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{HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App)

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  • A Offline
    andi.aw.weiss @MadScientist
    last edited by andi.aw.weiss Mar 26, 2022, 5:24 PM Mar 26, 2022, 5:23 PM

    @MadScientist ok it seems to be working now. However, the relay switches the first time after the 120 s have expired and a movement is detected. not previously. The change quote: “io.output(RELAY_PIN, False)” and for monitor off “io.output(RELAY_PIN, True)” only causes the relay to work in reverse. I now use this script:

    #!/usr/bin/env python
    
    import sys
    import time
    import RPi.GPIO as io
    import subprocess
    
    io.setmode(io.BCM)
    SHUTOFF_DELAY = 120 # in seconds, how long the monitor will be on until next button press or PIR detection
    PIR_PIN = 22       # 15 on the board (this needn't to be a PIR. Can be a button also)
    LED_PIN = 17    # 11 on the board (optional): It just shows detection time of PIR without delay time
    RELAY_PIN = 27  # 13 on the board
    
    def main():
        io.setup(PIR_PIN, io.IN)
        io.setup(LED_PIN, io.OUT)
        io.setup(RELAY_PIN, io.OUT)
        turned_off = False
        last_motion_time = time.time()
    
        while True:
            if io.input(PIR_PIN):
                last_motion_time = time.time()
                io.output(LED_PIN, io.LOW)
                print ("."),
                sys.stdout.flush()
                if turned_off:
                    turned_off = False
                    turn_on()
            else:
                if not turned_off and time.time() > (last_motion_time + 
                                                     SHUTOFF_DELAY):
                    turned_off = True
                    turn_off()
                if not turned_off and time.time() > (last_motion_time + 1):
                    io.output(LED_PIN, io.HIGH)
            time.sleep(.1)
    
    def turn_on():
            io.output(RELAY_PIN, True)
    
    def turn_off():
            io.output(RELAY_PIN, False)
    
    if __name__ == '__main__':
        try:
            main()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            io.cleanup()
    

    where could the error lie? or is that how it should be? Thank you MadScientist

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    • C Offline
      cruunnerr @andi.aw.weiss
      last edited by Mar 26, 2022, 5:57 PM

      @andi-aw-weiss

      Hey hey,

      So what exactly doesn’t work? My English isn’t the best

      In my case I am turning on a LED Stripe with the pir.

      When I cold start the raspi, the LED stripe turns on for a few seconds (could be the turnoff delay time).
      After a while it turns off.
      From this moment on it should work as you expect. When movement is detected, the led (or relay) turns on for the delay time and extend the delay time for every new movement within the original delay time.

      A 1 Reply Last reply Mar 27, 2022, 3:50 PM Reply Quote 0
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        MadScientist @andi.aw.weiss
        last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 11:02 AM

        @andi-aw-weiss said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

        The change quote: “io.output(RELAY_PIN, False)” and for monitor off “io.output(RELAY_PIN, True)” only causes the relay to work in reverse. I now use this script:

        Are you saying the screen turns off when the PIR detects a motion? In that case you have to change the the terminals on the relay. You have three terminals to connect the wires to. GND, normal open and normal close.

        Another note: I have a bunch of relays here that are supposed to be compatibles with Raspberry Pi’s but somehow they don’t properly work. They switch exactly once and then are stuck. Not sure if you’re having the same issues.

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          andi.aw.weiss @cruunnerr
          last edited by Mar 27, 2022, 3:50 PM

          @cruunnerr @MadScientist Thanks to both of you . For development/tutorial and support. My MM works. I was probably impatient the whole time I was testing. The relay only switches for the first time after the 120 s have expired. But that’s ok that it only occurs when you restart. I consider the problem solved. THANK YOU

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            nowayto
            last edited by Mar 15, 2025, 1:46 PM

            Hello, I know this is an old topic but I think it’s very interesting.

            I have an idea but I’m a newbie to programming.
            In my mind I was thinking about using one or more modules like these:

            MMM-ModuleScheduler
            MMM-Home-Presence
            MMM-RemoteControl

            to have a way to turning off the monitor when one member of the family is at home.

            For “is at home” I mean when the phone is connected to wifi and the MMM-Home-Presence detect his presence.

            Might be MMM-RemoteControl could communicate with MMM-Home-Presence and turn off/on the monitor?

            What do you think about it?
            Thanks

            S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 15, 2025, 2:03 PM Reply Quote 0
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              sdetweil @nowayto
              last edited by sdetweil Mar 15, 2025, 2:05 PM Mar 15, 2025, 2:03 PM

              @nowayto you CAN compose a solution like that.

              However Home-Presence does not inform other modules about state of devices

              It could’ve extended to do that

              Then you could config Remote-Controlto respond to that

              Sam

              How to add modules

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              N 1 Reply Last reply Mar 15, 2025, 5:48 PM Reply Quote 0
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                nowayto @sdetweil
                last edited by Mar 15, 2025, 5:48 PM

                @sdetweil ok, I don’t think a newbie like me could do it but it was a good idea, if only Home-Presence had a notification option by default. Thanks

                S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 16, 2025, 4:32 AM Reply Quote 0
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                  sdetweil @nowayto
                  last edited by Mar 16, 2025, 4:32 AM

                  @nowayto try my updated fork

                  https://github.com/sdetweil/MMM-home-presence

                  a new config parm

                    notification:"some_string",  // some_string  can be anything you want. 
                    default "", //no notification will be sent.. just like normal 
                  

                  this is the notification key that will be sent
                  the payload will be
                  true, if at least one of the phones on the list is present
                  false, if none of the phones in the list are present

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

                  learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

                  N 2 Replies Last reply Mar 16, 2025, 11:25 AM Reply Quote 0
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                    nowayto @sdetweil
                    last edited by Mar 16, 2025, 11:25 AM

                    @sdetweil Oh, thank you!
                    So you modify the module to send notification when it detect one or more presence?
                    I installed it and configure the notification “string”
                    Now I have a module that send a virtual notification “string” to other modules.
                    So now I’m toughing about install MMM-RemoteControl and MMM-ModuleScheduler.

                    When someone is at home ModuleScheduler will receive the “string” and it will send a command to RemoteControl for turning on the display.
                    And when no one is at home? ModuleSchedule won’t receive any notification so RemoteControl should exec the MONITOROFF commands.
                    I know it can’t work like this, maybe I’ve lost some steps in my mind.

                    I was also thinking about the electronics I’m using.
                    Mine is an LCD taken from a digital frame, connected to rasbperry through a lcd controller.
                    The controller turning off monitor itself when there isn’t hdmi signal for a while and it should stay in stand-by waiting for signal.
                    My doubts are:

                    • In your opinion, module will send command every 10 seconds, so is this could be a problem?
                    • Do you have experience if the “MONITORON” “MONITOROFF” commands acts as CEC commands or a simple “turning ON/OFF the raspberry’s video out”?
                      Because if it work as CEC command… I think it will not work, in my case with an LCD controller
                    S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 16, 2025, 1:30 PM Reply Quote 0
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                      nowayto @sdetweil
                      last edited by Mar 16, 2025, 12:04 PM

                      @sdetweil noticed another little problem. My phone is connected to wifi but the flag on Home-Presence turn off sometimes, especially when the screen is locked.
                      I tried to disable the “wifi private address option” on the phone and it seem working well but sometimes the flag goes off so I suppose that, after configuration, the monitor will turn on off itself a lot of times

                      S 1 Reply Last reply Mar 16, 2025, 2:09 PM Reply Quote 0
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