Project Magic Mirror

Write image to the sd card (32GB) using ApplePi-baker
When sd card appears on the screen “boot”, move it over a terminal screen. The path to the sd card is set automatically in the terminal. Create an empty file on the card , using the command :touch followed by the name ssh to enable SSH.
touch ssh

Remove the card from the card-writer, and insert it in the raspberry pi.
Power the raspberry, and start a terminal session using the command.
(If you don't jnow the IP address if your PI, check it from in the fritzbox.

ssh pi@Pi_ip-address

Change the password and hostname using the command .

raspi-config

Here a few commands to check the configuration.

edit interfaces sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

to check the hostname

hostname

check network interfaces

ifconfig

connect to pi using ssh

ssh pi@Pi_ip-address

shutdown the raspberry

sudo shutdown / sudo power-off

update

sudo apt-get update

upgrade

sudo apt-get upgrade

check if enough space

df -h

retrieve day and time

date

disable/enable hdmi1 on raspberrypi

vcgencmd display_power 0 / 1

Turn monitor by 90 degree if needed.
add the following 4 lines

sudo nano /boot/config.txt
			hdmi_drive=2
			avoid_warnings=1
            hdmi_group=2
            hdmi_mode=82
            hdmi_force_hotplug=1

Screen resolution in DMT format (1080p 60Hz)

hdmi_mode=82

When iHDMI display is not detected and composite is being output

hdmi_force_hotplug=1

Disable the screensaver.

sudo nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

add the following 3 lines

@xset s noblank
@xset s off
@xset -dpms

set the „xserver-command=X -s 0 -dpms

sudo nano /etc/lightdmlightdm.conf  
sudo service lightdm restart

Configure the wifi interface wlan0.

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan |egrep"(ssid-name)"

check if a wlan is in range

sudo iwlist wlan0 scan

adding SSID and password

sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

add the next 2 lines

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
pre-up iw dev wlan0 set power_save off
post-down iw dev wlan0 set power_save on

Disable WiFi Power Save For RPi 3 (Raspbian Stretch)
We no longer have any default entries in /etc/network/interfaces, instead we make a plugin to the (service) startup script. Copy paste the following lines into your terminal: cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/network/if-up.d/off-power-manager

Install the magic mirror2 by typing this command in your terminal window from your fresh installed raspberrypi.

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/master/installers/raspberry.sh)"

Customise the interface of magic mirror.

change path to magic Mirror directory

cd ~/MagicMirror

edit config.js file

nano config/config.js

Modules in config.js file

Weather „create an account on openweather.org, to get a free appid.
module: "currentweather",
position: "top_right",
config: {
location: "your location, country",
locationID: "", //ID from http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/; unzip the gz file and find you$
appid received from opemweather.org, by creating a free account appid: "insert-id-from-openweathermap"
}
},
{
module: "weatherforecast",
position: "top_right",

                    	header: "Weather Forecast",
                    	config: {
                            	location: "your location, country",
	                            locationID: "",  //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt

appid received from opemweather.org, by creating a free account appid: "insert-id-from-openweathermap"

Compliments here an example in luxembourgish.

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/default/compliments

sudo nano compliments.js

    defaults: {
            compliments: {
                    anytime: [
                            "Hallo, du bass  cool!"
                    ],
                    morning: [
                            "Gudde Moien!",
                            "Genéiss däin Dag!",
                            "Weie hues de geschlof?"
                    ],
                    afternoon: [
                            "Hallo Schéinheet!",
                            "Du hues en sexy look!",
                            "Sou kanns de fortgoen!"
                    ],
                    evening: [
                            "Wow, du geseiss nach hot aus!",
                            "Du geseiss gutt aus!",
                            "Geseiss nach ganz entspannt aus!"
                    ]
            },

News feed
edit config.js file

nano config/config.js
			module: "newsfeed",
                   	 	position: "bottom_bar",
                   	 	config: {
            	                feeds: [
                           	         {
                                           	 title: "RTL.lu",
                                     	       url: "http://rtl.lu/rss/headlines"
                               	     }

Calendar

nano config/config.js
		module: "calendar",
                    	header: "Kalenner",
                    	position: "top_left",
                    	config: {
                           	 calendars: [
                                	    {
                                         	   symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
     	                                       url: "https://www.schulferien.org/media/ical/deutschland/feiertage_2019.ics?k=43SI5eIs6IDdwZvwdO82hdip4D245WoI7BoX3sYrI1Mb3J6o2IIwqVQUzj3FnCIQH84d5E08ebCbHrVFSkcYZg"
                                    }

Magic Mirror Module: Remote Control installation.

    bash -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jopyth/MMM-Remote-Control/master/installer.sh)"

WebGui in browser http://ip-address:8080/remote.html

Font size adjustment in

nano /css/custom.css

 body {	
    	
 }	
.clock .time {	
  font-size 60px;	
  color: white; 	
 }	
.clock .date {	
  font-size: 30px	
}	
      	
.small {	
  font-size: 25px;	
  line-height: 30px;	
}

I had an idea in mind, how my mirror must look, and started drawing in SketchUp. I used the plugin for the chrome browser. It took me a few hours to learn how to use all the tools in Sketchup, by finally I succeeded, and I was happy about the result. Here you can see your self.

As you can see in the pictures, I want to build a frame with small titles (1cm/1cm) around the mirror. But this ended in a disaster. The only thing that I had to do was to tiles my frame and to fill the gaps. I used, therefore, a joint filler where I added some water.

The next day I want to check if the joint filler was dried, and saw what happened! The joint filler dried and expand, and burst my frame (last two pictures).

At this moment I want to cancel my project, but the day after I found new energy, and a new idea to avoid this to happen again. It was simple. I took smaller tiles and put them closer together, without a gap. I glued the tiles with wood glue all around.