Posts made by ninjabreadman

@goncalovsc Is this after having run the auto install script or manually installing? Did you run npm install in the ~/MagicMirror folder? Have you tried running npm start in the same directory?

@cruunnerr What are the permissions of your run-start.sh? It doesn’t make sense to me that mine is rw-r—r— but works fine. I would expect it needs x permissions.

@AxLed Honestly, I derailed the conversation with other ways it could be accomplished.

If you have apache2 and php serving up your .csv file, you’ve accomplished what you need to in a way that can easily be updated in future. You already solved the requirement with option A. You could change how you generate the table from the CSV, but that’s a lot of work with no real benefit.

If you want to post your CSV/HTML, we can maybe recommend ways to help style it, but you’ve already accomplished what you set out to do.

@crowbar You can either (1) truncate your original SD partition to 8Gb, transfer or backup/restore to your new card, or (2) create an image, resize the image to 8Gb, then restore it to your new SD card. If you already have an RPi backup, suggest you do the latter method.

As @Mykle1 notes, this is a very common issue (esp for RPi), but is complicated in that Win/Mac don’t play nice/at all with ext4 partitions. It’s not a great idea to back up the RPi while it’s running (esp to itself) – it is swapping all kinds of temp files, it has comparatively poor I/O, plus you’ll need a machine with two SD card readers or an interim storage medium like an HDD or USB stick. As he notes, a Live USB/CD is useful in this regard.

@doubleT D’oh! I totally overlooked the PHP requirement in contemplating a revised approach. Given it’s already written, probably not worth porting the code to native js. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@AxLed could however view the PHP file, save the generated HTML, and then serve the static file (until next semester, anyway!).

@doubleT Not exactly. More like making and keeping around a hammer for the occasional tiny nail. Locally loading an HTML file absent a server is more akin to hammering with the handle is a screwdriver. ;)

Will the existing instance of Server in server.js not serve files in the /modules directory? Like an iframe of /modules/MMM-iframe/sched.html? If not, could you add a /static or similar folder to directories? As you say, seems overkill to (1) run an apache2 instance, but even to (2) create a separate webserver in Node, given that MM already runs one that can be used or modified.

Apologies all, I’m posting from my phone on vacation, so am speaking before properly testing.

@jer78 Here is the Readme.md for third party modules, which details the notification system: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/blob/master/modules/README.md

Your module will receive a CALENDAR_EVENTS notification, with a payload which is an array of calendar events objects with the following attributes: title, startDate, endDate, fullDayEvent, location and geo.

You can make your own module, or modify an existing one. MMM-Traffic will display Google Maps directions to a given destination. You can override its receiveNotification function to (1) sort the payload to find the soonest event, (2) decide if there’s an event in the next 2 hours, and (3) display directions to the destination using the location or geo coordinates.

Remember, you’ll need to populate those fields when creating your event entries, and you may also need to provide a hint (e.g. “Colombus, OH”) to Google so it knows which “Olive Garden” or “Municipal Library” you’re looking for.

@SpicyCoding

For the coding part, you might consider using CSS to create your transparency:

.module .knockknock {
  background: url("img_tree.jpg") no-repeat fixed center;
  opacity: 1.0;
}

Then for each knock, it could then increment opacity by 0.1. If you wanted to keep the other modules visible, you can position a separate element over the other modules. You could then have a timer running that after X amount of time the opacity resets to 1.0. (Or you can increment the opacity of the body and reset the opacity of all child elements/modules to 1.0.)

You can also get fancier and use CSS animations to create transitions between each step, and to make it reappear, but best to get a proof-of-concept first.

@3DPrintedWaffles

Just here to echo and add to the comments from @bhepler:

• Liquid nails can work, but you will need to clamp (or otherwise brace) the corners to let it dry. Usually for a wood joint you will use fasteners (nails, screws) and reinforce with glue. If not using fasteners, you can also use a biscuit or tongue to reinforce the joint.
• If you use screws, pre-drill the holes to avoid splitting your wood. You may also consider whether you want to create butt joints (square) or miter joints (angle).
• The bezel is also often what hides the electronics behind your mirror. Without the bezel, you may still want a skirt behind the mirror to conceal those elements.
• With bevel-less, you may want to find the most opaque material possible to prevent light entering the back of your mirror (that would otherwise be mostly blocked by the bezel/skirt).
• I have no experience with gluing to glass, but would worry about seeing the glue beneath your mirror.
• Also, given that your glass and display will be different sizes, if you mount the display in a corner of the glass you will need multiple mounting points for your mirror – it won’t hang level from a single point (as it won’t balance).

@AxLed To answer your question, apache2 or xginx serving a single static page without (image) assets will have a negligible footprint and cause minimal load, certainly not noticeable with everything else the Pi is doing for MM and Node.js.

As for your layout and styling question, I quickly Googled this layout here, which might help, and comes with example markup and styling (and explanatory article): https://codyhouse.co/demo/schedule-template/index.html

I don’t have one, but this Hufear USB mic at Amazon claims a range of 10 ft, and the MXL AC-404 claims 25 feet.

There are different types of mics, but I imagine you’re looking for an omnidirectional, boundary (sits on a flat surface) mic. You may also want to consider esthetics/appearance, depending on where you decide to place your mic.

You might also consider mic placement; there’s nothing that says the mic must be placed with your mirror. It will depend on your mirror, walls, and furniture, but you could run a wire to a more equidistant point for better audio (even having it recessed in a frame could create a too-narrow aperture for the mic).