Hi!

First of all I would like to thanks to @goldjunge_chriz for the opportunity to acquire a 2-way mirror. It is impressive, much better than the acrylic sheet. And, I’d like to thanks to @MichMich too for the Magic Mirror software.

Here I leave some pictures of the montage that I was doing this last summer, at leisure. I have been quite happy with the result. I hope you like it!

I am going to try not to extend myself too much with the explanations, if someone has any doubts, I will kindly answer him.

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The bathroom cabinet consists of 2 pieces: a frame and a door:

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A coat of paint…

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The screen of a second-hand 24-inch LCD TV

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To correct these errors in the cut with the electric saw, I have put some plastic corners and black silicone. This is the result:

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E.L. wire installation:

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Mirror installation:

The mirror was glued with black silicone too

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Preparation of the electrical wiring in the frame…

… and the TV speakers. I designed a simple piece in 3D to put them inside (they are available in thingiverse in case someone is interested).

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Final assembly:

Detail of Raspberry Pi 3B

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Last adjustments and … It works !!!

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I have made a pdf with the connection scheme of all the electronic part that you can see here (I’ve had to convert to png previously to put it here):

And here is the python3 script to make it all works:

#!/usr/bin/python3
# Para que funcione correctamente, hay que instalar los siguientes
# paquetes:   sudo apt install python3 python3-rpi.gpio

# Script que activa la pantalla y el EL wire cuando detecta movimiento
# a través del sensor de presencia PIR

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import os

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(22, GPIO.IN)						# SALIDA DEL PIR (PIR OUTPUT)
GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.OUT)					# EL WIRE (CABLE ELECTROLUMINISCENTE)
GPIO.setwarnings(False)

time.sleep(120)
os.system('vcgencmd display_power 0')

while True:
    if (GPIO.input(22) == 1):		                # SI DETECTA PRESENCIA (IF MOTION IS DETECTED)
        os.system('ogg123 -qz /media/pi/MUSICA/ &')	# ACTIVA LA MÚSICA (TURN MUSIC ON)
        os.system('vcgencmd display_power 1')	        # ACTIVA HDMI --> ACTIVA PANTALLA (TURN ON SCREEN)
        GPIO.output(23, GPIO.HIGH)			# ENCIENDE EL ELWIRE (TURN ON EL WIRE)
        time.sleep(600)					# "DUERME" 10 MINUTOS (SLEEP 10 MINUTES)
        os.system('vcgencmd display_power 0')		# APAGA SALIDA HDMI --> APAGA PANTALLA (TURN OFF SCREEN)
        GPIO.output(23, GPIO.LOW)			# APAGA EL WIRE (TURN OFF EL WIRE)
        os.system('sudo pkill ogg123')			# MATA PROCESO MÚSICA (TURN OFF MUSIC)

And you can watch a video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOjyTtQLJ6w

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I hope you like it as much as I do!!

So far I have not managed to make the music stop when the push button is pressed, but I will end up getting it …

I think it is a good idea to make donations voluntarily so that the project continues to grow or at least to be maintained and, if possible, without advertisements.

It could be chosen by the person who makes the donation if they want to make a punctual or periodic donation.

As for the payment method, I could not advise you much, since I only know paypal.

Another idea could be that from time to time there will be a draw where interested people pay a small amount for each number (for example, numbers from 00 to 99). And the prize could be a raspberry, a screen, even a complete magic mirror. With the idea of financing the project. I do not know, it’s just an idea.

Regards!

I’ve made an 8 mm hole, as you can see here:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/7263/my-first-smart-mirror-in-a-frame-of-40-x-30-cm-with-raspberry-pi-zero-w/2

Very nice module!! I just tested it and it looks great next to the MMM-Lunartic module.

I wonder if it will be possible to show all the images from the SDO website one after the other, setting the time between one and another, so you can see them all consecutively.

Great work. Thanks for sharing!

Greetings, Quique.

At the moment I only have the modules by default and some simple ones from third parties. In the future I hope to add some more, such as a presence detector to turn on the monitor when it detects movement. I’d like to show you some pictures of the project.

If you prefer, you can watch a video on youtube about my mirror in this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmT4wroDmCY (WITHOUT THE PIR AND THE RELAY)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5RfCQVqrJo&t=6s (WITH THE PIR, RELAY AND SCRIPT WORKING)

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These little holes are for, from left to right:
1 - infrared receiver for the remote control of the controller board.
2 - led status of the screen, also included with the controller (on: green / off: red).
3 - pushbutton to turn on / off the screen (for now also the rpi zero is turned off, since it is connected to a usb of the controller, in the future I hope that the screen can be turned off independently).
4 - Activity LED of the raspberry (you have to follow these simple steps: https://sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1113).
5- RESET button (if the raspberry is hanging, it is a hard reset).

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HARDWARE:

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The Power Supply I’m using is a 12 V DC 2 A and works great for the controller board + raspberry Pi Zero W.

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DETAILED VIEW

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FINAL RESULT

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NEW UPDATE (2018-07-09): INSTALATION OF THE PIR AND RELAY TO SWITCH ON/OFF SCREEN AUTOMAGICALLY

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Well, I’ve finished my mirror installing the motion detector (PIR) and the relay. I’ve installed too one 18650 battery in case there is a blackout.

The basic idea of the motion detector is that when nobody are near the mirror, it turns off the scree, but the raspberry is still running. When somebody aproax the mirror, it turns on the screen. The PIR output goes into an input GPIO of the raspberry (22, BCM), then, on pin 25 (BCM) goes the input to the relay (output from the raspberry GPIO). And finally, the screen detector as an input to the GPIO (pin 6 BCM). It’s a simple circuit from the USB port of the controller board of the screen that is on level HIGH (3v) when screen is on, and level LOW (0v) when is off.

Here you can take a look at the script written in python for this purpose:

#!/usr/bin/python3

# PACKAGES NEEDED TO WORK:  sudo apt install python3 python3-rpi.gpio

# My screen has an USB port, that turns on when screen is on, and off when screen is off.
# So, I made a voltage divider with a few resistors to get 3 volts, to activate pin 6 (BCM) 
# on the raspberry Pi. In this way, the script can 'know' if Screen is ON or OFF.

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import subprocess
from subprocess import call

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(22, GPIO.IN)		                  # PIR's output
GPIO.setup(6, GPIO.IN)                            # Screen power detector
GPIO.setup(25, GPIO.OUT)	                  # Relay Input
GPIO.setwarnings(False)

while (GPIO.input(6) == 0):                       # IF SCREEN IS ON
    if (GPIO.input(22) == 1):                     # PIR DETECTS MOTION
        call(('/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd', ' display_power', '1'))
        GPIO.output(25, GPIO.HIGH)                # RELAY ACTIVATION
        time.sleep(3)
        GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)
        time.sleep(60)                            # THE TIME WE WANT THE SCREEN TO STAY ON
        if (GPIO.input(22) == 1):                 # IF PIR DETECTS A NEW MOVEMENT, 
            time.sleep(60)                        # ACTIVATES THE MIRROR ANOTHER AMOUNT OF SECONDS
        else:
            GPIO.output(25, GPIO.HIGH)           # WITH THIS LINE, THE SCREEN POWERS OFF TO SAVE ENERGY
            time.sleep(3)
            GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)	
    else:
        GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)

while (GPIO.input(6) == 1):                       # IF SCREEN IS OFF
    if (GPIO.input(22) == 1):                     # PIR DETECTS MOTION
        call(('/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd', ' display_power', '1'))
        GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)               # SAME AS ABOVE, BUT THIS TIME DON'T ACTIVATE THE RELAY
        time.sleep(60)
        if (GPIO.input(22) == 1):
            time.sleep(60)
        else:
            GPIO.output(25, GPIO.HIGH)      # WITH THIS LINE, THE SCREEN POWERS OFF TO SAVE ENERGY, AGAIN
            time.sleep(3)
            GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)
    else:
        GPIO.output(25, GPIO.LOW)

call(('/usr/bin/python3', '/home/pi/SCRIPTS/pir.py'))

Here are some pictures of the back face of the mirror:

Detail of the PIR on the back face of the mirror…

… and on the front face. I’ve made an 8 mm hole for the PIR detector (I think is a phototransistor, but I’m not sure)

Detail of the micro SD Extender to easily extract te micro sd card.

I’ve made a voltage divider with a few resistors to get 3 volts from the USB port of the screen. When the screen is on, the USB is on too, and vice versa. The 3 volts output of this voltage divider goes to pin 6 (BCM) of the raspberry.

MATERIAL’S LIST

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• Laptop screen from a 10 years old Airis laptop (owned, not buyed).

• Controller board for that screen:
  https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0722Q7HX3/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

• One power supply 12 V - 2 A (owned, not buyed).

• A cheap frame (not exactly this model, but similar):
  http://www.leroymerlin.es/fp/320202_milo1z1haya1z1marco/milo-haya-marco-milo-haya-marco

• A raspberry pi zero W:
  https://uk.pi-supply.com/products/raspberry-pi-zero-w

• 12" x 12" Acrylic mirror:
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017ONH3EG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

OPTIONAL:

• One 3mm blue LED and two switches like these:
  https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B072TSNZJ1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

• Micro sd card extender
  https://es.aliexpress.com/item/48CM-60CM-TF-Male-to-micro-SD-card-Female-Flexible-Card-Extension-cable-Extender-Adapter-reader/32811147746.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.3c4d63c06dnylM

• 18650 Battery Shield USB Port with USB to Micro-USB Cable for Raspberry Pi and Arduino
  https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B07B2JSXQG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

• One 18650 battery cell from the same laptop than the screen.

• One Step down to get 5 volts from the 12 v of the screen power supply:
  https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B07142WLXT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

MATERIALS FOR THE MOTION DETECTOR

• One PIR for motion detection:
  https://es.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-1PCS-LOT-HC-SR501-HCSR501-SR501-human-infrared-sensor-module-Pyroelectric-infrared-sensor-imports/32730387155.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.2a4063c02jBYAy

• One 3v3 Optocoupled relay module:
  https://www.ebay.es/itm/3V-3-3V-Relay-High-Level-Driver-Module-optocouple-Relay-Module-for-Arduino/351748538371?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

@Mykle1

Yes, always is a good idea to make a backup of a file before modified it

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@mykle1

Hahaha, I’ve heard it two or three days days ago, on last full moon. Awesome!! My sister heard it and she was scared with the wolf sound, hahaha.

I’ve just follow this tutorial:

http://emmanuelcontreras.com/how-to/how-to-create-a-magic-mirror-2-with-pi-zero-w/

And there are an image of all the software to burn and just configure with your choices/modules. The problem is that I can’t update it, always give me some error. So I decided not to update it. I hope it helps you!

Here yo have a link directly to download the image for raspberry pi zero:

https://mega.nz/#!J2xChCrD!I3lUEsfQP2NoZ91uxlYznIynC_KxyxVp0R68I6yqR4k

Finally I’ve found the solution looking at the forum:

sudo npm install npm@latest -g

Same happens to me, after 2.12.0 MM update, only the clock hands are shown.

@naked-head

I think electron is discontinued for raspberry pi zero, a few months ago I see a post in this forum talking about that. Now I can’t find that post.

@Mykle1

Yes, Raspberry Pi 3B+

@Mykle1

I’ve just discovered Eyecandy module, it’s great!! Thanks for your job!

Anyway, two eyes see better than one

@otto

I’ve tried that with a PIR motion sensor, and really doesn’t work very well. So I’ve finally decided to put it outside mirror.

Anyway, you can try it by yourself.
Hope it helps.

@grena

Cool!! It works like a charm! Thanks for your work.

@Mykle1

Yes, always is a good idea to make a backup of a file before modified it

@Atahan

On a clean installation of MM, only config.js.sample exists, I think. You have to rename it to config.js and configure it as you wish. If config.js doesn’t exists, you can not watch anything on the screen of your mirror.

Take a look at your config.js file. At first installation, you have a file called config.js.sample. You must rename that file to config.js and try again.

The path to those files is: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/

@sdetweil

Cool! Now is working!!