Last year i decided to start the project.
Now its finished. Maybe some extra modules but …its finished.
The goal was i big mirror in the bathroom. It should look like a regular mirror an no PIR e.g. in sight and the outer frame should not be visible. It also should have background lights as well! So lets start.
I build a new frame, completly by myself. I did some woodwork in my workshop.!
I createt with the saw a bevel to fit the LED-Stripe. I also have some experience with Hyperion… so i tought… okay… its anice idea to use the leftover LEDs for this project (in the end… i had 3 LEDs over ;), 1872 pieces mountet).
Here you see the old mirror which was there for some time (i had this always in my mind). And do you see the Alexa? I didnt want to see Alexa anymore but want to hera the music.
To mount it i decided to use a french cleat. Pretty easy to build, install and very reliable.
I didnt have nice Wifi… so i decided a few week ago to make some hole in the wall and install a LAN-cable and also a wall plug.
Then go for the paint jobs. I tried different things. Paintbrush, paint roll and spray can. With the brush and roller i had a lot of blobs in the surface, so i used the spray can. Not perfect… i want that glossy surface. But as an amateur- its okay. The color is RAL 7016. Same color like the closet.
I mounted a plywood in it an cut the monitor out. You already see the hanger from the french cleat an the monitor - 27" QHD! On top of the plywood i placed black paperboard.
First of all i brought for the mirror the Mirastar Chrome Spy. I was very brown and dark, so i brought an extra one from the forum from @Goldjunge_Chriz . Its okay…but still a bit dark.
Lets see the cables and stuff. Here is the nearly finished version. The cables für the LED-stripes are o the top.
After a time testing with the MagicMirror Alexa i realized that it pretty hard to get the microfone in a good quality and als that its no longer possible to stream music to non Alexa-devices. So i 3Dprinted a mounting for the Echo Dot 3.
The are 2 PSU- One 12V (the white one) for the Echo Dot to have a slim fit in back and also a 5V for the LED stripe and the Raspberry Pi4. I also added a StepUp converter to have stable 5v for the RPI to prevent errors. You also see the PIR-Sensor case. Created and 3D printed by myself.
I also created a smal bracket to hold the RPI in place. But noch back-picture yet.
I use the following modules with very small customisations:
Tada! Here is the mirror:
Now to hyperion and smart home:
I also have an ioBroker instace with MQTT. I installed behind the regular double switch in the bathroom a Shelly in detached mode. So i get the information when the switch is pressed. The other switch is for the regular light. So i can switch the mirror on/of (MMM-Remote-Control) with the switch…and also the backlight goes on/off with a small effect.
When the PIR is starting -> MQTT-Message -> Knight rider effect starts for 10 Seconds. Just for fun and because its possible ;)
Last but not least- when motion in the camera is detected- the videostream from MMM-Motioneye is displayed automatically for 1 minute (when i brush my teeth… i see before when the doorbell rings.
I hope you like it. Feel free to ask.