@fozi
Thanks, the compliments from such experienced people are always very welcome !!

Hello everybody,

I’m taking the path of the classic infrared PIR sensor.

I made two shells that can be attached under the two arms of the lamps above the mirrors.

Here still in the assembly / painting phase:

I’m gonna give a nice coat of chrome today and we should be there. :-)

@uros76

Hello,

Yes, in my opinion it’s the mirror, damn it, if you only knew how much I paid for it …

Yes, I tried in every way, even putting the sensor behind the monitor (… when you are desperate you try everything …: -) …), turning it, putting it sideways but nothing, it does not detect.
If I move it outside, it detects everything, but even with the “cheap” sensors I had noticed the same functionality.

I don’t know, maybe I will also give up motion detection: maybe a button that takes it out of stand by and then stays on for 20 minutes … I know … it’s shit … but I don’t want to continue to have the mirror resting on the floor without being able to install it and continue testing.

I have to think about it for a while.
Hello and thanks for the support everyone!

Goodmorning everyone,

after several attempts I have resigned myself to the fact that the doppler sensor cannot pass the 6 mm of glass.

I also tried to buy a slightly more “expensive” sensor but the result is always the same.

https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B089NKGWQQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

unfortunately the result is always the same: it detects well from behind but from the front there is no way to pass the signal.

Even trying to make a window in the plywood the result does not change (same result with “inexpensive” sensor and with “very expensive” sensor.

Very disappointed and dejected about this. :-(

I think I’ll try again with simple PIRs maybe with the 2mm hole tutorial. And let’s see what happens.

Hello everybody

@uros76

Hi Uros,

I also thought of making a window and putting the sensor in there in order to eliminate 3 mm of thickness and in fact I think it will be the first test I will do.

Unfortunately today I am at work and I will be able to carry out studies and modifications only tomorrow when I have the day off.

I have no photos of the rear, very simple cmq, a wooden frame covered in metal 100 x 40 cm, a 6 mm Mirastar mirror, a 3 mm plywood tablet painted in black on which the various electronic devices are placed.
Tomorrow I will take some photos inside the outside as well, at the moment it is like this:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/9246/which-type-of-mirror-to-use/13?page=2

Thanks bye

@fozi

Good morning,

I also used a PIR sensor and obviously, behind the glass it does not work (the glass is 6 mm thick and the back of wood 3 mm), also I do not want it visible as the mirror will be positioned in the bathroom and behind I the power supply, so no wires remain in sight.

At the end of the story I found this topic and I also wanted to change the presence sensor.

I made my purchases as instructed and started testing.

The first test I did without modifying anything, simply connected, installed the MMM-Pir Paviro configured and it immediately started to work.
But I noticed one thing, my sensor is not so sensitive (indeed) I think it depends on those 9 mm total between the size of the mirror and the wooden board, if I move from behind and if I leave it too attached to the tablet wood does not detect anything (it detects only on the back or by moving the mirror from the wall).
I will also try to build a box to keep the sensor a little detached from the wood and let’s see what happens.

Any suggestions on this?

In the meantime, thanks to everyone for the advice and good construction with your MM.

Hello

@lavolp3

Ciao,
I think I will try the one recommended in this tutorial first, it all arrived yesterday, this afternoon I start the tests (… and the swearing …: -) …), my hands are big and my sight it’s not much …
I will also try the css code to increase the brightness of the characters.
I am attaching some photos on the state of the work, I would say that I am at a good point, too bad for the infrared pir that stole some time, if I knew that there was this tutorial I passed directly to the doppler sensors …
That’s okay, art that comes in :-)

@lavolp3

Ciao Volpe,

in the meantime, thanks for the advice, I tried and in fact I managed to increase the brightness of the text a little (I didn’t succeed as you indicated via css). In any case, it is really a monitor problem (I recovered them from the basket of PCs to be disposed of in the company), they are 2 nb Hp 250 G6 Beo monitors, they are not too bad, but they are not missing the top, I tried to put a tablet behind the glass and the result is really good both in terms of black and in terms of brightness.
Who knows’ that in the future, if I find two identical ones (I have two mirrors in the bathroom …) I might think about it.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions and now, I launch into the setting of the RCWL-0516 sensor that I saw that you are in the trenches with that too, I want to try this one that has already integrated the rotary for the sensitivity:

[link text](https://www.amazon.it/CQRobot-10-525GHz-Microwave-Compatible-Measurement/dp/B089NKGWQQ/ref=pd_day0_3/257-4432238-8577840?pd_rd_w=mQj2z&pf_rd_p=2a4cbc0a-de25-48fb-acfc-b5dc3175ff51&pf_rd_r=G0GKYXH5QQKMFX9KP3YA&pd_rd_r=7c5d2780-ea90-4384-bbc8-59108d4791ef&pd_rd_wg=n7WUF&pd_rd_i=B089NKGWQQ&psc=1)

Ciao thank you

@lavolp3
ciao lavolp3,

it’s the same one I bought, I picked it up yesterday, but I’m not that satisfied either, did you find any solution about it?

I’m quite disappointed with this, it took me several weeks to develop and two weeks to get the glass ready. :-(

Ciao