Turning on the gardenlights and the fountain is done with a Sonoff 4ch pro.
A cheap smart switch.
You can add all kinds of smart stuff to GA (Philips hue, Ikea,etc).
Second question; I think you do not need the Google AIY, but I experienced it to be very easy to setup.
And I bought it very cheap secondhand …
But it is possible to build it yourself (google is your friend).
Peter
@Egnos: I think I made something like you want.
I started with the original Google AIY (https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/) and made it working (I have the V1 kit).
After that I installed MM on the same SD card.
GA and MM are working seperately.
So I cannot hide modules with GA, but I can ask a lot of questions and GA answers me in my own language.
I can set timers, ask for appointments in my agenda, turn on the gardenlights and the fountain in my garden pond.
I think it would be possible to set the temperature in the house if I had a smart thermostate (maybe next buy).
Playing songs on youtube or spotify: I did not get it working (I think you need the “real” Google home for that.
I am really fond of my Magic Mirror: it turns on and of by a Pir, shows me a lot of personal information and if I say: “Hey Google, goodmorning” it answers: Good morning, Peter, the time is …, the temperature is … it is going to be a cold day, it is not busy on the road to your work, it will take you … minutes, have a nice day … (all in Dutch = my own language).
Finally I build the RPI, AIY with the original speaker and microphone at the back of an old monitor.
I did not use a mirrorglass because my mirror shows thousands of holidaypictures and behind a mirrorglass they were to hard to see clearly in my vision.
So I mounted a plate of clear glass in front of the monitor.
If you need more information, you can mail me.
I hope this will help you with your project!
Peter
Interesting!
Are MM and GA independend or can you influence MM with GA (like showing or hiding modules)?
I think I made my mirror in the same way.
I have the original Google AIY kit in my MM.
They work independend: I can ask Google any kind of questions, set timers and turn on the gardenlights and the fountain in the pond with my voice.
But I cannot hide or show modules with voice.
I am very interested in integrating MM and GA, but I do not know how.
Peter
Thanks; this was what I was looking for!
My first mirror is a kitchen information screen too.
I will try to make this one too (with a personal touch).
Peter
My first MM is running smoothly for a couple of months now (best RPI project I have found on the internet).
Time for a second MM; with a complete different look and feel.
I came across this picture on Pinterest.
Does anybody know who made this miror?
I like it!
Thanks in advance.
Peter
That is exactly what I told you before.
Read the article and you will see how to connect the 3 wires.
And you can change the temperature of the fan to start.
My fan starts at 65 and runs for 30 seconds to cool the cpu.
Peter
https://hackernoon.com/how-to-control-a-fan-to-cool-the-cpu-of-your-raspberrypi-3313b6e7f92c
I use this.
It works fine, even wit a Google AIY Hat on top of the RPI.
I hope it works for you too.
Peter
Same here.
Sometimes it is back for a while.
But most of the time it is gone …
Peter
I have MM and Google assistant running on one rpi.
I used the original Goole AIY kit.
So I do not use MMM-assistant.
I can ask questions and get answers, but it is impossible to hide or show modules.
Peter
Well, I got it working!
MM and Google AIY on one RPI; great!
But I am not a technical person and need help.
Before I placed the AIY Hat, I had a pir connected to GPIO22.
Now the Hat covers all the GPIO pins, I still want to connect the Pir.
Is it possible to connect it to the bottom right connectors (saying GPIO22)?
Thanks for your help!
Peter
Did anyone of you get MM and Google AIY (the original kit) working together?
If so, can you please share your experience?
I have a MM running very smooth now and I own a AIY kit.
It would be nice to combine them!
Peter
Hi, this is the pir I am using:
https://www.tinytronics.nl/shop/nl/sensoren/optisch/ir-pyroelectrische-infrarood-pir-motion-sensor-detector-module-compact
It is more sensitive than I thought.
I removed the plastic dome, drilled a hole in the wooden rim of the mirror and mounted the pir.
Peter
Sorry, Charley, I deleted Domoticz folder, installed again and now I have a problem:
How can I solve this?
Peter
Maybe a stupid question; do I have to make the changes in MM config.js file or in Domoticz.js file?
Peter
Finally a picture (unfortunately I can’t get it the right way).
Peter
@Mykle1 When trying to upload a picture I get this message:
Something went wrong while parsing server response.
Any idea how to avoid this problem?
Peter
Finally it’s hanging on the wall: my first Magic Mirror, but it’ s not a mirror ……
I bought a RPI about 2 years ago and had no idea what to do with it.
Just before Christmas 2017 I stumbled over the Magic Mirror project and I was lost!
I found an old 21” monitor, installed MM, tried a lot of modules, bought a mirror glass, removed the modules, installed other modules and finally I decided not to use the mirror glass at all.
Showing all the thousands of holiday pictures I made during our trips to Russia, China and Maroc was the most important part of my project and the mirror made it a little less crispy.
I am very grateful to all the persons on this form that helped me (Mykle1 was the first to help me, but al lot of people did in the last few months).
I finaly ended up with a very simple informationpanel, in a simple wooden rim.
The modules I installed:
The Pi turns of the screen at night by cron and by day with the PIR.
I hope I can show a picture here.
Greetings from the Netherlands; and thanks everybody for your help!
Peter
@cowboysdude yes; there are not going to be any updates for version 1?
Peter
I am using NOAA version 1 because I like this more than version 2.
Is there any problem going to be in the future with version 1?
Peter