Some of which include the weather, the latest news, and calendar updates. The default Magic Mirror repository comes with a dozen or so default modules. They are self-contained code blocks that are plug and play with the running Electron app. It comes with many default modules, which act similarly to npm modules. It uses Electron behind the scenes to run a continuous running screen. Thankfully, there is a lot of open-source code already out on the web for us to piggyback on. The fourth generation is the latest version out today, and that will work as well. The Raspberry Pi that I am using is a generation three.

You will need both for the Raspberry Pi.Īs you can see in the picture above, you'll need to connect to the Raspberry Pi to the mirror monitor's board with HDMI cable for the video feed and a USB-A-to-micro USB cable to provide power to the Pi. The best part is that the back of the frame even has an opening that includes HDMI and micro USB ports. The mirror comes with a monitor already tucked away behind a beautiful frame. However, in the interest of time and not trusting my woodworking skills, I decided to grab the 'Vilros Magic Glass Mirror and Frame' kit from Amazon. If you are handy, you can attempt to create the custom frame yourself. The monitor is removed from its normal casing and wrapped with a wood frame. This allows us to see our reflection while allowing light from the other side to leak through. A two-way mirror is a glass that is reflective on one side and clear on the other. The smart mirror is built with a two-way mirror on top of a monitor. Heroku or somewhere to host the client application.An Auth0 account for securing a client app and an API.Node and npm on both the Pi and your computer.If the response is aarch64, you're running 64-bit.) If the response is arm7l, you're running 32-bit. (To determine if you're running 32- or 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, enter uname -m in a terminal. deb ARM64 version if you're running the 64-bit OS. deb ARM version if you're running 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS, or the. Visual Studio Code works on the Pi 4, and you can get it from their download page.

I installed vim because it’s lightweight. It was a little too much to download and install on the little device.

I tried to download Visual Studio Code on my Pi 3, and it didn't work.

To send custom messages to your project securely, you will need the following:

Corresponding cables (HDMI & micro-USB).

To get a Raspberry Pi smart mirror working as is, you will need to have the following: Because of this, I decided to protect the update functionality of my message API using Auth0. However, I also wanted to be the only person capable of changing the text that my smart mirror displays. How many of us have a Raspberry Pi collecting dust somewhere around the house? I bought one in 2017 to build something amazing but ended up not doing anything with it for years.Īfter seeing some Reddit posts about a 'smart mirror' device over the years, I decided it was finally time to try my hand at IoT (Internet of Things) and create a mirror that would display a custom message for me.

Magic mirror modules 2018