Just wanted to say thanks to everyone. This is an awesome project that even a n00b like me can do (with your help of course). I got the basic set up programming mostly done for my first one, and i’m now looking at experimenting with it. But you all made it so easy with the open source download, and of course how quick you all are to respond on the forums. I’m sure I’ll have more questions, which means I’ll live on these forums for a while.

I’m wanting to get into programming, and even though i’m not programming on this project (just following your all’s great directions), i’m really enjoying the possibilities.

I’m looking into doing the Software development program at WGU, and i’m learning on Udemy to take the MTA network cert, to give me experience for the school. In all honesty the few things I’ve picked up from here, have already helped me learn more than a networking cert feels like it will teach me about Software Development.

I’m hoping to be able to give back one day, by creating a couple mods or donate (when i get out of a dead end job). But that’s down the road, and i’ll always remember creating my very first “Tech” project.

Right now, i’m working on my first mirror. it’s at the very basic stage, but i’m hoping to incorporate the photo slide show on it (so it looks like a picture frame in our living room). This is far down the road, but i’m wanting to install a wireless camera (or even the ring doorbell) on our front door, and hopefully somehow incorporate it into showing on the mirror when someone is there. We live in a split foyer home, and it’d be very handy to have this extra security.

Eventually, it’d like to make other mirrors for the rest of the family. I know my daughter would love a mirror with the Pokemon module, and my girlfriends son would enjoy the Fortnite, Apex Legends, & Overwatch mods. Also I’d like to make one for my bathroom, as i’m about to remodel it, and I think it’d be awesome to have one there.

The work done by everyone is awesome. The amount of mods is so incredible, and there is so many, it’s almost over whelming. I’ll continue to look through everything and try to answer my own questions before bothering you all, but your all’s help is already appreciated it, and I really just wanted to show my appreciation and make sure you all know how much something like this means to other people.

I’ll be honest, I haven’t gotten to test it yet, but it should be the name you made up as you were making your Amazon Dev AVS. Like I used MagicMirror_2.

So. Getting ready to order the mirror for my build and I wanted to check the size before I do. Do I need the mirror to sit completely flush against the screen or can it over lap a bit sitting on that metal edge around the screen?

@sdetweil Thanks again, I appreciate your patience working with me.

So i’m having another issue, but it’s not the installation. When I try to add an item to my calendar or remove one, alexa responds to me with a confirmation question. But does not listen for my response. Anyone else seen this issue, or has anyone dealt with this? I tried looking through the GitHub issues and searching online, but I couldn’t find anything.

Thanks so much for your help. I got it up and working, and i see where I missed some early steps actually.

@sdetweil lol i was racking my brain what i was doing wrong. I’ll go back and see what I missed thanks!

@sdetweil I really appreciate your help, and i’m sorry i can’t seem to figure this out on my own at all. So here’s what I tried:

i used this code:

		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "null",
		    clientSecret: "null",
		    deviceId: "null",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T15:53:14: PM2 log: pid=27048 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:28:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:25: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.816] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.774] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.775] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.776] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.777] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.779] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.781] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.782] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.783] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.784] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.785] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:31:29.991] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:32:42.341] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I also did this code:

		{
		  module: "MMM-awesome-alexa",
		  position: "bottom_bar",
		  config: {
		    wakeWord: "Alexa",
		    clientId: "amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1",
		    clientSecret: "53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d5339acfba752812aa4faf6efbb848aa39b4",
		    deviceId: "MagicMirror_2",
		  }
		},

and got this error:

/home/pi/.pm2/pm2.log last 15 lines:
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:34: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:29:35: PM2 log: pid=27383 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:31:10: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:41: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:32:42: PM2 log: pid=27457 msg=process killed
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] starting in -fork mode-
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:37:11: PM2 log: App [mm:0] online
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:25: PM2 log: Stopping app:mm id:0
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=failed to kill - retrying in 100ms
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: App [mm:0] exited with code [0] via signal [SIGINT]
PM2        | 2020-12-20T16:38:26: PM2 log: pid=27652 msg=process killed

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
0|mm       |   code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
0|mm       |   requireStack: [
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_modules/snowboy/lib/node/index.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
0|mm       |     '/home/pi/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
0|mm       |     undefined
0|mm       |   ]
0|mm       | }
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.113] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.114] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-out.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.067] [LOG]    No helper found for module: alert.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.068] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.069] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: updatenotification
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.071] [LOG]    No helper found for module: clock.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.072] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.074] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.075] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.076] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: calendar
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.077] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.078] [LOG]    Check MagicMirror version for node helper 'MMM-Ring' - Minimum version:  2.11.0 - Current version: 2.13.0
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.079] [LOG]    Version is ok!
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.080] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Ring
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.082] [LOG]    No helper found for module: MMM-DailyPokemon.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:37:32.962] [LOG]    Launching application.
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 16:38:26.368] [LOG]    Shutting down server...

I’ll also say when I try to get to the dev console i get this error that stats couldn’t not connect…

So when I ran the pm2 logs --lines=15 i got the error about an invalid ClientID and when I changed the client ID to null i got the same error with the clinet secret. When i changed that null i got the clientsecret error again. i’m not really sure when i went wrong here as I copied and pasted the clientID & clientSecret from my AVS account.

I did also put the dev consule and I didn’t see any alexa errors

0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:47:11.604] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:115
0|mm       | 		    "clientSecret": null
0|mm       | 		    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Unexpected string
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

Here’s the error again with the clientID and what not in there:

/home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error.log last 15 lines:
0|mm       | [2020-12-20 15:52:34.906] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: /home/pi/MagicMirror/config/config.js:114
0|mm       | 		    "clientId": amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b28debc4858a0acd193871bd8e1
0|mm       | 		                                            ^^
0|mm       | 
0|mm       | SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
0|mm       |     at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
0|mm       |     at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
0|mm       |     at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
0|mm       |     at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
0|mm       |     at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
0|mm       |     at loadConfig (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:70:12)
0|mm       |     at App.start (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/app.js:217:3)
0|mm       |     at Object.<anonymous> (/home/pi/MagicMirror/js/electron.js:129:7)
0|mm       |     at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

@sdetweil thanks I’ll try that tonight

I know you all are about sick of this module, but it’s half the reason i made the smart mirror, and like most of the other people i’m just struggling. I got the config done and it looks like it went right, but when i put the code in config/config.js file my magic mirror comes back black (never turns on according to MMM-remote). So i’m guessing there’s an issue with the code becuase when i comment it out, my MM works just fine. So i had a couple questions. I’ve posted my code below to see if you all can find any issues. I also wasnt sure if i needed to put that code from below where it says : Full response from Amazon. ```
{
“module”: “MMM-awesome-alexa”,
“position”: “bottom_bar”,
“config”: {
“wakeWord”: “Alexa”,
“clientId”: amzn1.application-oa2-client.0fa20b2othercodehere71bd8e1,
“clientSecret”: 53e57d1db3d529ac84ee1b6f9d42d53othercodeherefbb848aa39b4,
“deviceId”: MagicMirror_2
}
},

@sdetweil Thanks, i’m not sure what i did wrong, but it helps to know that it should be quick