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A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.

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    MickyVi
    last edited by Jul 20, 2021, 8:02 AM

    Hello everybody,

    I’m taking the path of the classic infrared PIR sensor.

    I made two shells that can be attached under the two arms of the lamps above the mirrors.

    Here still in the assembly / painting phase:

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    I’m gonna give a nice coat of chrome today and we should be there. :-)

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      Fozi Project Sponsor @MickyVi
      last edited by Jul 20, 2021, 8:15 AM

      @mickyvi That’s a totally awsome solution! Really cool!

      HowTo: Replace PIR Sensor with a RCWL-0516 Microwave Sensor

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        MickyVi @Fozi
        last edited by Jul 20, 2021, 8:36 AM

        @fozi
        Thanks, the compliments from such experienced people are always very welcome !!

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          jordan1200
          last edited by Mar 26, 2023, 7:13 AM

          Thank you for this awesome solution! I just got mine up and running with MMM-PIR-Sensor. I was wondering if any of you have got this microwave sensor to also work with MMM-NearCompliments? I was thinking since it was also inspired by PIR sensor, I could get it to work, but no luck yet.

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            Lipax
            last edited by Jun 7, 2024, 8:41 PM

            hello,
            i tried this with the microwave sensor, but im out of ideas. i get wrong positives every minute. (i check every 5 sec).
            i added also the ferrite, tried another raspberry, different of these sensors (bought a 5 pack) and placed it in a different room. anyone got any ideas what else i could try?
            or maybe similar microwave sensors i could try?

            any help would be great, tyvm

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              uros76 @Lipax
              last edited by Jun 7, 2024, 10:41 PM

              @Lipax said in UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.:

              hello,
              i tried this with the microwave sensor, but im out of ideas. i get wrong positives every minute. (i check every 5 sec).
              i added also the ferrite, tried another raspberry, different of these sensors (bought a 5 pack) and placed it in a different room. anyone got any ideas what else i could try?
              or maybe similar microwave sensors i could try?

              any help would be great, tyvm

              Did you try and limit the range as described in beginning of this thread? For me option 2 helped to limit oversensitivity.

              My magicmirror projects: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/79889, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/93241 and https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/94586

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                Lipax @uros76
                last edited by Jun 10, 2024, 7:01 AM

                @uros76
                the range is not the problem. i get positives when nothing is moving near it

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                  uros76 @Lipax
                  last edited by Jun 10, 2024, 12:20 PM

                  @Lipax this sensor is very sensitive and catches any movement 360 around from several meters away. I had same problem… If you don’t dial down the sensitivity-range you will keep getting false positives.

                  My magicmirror projects: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/79889, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/93241 and https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/94586

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                    kayakbabe @Lipax
                    last edited by Jun 11, 2024, 2:16 PM

                    @Lipax try dialing down the sensitivity, it’s probably picking up dust or something small you can’t see.

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                      Lipax
                      last edited by Jun 14, 2024, 3:11 PM

                      thanks for the help, but i doubt its some kind of movement since its exactly every minute. i tried a different room and its the same.

                      bewegung1.jpg

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