#Controlling magic mirror raspberry pi how to#

We can now connect to the Raspberry Pi over SSH. To find the IP Address of your Pi you can use Advanced IP Scanner or look if you have an UniFi network, just look in the client devices list. It can take a couple of minutes the first time, optionally connect a monitor if you want to follow the boot process. Plug the SDcard in the Raspberry Pi, USB-C power cable, and connect an ethernet cable if you haven’t configured the WiFi The Raspberry Pi will now automatically start. Raspberry Pi Advanced Imager Options Step 2 – Start up and connect to the Raspberry Pi

Enable SSH with password authentication.

Click on the Gear icon in the lower right corner.Select your microSD card, (check the drive letter!).With this tool, we can’t only install Raspberry Pi OS but also enable SSH, configure the Wireless network, and set the username and password. To install it on the microSD card we will use the Raspberry Pi Imager tool. To use the MaigcMirror we will need the desktop version of Raspberry Pi OS. The first step is to install Raspbian on the microSD card. This involves a couple of steps to install the necessary software on the microSD card, configure the Pi with SSH, and, of course, install the MagicMirror2 software. Installing and Configuring the Raspberry Piīefore we can configure the Smart Mirror we first need to install and configure the Raspberry Pi. One-way mirror glass or one-way mirror film.Raspberry Pi 4 (or a model 3B will also work).

#Controlling magic mirror raspberry pi how to#

In this article, I am going to explain how to install the smart mirror software and all the used modules, and how to build the mirror. Step 2 – Start up and connect to the Raspberry Pi.Installing and Configuring the Raspberry Pi.