Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
PIR Sensor turning display on/off over and over
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@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 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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Great to hear. I love it when a plan comes together.
Now I need to scrounge up a bead for my build.
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Hi all,
Thanks for the reactions. I ordered one and will test tomorrow.
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i gave up on my PIR sensor cause this was happening to me…guess who is searching for a Ferrite bead tomorrow!!!
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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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Similar problem here, PIR works like a charm (tested with code of post #4) but after starting the MagicMirror the display is turned off and on over and over even though nothing is changed in front of the sensor. (I use MMM-PIR).
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@phrazelle Since I am having a ‘cordless’ mirror (power is coming from wall behind mirror) I don’t want to see cables to my mirror. I’ve build the PIR into the frame of my mirror.
