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Magic mirror calendar options1/23/2024 ![]() ![]() install chromium via "sudo apt-get install -y rpi-chromium-mods".I use Noobs to bootstrap my install as it's super fast and easy. You can take the back off the monitor and use hanging wire OR use a flush VESA mount. And finally - a 24" ish (smaller is fine) LCD (IPS is nice) monitor with smallish bezels and HDMI inputs that go out to the side (NOT directly out the back) as you want this flush on the wall.You might need a 90 degree or 270 degree adapter to avoid HDMI cables from sticking out or a short cable with this built in.You're gonna mount the Raspberry Pi to the back of the monitor and hide it so you want the cable to be as small as possible. Cheap Micro SD Card - 8 gigs is fine, but get whatever works for you.It depends on if you want to try to get the whole thing down to one power cable. ![]() I like a 2.5A powersupply but some folks say you can run the Raspberry Pi off the monitor's USB power - IF that power can put out at least 1A.The 3 is fast and includes Wifi so you don't need an extra adapter. ![]() It's pretty easy! I used the DakBoard Blog but I had most of the stuff already. UPDATE - I wrote how to do this with a Raspberry Pi Zero W (smaller and cheaper) and a readonly filesystem (advanced) I may try this out in a few ways, or even make a few of these displays! How to Build a Raspberry Pi-based Family Calendar It's not something we are (yet) used to seeing. But somehow when it's Portrait it's dramatic. It's also worth pointing out the a horizontal monitor on the wall looks like, well, a monitor on the wall. I want the family and kids to just stop by, note important information and move on. In fact, I'd say this is a Wall Mounted Glanceable Display - a personal dashboard - not an interactive thing. You'll want to ask yourself, is this just an iPad on the wall? I'd propose not. Someone asked me - "What would I want to put on my dashboard other than a calendar? I don't see why this is useful." What would you put on a Glance-eable Display?įamily Calendar(s), movie times, temperature, news, my blood sugar, disk free on my NAS, TV schedule, family photos, commute traffic, album releases, homework due soon, family events, trips, flight status, music playing now, literally anything you want as a glance-able display. All it takes is one "why isn't this working" and I'm dead in the water. If my Spouse doesn't like the idea or find its not reliable, the SAF (Spouse Acceptance Factor) will be low and they'll want to get rid of it. If you are messing with it to keep it alive, it's not an appliance, it's another computer to manage. sensor - turn it on when something (your alarm, nest, thermostat motion detector attached to GPIO, etc) detects your presence). ![]()
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