diff --git a/_posts/2018-10-04-magic-mirror.md b/_posts/2018-10-04-magic-mirror.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aa58fe3 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2018-10-04-magic-mirror.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Magic Mirror +date: 2018-04-10 9:25:00 +categories: + -projects +Description: A helpful mirror that displays useful information to the user. +Image: +image-sm: +Author: Tyler Domanski +Author-image: +author-bio:1st Year Electrical Mechanical Engineering Technologies Major at Rochester Institute of Technology. +Author-email: tjd2490@g.rit.edu +author-social: + github: +--- +This project is the design, manufacturing and assembly of a Magic Mirror. +A magic mirror is a device that utilizes a two-way mirror and a monitor to display information on a screen while still reflecting an image with a much better quality than just using a camera could provide. +The mirror measures “_” x “_” and was created over the course of a month. +The mirror also utilizes a raspberry pi to run control the mirror and uses Raspbian OS. The raspberry pi is running an open-source, modular, smart mirror platform called MagicMirror2. +Because the project is open-source and modular, many other features besides the default installation features are available to add to the mirror. + + +The mirror currently displays compliments, important news, the weather, the time and a calendar. +These basic features give the mirror a elegant look that compliments the stained wood acting as a frame. +The information is also displayed nearer the edges of the screen allowing for full use of the mirror while still providing the information desired. +Additional information that is being added currently is a remote control activation that is accessible through a smartphone, a memo module that displays to-do’s and a cryptocurrency tracker that displays individual cryptocurrency values. + + +The mirror was constructed by first removing the casing from a standard monitor and attaching the two-way mirror to the monitor directly. +The setup was then framed in wood that had been stained prior to assembly. +The wood had been cut to length and then a router had been run down the length of the wood to create grooves for the mirror to sit in. +Due to the nature of the hand-held router the grooves vary in straightness and consistency. +This could be improved with a table router or a guide for the router. +Additionally, minor warping in the surface of the mirror is caused by a poor cut to the two-way mirror. This issue is fixed with some minor trimming to the existing setup.