MMM-SleepWake not working

[dazza120]

Well I’ve got the the module installed, and it puts the display to sleep but doesn’t wake the mirror up via motion I have the PS3eye! This is how I have my config file for the module, what have I not done?

{
                        module: 'MMM-SleepWake',
                        delay:  15,      
                        source: 'external',
                        mode:  'PI',
                },

[yawns]

The readme is wrong.

{
module: 'MMM-SleepWake',
config:
   {
   delay:  15,      
   source: 'external',
   mode:  'pi'
   }
},

[dazza120]

@yawns thanks just got to wait till it sleeps now to test it and then find out where I’m going to install it lol

[sdetweil]

thanks. updated the readme

[dazza120]

@sdetweil @yawns is there a script that I have to run to make this work?

[sdetweil]

@dazza120 u need to install the github motion project, and change its config to execute the sample script i provide. see the readme. my project does not detect the motion itself (some others read the camera data and determine motion), but uses an external (to MagicMirror) source

[dazza120]

Thanks, Do I just install it like a module? Ie in the magic mirror module location

[sdetweil]

@dazza120 no. Motion is not related to MM. It can do all sorts of things. Record video, take snapshots, and a lot more. Supports just about every camera.

And has exits which can be used to inform others of motion, video files, …

So, follow it’s install instructions. Then edit /etc/motion/motion.conf, and update the lines I documented in the readme. This will call the script I provided to inform my module of motion(start and end)

U also customize the motion app on sensitivity, delay, etc etc. All things I have seen people ask about.

[sdetweil]

When I started working on my mirror project a few years ago, I had all I could do to learn node, angular, JavaScript, a no SQL database, and a ton of other stuff. I was using a pi, but didn’t have a PIR sensor, only a webcam.and the mirror was voice based, so i needed a mic

I found motion. And since have changed hardware, running on an odroid single board computer to get network and image display speed up.
Motion works on lots of platforms.

[dazza120]

@sdetweil hi just to let you know the read me is missing the : by config. i really hope i can get this working as it could sort alot of my screen on problems

[sdetweil]

thanks… fixed

[sdetweil]

note that the default motion delay from start to end of motion is 60 seconds… WAY too long, I have mine set at 20 seconds.

[costascontis]

is there an install tutorial for motion so i can use it with this module?

[sdetweil]

@costascontis I do not supply it. There are lots of config options.

See https://motion-project.github.io/motion_guide.html

[sdetweil]

My readme provides the config info needed to get motion detection reported to my module

[costascontis]

thnx,its just too much reading for me at this time of year,i just need to on/off my display when motion detect.I ll skip that feature for now :)