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@lamachine said in MagicMirror voice control for MMM-Carousel:

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It appears carousel may not be the best choice for this. I am now trying with MMM-Remote-Control.

@shbatm I have a (mostly) running mirror with Carousel, and I have home automation using NodeRED.

I want to be able to switch directly to certain screens in Carousel) rather than scrolling through all of them based on demand, and I want it to flip through all of the screens when not called. Can this be done? If so, can I get a hint where I might look? I am thinking possibly Web Sockets, but don’t actually know much about them.

From the automation side, I have Alexa sending messages to my NodeRED that can then change the action and send out various formats, but MQQT seems the most obvious candidate. When I looked through MMM-MQTT @javiergayala , it seems to be used to display information rather than acting as screen or button clicks or driving interactions on the mirror. Can I use MQQT to act like a keyboard or button across any module?

Bob O

@shbatm

wow, the developer again, thanks so much for the quick reply!

I thought I was making some progress, but still not quite right…

Code changes as follows

module: 'MMM-Carousel',
                    config: {
                        transitionInterval: 10000,
                        ignoreModules: ['clock', 'alert','currentweather', 'com$
                        mode: 'slides',
                        slides: [
                            [ {name:'calendar', carouselID:"1"}],

and

                       module: "calendar",
                        header: "Boy's Calendar",
                        position: "top_left",
                        config: {
                                carouselId: "1",
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check-o",
                                                url: "https

I ran it through JSHint, so at least the formatting is acceptable.

@shbatm I sort of got it working, but having problems with the calendar setup. I followed the advice for config.js with adding carouselID: “#” and then the {name: ‘calendar’, carouselID: “#”, but with three pages and three calendars, all three show up on the first slide, and none on the other two.

Anything obviously missing?

{
                        module: "calendar",
                        header: "Boy's Calendar",
                        position: "top_left",
                        carouselId: "1",
                        config: {
                                calendars: [
                                        {
                                                symbol: "calendar-check-o",
                                                url: "https://calendar.google.c$
                                        }
                                ]
                        }
                },

module: 'MMM-Carousel',
                    config: {
                        transitionInterval: 10000,
                        ignoreModules: ['clock', 'alert','currentweather', 'com$
                        mode: 'slides',
                        slides: [
                            ['calendar'],
                            [   {name:'calendar', carouselID:"2"}, 'MMM-darksky$
                            [   {name:'calendar', carouselID:"3"}, 'weatherfore$
                         ]
                    }

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PROBLEM SOLVED ! ! ! Thanks @BKeyport for the really easy way to change the driver.

My screen has been running 48 hrs with no problems. I don’t know if using the old drivers has any adverse impact, but this is all I am using this particular Pi for, so it doesn’t impact me (yet?).

Many thanks for the advice. I am going to mark this thread as solved (as soon as I figure THAT out)

Update, the 2.6.0 does the same thing.

From @dazza120 and @BKeyport , I will look further into using different drivers. If either of you can point me to where I can get instructions on installing lagacy or normal drivers, it will save me much searching and testing.

I am also considering trying the server and web page route, even if it is on the same machine. This is because the long web page test with the youtube video didn’t fritz out on me.

Still looking for clues (like which version of Rasbpian/MM/drivers did this problem start) so I can continue my search for a solution.

My Pi is running on a good solid Canakit supply (one of several, and no issued with any of the others), with NOTHING else attached, not overclocked, no voltage warnings on screen or at startup. I flagged everyone in this thread on a new postlink text to get this as an unsolved problem. This is my bathroom mirror, and as such turning it off at night does not make much sense for me. --Bob O

I am opening up a new topic because the previous one was closed, but not in a way that works for me. Please see this link for many details

I have v2.5 running on an HDMI connection to a large flat panel TV. After some period of time, I get line flashing across the display. Before finding the thread above, I replaced the video cable, then the PI itself, and finally the monitor, all with no success. Finally, I used a new memory card, brand new Raspbian install, MM installation and added only DarkSkyHourly for my weather… Same problem.

I am running the fake driver as described in other threads for portrait mode, all updates (prior to the 2.6.0). I wanted to eliminate the OS and hardware, so ran a 10 hour YouTube video without any issues, then restarted the MM and it failed in just a few hours. My next step is doing the update to 2.6 since all the issued noted have been associated with 2.5.x, but any help would be MUCH appreciated.

@friedleif @NoEngN3rd @vemerge @dazza120

Exactly the same problem. I thought it was hardware (and I may have a FEW extra bits and bobs floating around, just in case). I replaced the HDMI cable, then the monitor, then the pi, then did a complete new mem card and raspbian install. Running a 10 hour YouTube video has no issues, and the flickering shows up in an hour or less, so at this point it appears to be connected to the MagicMirror specifically. My next step is to try it in server mode and use a web page… not ideal, but it may get me though this until someone can solve it.

I have the latest updates, basic installation and only the DarkSkyHourly module installed, running in portrait mode with the fake driver as noted above.

 Bob O