Hello everyone,

hope you are doing great !

Watch my version of Magic Mirror Build

[Best MM Build] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCetiJk2Qus&list=PLBy3Sw0lBrNeihCn0fOr-m5RYJNb4w4IS)

Hello everyone !

https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk

This is my frame-less magic mirror setup. After demonstarting the build https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCetiJk2Qus&t=4s , I received lot of requests to demonstrate the build.

Finally i was able to complete my video. I am sharing with anyone who needs it. Comments are most welcomed !

https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk

Hello,

I am also using my mirror with Rpi3b+.
To avoid overheating of pi, a Heat Sink & Fan is enough to maintain temperature below 50 Deg C.

But as you quoted that the pi is without a case you could use cable ties to attach it to your fan just like this guy did !
https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Raspberry-Pi-Cooling-Fan/

Secondly, you can also make the fan automatic so that it does not runs forever ! This link below demonstrates how i did it for my own Magic Mirror !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srMnIcQvDn0&t=88s

You could also decrease the speed of fan by decreasing its potential so it does not make any noise.

My mirror works 24 X 7 and it never freezes !
Check my built here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCetiJk2Qus&t=68s

I made these tutorials for giving a head start, starting from scratch !

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBy3Sw0lBrNeihCn0fOr-m5RYJNb4w4IS

It used @sdetweil installation scripts !

1. Introduction to Raspberry pi : https://youtu.be/wqKCPbu7V7Y
2. Setting up MM Hardware : https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk
3. Installing MM & introduction to MM - Modules : https://youtu.be/PHpth_KQHcE
4. Configuring Calendar & Weather Modules : https://youtu.be/ce6O2aGB9tY

Hope it helps !

Hi,

You can start with setting up your raspberry pi first and arrange a screen (with HDMI) so that you can start the software part.

This tutorial will help you setting up the raspberry pi in headless mode - (Without Ethernet cable & Monitor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKCPbu7V7Y&t=7s

Secondly, i recommend adding a fan to your pi, because Rpi 3b+ heats up a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srMnIcQvDn0&t=89s

Once you pi is ready with a fresh copy of Raspbian install MM & pm2

Configure your modules… and you are ready to go !

For hardware portion of the mirror you can take idea of my Frameless mirror !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCetiJk2Qus&t=68s

I made these tutorials for giving a head start, starting from scratch !

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBy3Sw0lBrNeihCn0fOr-m5RYJNb4w4IS

It used @sdetweil installation scripts !

Introduction to Raspberry pi : https://youtu.be/wqKCPbu7V7Y
Setting up MM Hardware : https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk
Installing MM & introduction to MM - Modules : https://youtu.be/PHpth_KQHcE
Configuring Calendar & Weather Modules : https://youtu.be/ce6O2aGB9tY

Hope it helps !

@canadrian

{
	module: "newsfeed",
        position: "upper_third",
		              	config: {
	           		       	feeds: [
					               {
						                      title: "The Hindu - National",
					                         	url: "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/feeder/default.rss"
                                                       },

                                                       {
                                                                       title: "Times of India - National",
                                                                       url: "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rssfeeds/-2128936835.cms"
                                                        },

			                     	],
			                 	showSourceTitle: true,
			                 	showPublishDate: true,
			                   	broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
			                 	broadcastNewsUpdates: true,
			                    hideLoading: true,
                                showDescription: true,
                                updateInterval: 45000
		                          	}
	           	},

This module is for one row of news feed ! and it will show feeds from the above two links (in my case National news The Hindu & Times of India)
You may add more feed links if required.

Now, if you want to display a new row for the news, configure it as a new module with exact same name as of news feed. For eg. I have added international news feed

{
                        module: "newsfeed",
                        position: "upper_third",
                        config: {
                                feeds: [
                                        {
                                                title: "The Hindu - International",
                                                url: "https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/feeder/default.rss"
                                        },

                                        {
                                                title: "Times of India - International",
                                                url: "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rssfeeds/296589292.cms"
                                        },

				],
                                showSourceTitle: true,
                                showPublishDate: true,
                                broadcastNewsFeeds: true,
                                broadcastNewsUpdates: true,
                                hideLoading: true,
                                showDescription: true,
                                updateInterval: 45000
			 }
                },

Keep in mind that the sequence of the rows will be according to the module position ie. if the News feed for national news is above international news. The First row would be of National news followed by International News.

Hope it helps !

@bhepler

How i build the harware !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ_JVD9ReMk

So, after posting my videos on Fb, there were lot of people who were interested in building the mirror, however most of them did not know where to start.

Hence i decided to build a series of tutorials to get everyone out there started, who even don’t know what is Raspberry Pi.

I am a Mechanical Engineer and i wasn’t sure how to do things, but i learned after lots of research. I made this series of Videos starting from

1. Demonstration of MM - https://youtu.be/sCetiJk2Qus
2. How to build hardware of Frame less MM - https://youtu.be/BZ_JVD9ReMk
3. How to Install MM & Getting started with MM Modules - https://youtu.be/PHpth_KQHcE
4. How to configure calendar & weather modules - https://youtu.be/ce6O2aGB9tY

I also plan to make some more of them so that this project can reach to as many people as possible !