature_c"] = 0.0
    result["humidity"] = 0.0
    result["temperature_f"] = (result["temperature_c"]*1.8) + 32
    result["error"] = True

print(json.dumps(result))

This module is now displaying the temperature and humidity from the sensor directly connected it it. Now all I have to do is figure out the complicated css and get it to look like the other modules on my Magic Mirror.

Barring any objections, I will mark this as solved.

JohnGalt · Apr 17, 2025, 1:01 AM

@rkorell + @sdetweil - Thanks for the support. I think I have fixed this for myself by adapting an existing module (“MMM-Temperature”, // https://github.com/Tom-Hirschberger/MMM-Temperature).

That module calls scripts for various sensors to capture the data. I was able to adapt an existing script for use with this sensor, so I think I am good for now.

JohnGalt · Apr 16, 2025, 9:57 PM

@rkorell – Hi Ralf:

Yes, I2C is enabled and functioning. There is a test script that does return current temperature and humidity:
Invoking “python AHT20_test.py” does launch this script (Note - I launch from the terminal using ‘python’, not ‘python3’, telling me the system is indeed defaulting to python3):

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

"""
Basic `AHTx0` example test
"""

import time
import board
import adafruit_ahtx0

# Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default I2C bus
i2c = board.I2C()  # uses board.SCL and board.SDA
# i2c = board.STEMMA_I2C()  # For using the built-in STEMMA QT connector on a microcontroller
sensor = adafruit_ahtx0.AHTx0(i2c)

while True:
    print("\nTemperature: %0.1f C" % sensor.temperature)
    print("Humidity: %0.1f %%" % sensor.relative_humidity)
    time.sleep(2)

JohnGalt · Apr 16, 2025, 9:47 PM

@sdetweil – Thanks, Sam. It looks like I intended to send bme280.py but actually copied MMM-BME280.js. I see below where Ralf did post it, so I will look at that, too.

JohnGalt · Apr 15, 2025, 8:53 PM

@sdetweil – Hi Sam, thanks for looking in on this.

I guess I don’t understand… If the module is calling a python script, and the script is polling the sensor - then it would seem to me that the browser isn’t accessing the hardware or files directly. Obviously I’m missing something here.

JohnGalt · Apr 15, 2025, 8:02 PM

@rkorell Ralf: OK, I have a chance to work on this today - Thanks for your help.

To ease troubleshooting, I have temporarily disabled MMM-Temperature and am only running MMM-BME280. Below are the following:

Config for this module
Error as captured using pm2 logs
Code listing of bme280.js, which is called by the module

Config:

{module: 'MMM-BME280', // https://github.com/awitwicki/MMM-BME280
  disabled: false,
  position: 'top_right',
  config: {
    titleText: "Office - MMM-BME280",
    updateInterval: 100, //seconds 
    deviceAddress: "0x38", //0x76 = default
    temperatureScaleType: 1, // 0=Celsius
    pressureScaleType: 1, // 0 = hPa
	} },

Code for bme280.py:

Module.register("MMM-BME280", {
    // Default module config.
    defaults: {
        updateInterval: 100, // Seconds
        titleText: "Home weather",
        deviceAddress: "0x76",
        temperatureScaleType: 0, // Celsuis
        pressureScaleType: 0 // hPa
    },

    // Define start sequence.
    start: function () {
        Log.info("Starting module: " + this.name);

        this.temperature = 'Loading...';
        this.humidity = 'Loading...';
        this.pressure = 'Loading...';

        this.update();
        setInterval(
            this.update.bind(this),
            this.config.updateInterval * 1000);
    },

    update: function () {
        this.sendSocketNotification('REQUEST', this.config);
    },

    getStyles: function () {
        return ['MMM-BME280.css'];
    },

    // Override dom generator.
    getDom: function () {
        var wrapper = document.createElement("div");

        var header = document.createElement("div");
        var label = document.createTextNode(this.config.titleText);
        header.className = 'bme-header';
        header.appendChild(label)
        wrapper.appendChild(header);

        var table = document.createElement("table");
        var tbdy = document.createElement('tbody');
        for (var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
            var val = "";
            var sufix = "";
            var icon_img = "";

            switch (i) {
                case 0:
                    switch (this.config.temperatureScaleType) {
                        case 0: // Celsius
                            val = this.temperature;
                            sufix = "°C";
                            break;
                        case 1: // Fahrenheit
                            val = Math.round(this.temperature * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32.0);
                            sufix = "°F";
                            break;
                    }
                    icon_img = "temperature-high";
                    break;
                case 1:
                    val = this.humidity;
                    icon_img = "tint";
                    sufix = "%";
                    break;
                case 2:
                    switch (this.config.pressureScaleType) {
                        case 0: // hPa
                            val = this.pressure;
                            sufix = " hPa";
                            break;
                        case 1: // inHg
                            val = Math.round(this.pressure * 100 / 33.864) / 100;
                            sufix = " inHg";
                            break;
                    }
                    icon_img = "tachometer-alt";
                    break;
            }

            var tr = document.createElement('tr');
            var icon = document.createElement("i");

            icon.className = 'fa fa-' + icon_img + ' bme-icon';

            var text_div = document.createElement("div");
            var text = document.createTextNode(" " + val + sufix);
            text_div.className = 'bme-text';
            text_div.appendChild(text);

            var td = document.createElement('td');
            td.className = 'bme-td-icon';
            td.appendChild(icon)
            tr.appendChild(td)

            var td = document.createElement('td');
            td.appendChild(text_div)
            tr.appendChild(td)

            tbdy.appendChild(tr);
        }
        table.appendChild(tbdy);
        wrapper.appendChild(table);

        return wrapper;
    },

    socketNotificationReceived: function (notification, payload) {
        if (notification === 'DATA') {
            this.temperature = payload.temp;
            this.humidity = payload.humidity;
            this.pressure = payload.press;
            this.updateDom();
        }
    },
});

JohnGalt · Apr 15, 2025, 6:38 PM

@rkorell – Thanks for responding, answers follow:

Yes, the first use case is a sensor connected directly to the Raspberry Pi 4 where the Magic Mirror is running. It will be great if I can expand this in the future to display on my office Magic Mirror the outputs from sensors on three (3) other Pis (they run Magic Mirror, NEMS network monitor and Pi-Aware flight tracking, respectively).
I am just running the two Magic Mirror modules listed above. I don’t know what scripts they run. At this point I have just looked and don’t see any obvious way to adapt them. I did try changing the address of the device from their default to 0x38, which is what I think is the address for this sensor attached to my Pi - but I still don’t get output. I should have some time this afternoon to SSH into that machine, and I can locate the scripts and log the error messages.

JohnGalt · Apr 14, 2025, 9:22 PM

I use MMM-Pollen: https://github.com/vincep5/MMM-Pollen

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