Interested in ESP32 Audio: kzread.info/head/PL5vDt5AALlRfGVUv2x7riDMIOX34udtKD Looking for all my ESP32 projects: kzread.info/head/PL5vDt5AALlRdN2KyL30l8j7kLCxhDUrNw

I have a stack of old iPads and other tablets from my gamed days - never knew I could salvage them and get driver boards for them - thanks!!!!

Cool! Didn't know that we could reuse these screens with generic driver boards... TIL

Btw, you can now use the RPi flasher to enable SSH by design. I believe the keyboard shortcut is CTRL+X or something similar, it will show special menu to configure the RPi OS.

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

They keep that well hidden! CTRL+SHIFT+X Really handy hint and makes things a lot easier. You can enable SSH, set the pi password, change the hostname and setup the WiFi connection.

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

So handy I thought I should share a video on it: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaFsyal7Y8rfhJM.html

Great project 👍😀 Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us 👍😀

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Woah! Well-crafted and very educational video. What an underrated channel

Awesome work. 👍👍👍

Great video, would be nice to know what software is around for magic mirrors with some tutorials on how to extend it

I wonder if you can use a VNC app on the iPad that will connect to a pi to get touch screen capabilities.

Very cool project and video to go with it!

Thank you for this video. I got a dead iPad many years ago but couldn't find any good tutorials on how to bring the screen to life. But this is just perfect. A little question. Can you also run the touch part of the screen with one of these driver boards?

Nice project. I have 2 ipad2 as possible donor for the LCD screen.

You are just Awesome 🔥❤️

Great project! Now I've got something to do with the old broken ipads in my parts bin.

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

You can have a house full of magic mirrors :)

Nice one, Chris!

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

So cool !...cheers.

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Came here from reddit Looks really good

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

maybe you can repurpose the speakers and add a microphone set to make it an assistant (google or alexa)

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that! The speakers from the iPad are really thin so would fit nicely behind the mirror. Couple that with the camera that recognised who is looking at the mirror and you've got something pretty crazy :)

@photocromax

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 a nice extra touch could be a computer vision sign language recognition, it would be a great product for deaf/mute people. Maybe the Pi zero doesn't have enough power, but desoldering headers to a Pi 4 could work. A Jetson nano (and a thicker frame ;) ) could be the "ultima ratio"

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

@@photocromax Interesting, just thinking about a minority report type thing where you can just make hand gestures to control what's displayed.

@photocromax

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 After I wrote last comment I found there are many machine learning papers detecting sign language and hand gestures in general, but I didn't deep dive to see if there is a re-trainable model.

Can you use it on the newest iPad monitor?

Neat idea. It did look a bit bright at first but the tinting toned that down.. 2x👍

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

I was pretty disappointed if I'm honest - so I was really glad the tinting worked - it's now really good. You can't see the screen at all.

@dcallan812

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 yes made a big difference.

@ApplySkills

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 Tinting tone is a great idea.

You are great !!!!

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Good video, advanced for me at the moment. How did you use the fire tablet for the mirror?

@atomic14

4 ай бұрын

I just stuffed the tablet behind the mirror and ran a full screen browser on it.

Nice.

This is amazing. Wow. You could go into a side business repurposing peoples old iPads… I’m actually considering trying this out myself!

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

You can pick up pretty cheap second hand iPad screens on eBay - really cheap if you're happy with the odd dead pixel.

very very nice!

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Nice! I have an iPad 1 in my box of stuff, under the iPad 2, :)

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris! They do start to pile up, don't they.

Could you give the link for the buck converter? I'm also building a project where i would like to give power supply to the screen without extra cable, and could you please tell (or show) how did you "connect" it to that micro usb cable? You would help me out a lot

@atomic14

Жыл бұрын

Something like this amzn.to/3zsrmqI would do the job. To actually connect it, I chopped up a spare USB cable and used the wires from that to connect it up.

Hi can you add a link to the tint sheet you used. Thanks

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

I got it from a local art shop, unfortunately, they sold them by the sheet so I don't have any details on the actual product. It was described as "tinted" acetate sheet. This looks very similar - www.amazon.co.uk/Acetate-Transparent-Plastic-Binding-dyslexia/dp/B01B9RD3S8

Brilliant project! Only part is how did you get the tablet screen to seem like it's reflecting when off? Ie: how did the tablet become a mirror?

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

I'm using a 2-way mirror - similar to this - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01MSJQLUL there are quite a few options so it's worth shopping around for a cheap price.

@kissingfrogs

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 At an escape room a ghostly figure appeared on the bathroom room mirror and i always wondered how they did that. I think you have finally pulled back the curtain. Thanks.

Please provide a link to the proper driver board for an iPad 1. I'm not sure which one to purchase, or where to find one, actually.

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Elton, I've added a link to suitable driver board on Aliexpress. You can also search on ebay for "LP097X02" which will also bring up bunch of suitable driver boards.

Great vid. I’m using an old ipad display but I’m getting ‘no signal’. Did you adjust the config file? Cheers

@atomic14

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I didn't have to do anything special to get it to work. Might be worth trying it with your desktop/laptop.

@Ilikeridin

Жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 I thought as much from the video. I’ve ordered a new cable to see if that is the issue. Thanks for the reply

I have the same problem, can you tell me what sheets you used ? Acetate sheets ?

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

I went to a local art shop and asked for some tinted acetate sheets, I think they are probably used by architecture students for making windows in models.

Is there a driver board that also allows the touchscreen to work?

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not - they are really proprietary to Apple.

@san3har

3 жыл бұрын

I see, thanks! And thank you for the great video

It will be a perfect project of you integrated google assistant on that

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm thinking. Actually making a properly "smart" mirror.

I like for any crazy idea I have, like I have an old Ipad, I have a raspbery pi, can I combine them? there is always someone out there who did it already.

What a fun project of something that would otherwise be ewaste!

@atomic14

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

couldn't the iPad motherboard could be wired to another battery source allowing the device to be rewired into a mirror device?

Absolutely trolling Edinburgh pedants like myself there by misspelling both Forrest Road and Princes Street! Good work ;)

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Spelling never was my strong point :)

hi, can i ask you how did u connect the lcd to the board? how did u recognise the pins way?

I know this video is about 2 years old, but is there anyway to keep touch screen functionality with some controller board? I've had yet to find a video keeping touch screen.

@atomic14

Жыл бұрын

Sadly not - at least I’ve not found anything that will do it.

@Toysourboy

Жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 Damn. I've been searching for so long. I mean it would've been nice to keep touch functionality but I don't think it's possible.

@atomic14

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's just too complicated to reverse engineer for anyone to bother. The only real option is to buy a separate touch digitiser and stick it on top. But at that point you might as well just get a fully functioning display with touch built in.

@Toysourboy

Жыл бұрын

@@atomic14 That's true. Thanks for the response though.

I came from Reddit. I think I'll stay 🙂

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel!

Hello does this still work bcuz I’m getting confused on the chromium part

@atomic14

Жыл бұрын

Yes, should still work - run chromium in kiosk mode and it will take over the screen.

The price of raspberry pi has skyrocketed. 🤦🏿‍♂️

:( sad not applicable for newer ipads

Is it an old iPad 1 or 2? Resolution is 1024x768?

@atomic14

3 жыл бұрын

It's an old iPad1 so 1024x768

@SNStuart

9 ай бұрын

Can newer ipads be used

Makes me want to build a full length smart mirror for my girlfriend

Too bad the driver board is the price of a display by itself