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Monitor with PIR-Sensor does not turn off

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  • K Offline
    Klinge
    last edited by yawns May 30, 2017, 9:43 AM May 30, 2017, 7:36 AM

    Hello,

    I am building my first MM and have a problem with the PIR-Sensor.

    What have I done:
    Installing wiringPi
    1 git clone git://git.drogon.net/wiringPi
    2 cd wiringPi
    3 git pull origin
    4 ./build

    Installing the PIR-Module
    https://github.com/paviro/MMM-PIR-Sensor

    Configuring config.js like this

    {
                    module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
                    config: {
                            sensorPIN: 23,
                            powerSaving: true,      
                    }
            },
    

    Connect the PIR to the raspberry like this
    https://www.tutorials-raspberrypi.de/wp-content/uploads/pir.png

    I am waiting about one, two minutes, but unfortunately the monitor does not turn off.

    Does somebody has any idea?

    Thanks in advance.
    Klinge

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      Klinge @Klinge
      last edited by Jun 21, 2017, 1:30 PM

      Yesterday, I got the solution. It is very simple. I had a wrong description of the PIR-Sensor. GND and VCC were interchanged. So I interchanged the cable and it works.

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        TobiTobsen
        last edited by Aug 29, 2017, 10:25 AM

        I have had exactly the same mistake on my side, wiring was wrong. It did not kill the sensor but it’s output status was always high. Also I had the mixed up SensorPin and the acutally Pin Number on the Pi.

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