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    N6NG
    last edited by sdetweil Jan 24, 2023, 10:03 PM Jan 15, 2023, 11:40 PM

    I saw the thread about running the script below to see if the screen would react to the vcgencmd.

    /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 0; echo “Display should now be off”; sleep 20; /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 1; echo “And now it should be on again”

    I did so and the screen did as advertised… My problem is I’m not sure how to incorporate this into the config.js to make my PIR work properly.

    {
    		module: "MMM-PIR-Sensor-Lite",
    		position: "top_right",
    		config: {
    			sensorPin: 2, // GPIO pin
    		        commandType:  "vcgencmd",  
                                    }
    } 
    

    Can one of you smart people give me some ideas?
    Thanks all…
    Dennis

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      sdetweil @N6NG
      last edited by Jan 15, 2023, 11:49 PM

      @N6NG those commands should be what the pir module execute.

      examine the node_helper.js

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        shall_ @N6NG
        last edited by Jan 16, 2023, 12:22 AM

        @N6NG I have just spent the evening getting my MM working with this module. What do you want this module to do? turn the screen off 20 seconds after motion is detected?

        I am using the latest version of Desbian so i had to used the default xrandr command. but I seem to have got it working fine. I was also having issues with GPIO pin 2 so I changed it to pin 22.

        If it helps, I can share my config file for this module.

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          N6NG @shall_
          last edited by Jan 16, 2023, 7:20 PM

          @shall_ Yes… I would like to look at it… If you would like not to post it to public, you can send it to my protected email
          wg7dgxytg@relay.firefox.com
          Thanks
          Dennis

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            N6NG @shall_
            last edited by Jan 16, 2023, 7:30 PM

            @shall_ Although it might help others if you don’t mind posting it here…
            Thanks
            Dennis

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              N6NG
              last edited by Jan 23, 2023, 11:50 PM

              I never saw an example of what the config.js would look like to have the vcgencmd be used to turn the screen on and off. Would someone post a part of a config.js with this in use so I can get a look at how it would be used? I would appreciate it.
              Thanks all
              Dennis

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                sdetweil @N6NG
                last edited by Jan 24, 2023, 12:19 AM

                @N6NG edit the node_hekper.js and see what it does. change as u see fit

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                  N6NG @sdetweil
                  last edited by Jan 24, 2023, 8:27 PM

                  @sdetweil Use the whole node_helper.js except as I modify it? The only thing I would modify would be the sensor pin number… All else would stay the same?
                  Thanks

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                    N6NG @N6NG
                    last edited by Jan 24, 2023, 8:30 PM

                    @N6NG Do I modify it where it is or do I copy it into the config.js ? If I modify it where it is and change the sensor pin what would I put in the config.js?

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                      sdetweil @N6NG
                      last edited by sdetweil Jan 24, 2023, 10:02 PM Jan 24, 2023, 10:01 PM

                      @N6NG said in PIR and config.js:

                      @N6NG Do I modify it where it is or do I copy it into the config.js ? If I modify it where it is and change the sensor pin what would I put in the config.js?

                      all you are doing is changing the vcgencmd string

                      exec(“…”)

                      then everything else is normal in config.js

                      pin and commandType (I didn’t look at the module doc)

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