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PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over

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    fischi87
    last edited by Feb 24, 2017, 2:47 PM

    by my mirror it works really nice. i have a question, it is possible the time to change right now it turns the display off after 4 minutes. i would like to change the time maybe 2 minutes or so.

    thanks

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      Renfield
      last edited by Feb 24, 2017, 5:35 PM

      It might be interference. Try installing a ferrite bead. The person whose site I’ve linked below had a very similar problem and describes how he fixed it.

      https://helentronica.com/2016/01/11/magic-mirror-with-motion-detector/

      Renfield

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        cowboysdude Module Developer @Renfield
        last edited by Feb 24, 2017, 8:22 PM

        @Renfield said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

        It might be interference. Try installing a ferrite bead. The person whose site I’ve linked below had a very similar problem and describes how he fixed it.

        https://helentronica.com/2016/01/11/magic-mirror-with-motion-detector/

        Renfield

        It’s what I had to do with mine… they are very inexpensive…

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          elmerito25 @cowboysdude
          last edited by Feb 24, 2017, 9:02 PM

          @cowboysdude said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

          @Renfield said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

          It might be interference. Try installing a ferrite bead. The person whose site I’ve linked below had a very similar problem and describes how he fixed it.

          https://helentronica.com/2016/01/11/magic-mirror-with-motion-detector/

          Renfield

          It’s what I had to do with mine… they are very inexpensive…

          Thanks guys! Will try this once I get home tonight!

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            elmerito25 @elmerito25
            last edited by Feb 27, 2017, 7:36 PM

            @elmerito25 said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

            @cowboysdude said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

            @Renfield said in PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over:

            It might be interference. Try installing a ferrite bead. The person whose site I’ve linked below had a very similar problem and describes how he fixed it.

            https://helentronica.com/2016/01/11/magic-mirror-with-motion-detector/

            Renfield

            It’s what I had to do with mine… they are very inexpensive…

            Thanks guys! Will try this once I get home tonight!

            Thanks @Renfield and @cowboysdude ! Followed your advice and found a ferrite bead on unused USB cable and got the PIR sensor working perfectly!

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              Renfield
              last edited by Feb 28, 2017, 5:41 PM

              Great to hear. I love it when a plan comes together.

              Now I need to scrounge up a bead for my build.
              Ren

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                hermlam
                last edited by Feb 28, 2017, 6:38 PM

                Hi all,
                Thanks for the reactions. I ordered one and will test tomorrow.
                Herman

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                  cyberphox
                  last edited by Mar 1, 2017, 1:11 AM

                  i gave up on my PIR sensor cause this was happening to me…guess who is searching for a Ferrite bead tomorrow!!!

                  Full time Dad, DJ and entertainer and lover of technology.

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                    johnnyboy @Renfield
                    last edited by johnnyboy Apr 28, 2017, 10:27 PM Mar 1, 2017, 6:11 PM

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                      phrazelle
                      last edited by Mar 1, 2017, 6:17 PM

                      FWIW, a ferrite bead is a working solution, but I was able to circumvent this issue by keeping the PIR Sensor a good distance from the Pi. Mine is about 3 feet away from the Pi and doesn’t act erratically as it did when it was right next to it during testing.

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