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    MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite does not switch HDMI off

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      blouzbee
      last edited by

      all these modules and all these guides you can find online all fail to tell you that at some point a kernel or driver update broke vcgencmd and tvservice commands for the newer pis or Rasberry OS. I spent so many hours making mine work.

      xrandr --output HDMI-1 --off
      
      xrandr --output HDMI-1 --auto
      

      these worked for me, maybe they’ll work for you, I dunno.

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        sdetweil @blouzbee
        last edited by sdetweil

        @blouzbee cool…

        yeh tvservice went away in bullseye

        they are trying to get rid of all the old ‘raspberry pi’ unique stuff to maintain

        Sam

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          Volkae @sdetweil
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          @sdetweil
          Seems that there is no way for me to swich off HDMI via PIR-Sensor :-(

          Maybe I will find a way to do this with a python-Scrip out of MagicMirror but I´m a just a beginner and it seems to be not easy…

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            sdetweil @Volkae
            last edited by

            @Volkae did u see @JoeFranz post about changing the OS firmware down a couple levels?

            https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/17202/mmm-pir-sensor-lite-does-not-switch-hdmi-off/13?_=1662126560261

            Sam

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              Volkae @sdetweil
              last edited by

              @sdetweil
              I will try to downgrade

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                grena Module Developer
                last edited by

                Hello all,

                I think I have restored the compatibility of MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite with Bullseye (lastest firmware). See issue on GitHub and more information in ReadMe

                Can you install the testing version to confirm the resolution of this issue?

                cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite
                git pull
                git checkout testing
                

                Thanks for your feedback!

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                  Volkae @grena
                  last edited by

                  @grena
                  Hey grena,
                  seems to work fine on my Raspi 3!!!
                  Thank you, great support!!!

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                    Volkae @Volkae
                    last edited by

                    @grena
                    Oh, now another problem:
                    After switching off HDMI by MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite the livestream-picture from MMM-RTSPStream is not in the frame when HDMI is switched on again by PIR .

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                      grena Module Developer @Volkae
                      last edited by

                      @Volkae, have you updated the module from the testing branch since your last message that it worked?

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                        Volkae @grena
                        last edited by

                        @grena
                        yes, I did but I did not run RTSPStream while running the testing branch, sorry.

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                          grena Module Developer @Volkae
                          last edited by grena

                          @Volkae said in MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite does not switch HDMI off:

                          yes, I did but I did not run RTSPStream while running the testing branch, sorry.

                          No problem, I’ll try to reproduce this issue!

                          MMM-RTSPStream is no longer being actively developed :neutral_face:
                          So, I refer you to the advice of the author of MMM-RTSPStream to find another solution:

                          :warning: This module is no longer being actively developed. I will accept PRs and leave the repo active, but will not be directly supporting any issues. If anyone is interested in assuming ownership of the module, please contact @shbatm. :warning:

                          Why?

                          I am no longer using this module on my own mirror. After several years, I found that I use the snapshots much more frequently than I streamed the actual cameras, which can be performed by much simpler modules and methods. To enable streaming, WebRTC (like MMM-HomeAssistant-WebRTC) is a newer and better standard with much lower server overhead and latency for delivering RTSP Streams to the frontend than any of the options used here, in the future, this will be the method I focus on and I will not try to shoehorn another technology into this module.

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                            grena Module Developer @grena
                            last edited by

                            :fire: MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite 1.2 has just been released! It’s allows you to manage monitor on Debian 11 Bullseye :sign_of_the_horns_medium-light_skin_tone:

                            Learn more in ReadMe

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                              dkhorse74 @grena
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                              @grena
                              Hello Grena… Hoping you or someone maybe able to help. I had to rebuild my MM (using Pi4b). With regards to using a PIR sensor, I’m using a doppler sensor vs. a PIR sensor using the following build thread:

                              https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/11704/update-replaced-my-pir-sensor-with-a-doppler-microwave-sensor?page=1

                              Everything prior to rebuild worked great… The screen would go into stand-by after 2 mins and flip back on when the sensor picked up presence. The repo I had, originally, used:

                              https://github.com/paviro/MMM-PIR-Sensor

                              is no longer supported so I didn’t clone it. Instead, I used yours but having issues getting it to work. I can see the countdown on the screen but nothing happens. I unplugged the doppler sensor but no change. Any ideas? I’m running

                              Debian v11
                              MM v2.21

                              on pi4b. Any help is greatly appreciated

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                                sdetweil @dkhorse74
                                last edited by

                                @dkhorse74 another user noticed this only worked for the 1st HDMI port on the pi4.

                                had to change the code in the node_helper.js for the second port

                                Sam

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                                  dkhorse74 @sdetweil
                                  last edited by

                                  @sdetweil
                                  Thank you I will try… I ran:

                                  xrandr -q

                                  which show HDMI-2 is what is currently plugged in… Will report back

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                                    dkhorse74 @sdetweil
                                    last edited by

                                    @sdetweil
                                    that did it! Screen goes to sleep… now need to figure out how to get the doppler sensor to “wake-up” the monitor

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                                      sdetweil @dkhorse74
                                      last edited by

                                      @dkhorse74 the module turns it back on… another place for the hdmi port…

                                      the sensor just signals movement, usually a high signal…

                                      the module then signals wake up and starts a time…

                                      no more high signals, then sleep…

                                      Sam

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                                        dkhorse74 @sdetweil
                                        last edited by

                                        @sdetweil
                                        yep, understood… Still not able to wake up the screen… I tested the sensor with a meter and getting correct input voltage… is there anything I could be missing?

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                                          dkhorse74 @sdetweil
                                          last edited by

                                          @sdetweil
                                          Found another post where you shared a link on how to run a PY script to test the sensor:

                                          https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/parent-detector/3

                                          Going to try this later tonight.

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                                            dkhorse74 @dkhorse74
                                            last edited by

                                            Got everything to work perfectly…

                                            For anyone else who maybe considering using the doppler sensor with a potentiometer, you can follow the “how-to” thread in my initial post BUT use the MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite module only as it keeps things simple. The other PIR modules may not work with Debian 11 (Bullseye)

                                            As for the resolution, the mistake was on my end:

                                            • I had “GND” and “Vout” swapped on the board pins

                                            • I had to join my raspberry login id to group “gpio”

                                            The following page is very useful to test the functionality of the sensor before you implement the change to mirror config file (thanks to @sdetweil for posting the link in a different thread):

                                            https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/parent-detector/3

                                            Again thanks to all for the help…

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