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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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    Do you use a PIR sensor? How do you hide it?

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    • htilburgsH Offline
      htilburgs
      last edited by

      @onkelbobby, seems nice for my next mirror ;-)
      How let you this interact with the Pi and MagicMirror? Is there a module, or do you use a Python script?

      (still trying to learn JS, but not afraid to ask) ☺

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        MadScientist
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        The microwave sensor is compatible with the MMM-PIR-sensor module.

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          boblazer @onkelbobby
          last edited by boblazer

          @onkelbobby It works through 20mm of wood for $3.59!? This seems too good to be true! I ordered one. Might be a week or two before I have a chance to test it out. …Actually shipping on that item is super slow (about a month). Still, I’m holding off on drilling the PIR hole until I can try it out the RWCL-0516.

          Edit - Found it here for $1. Shipping times are still brutal though unless you pay about $30 for air mail. btw dimensions of the little fella are 35.9 X 17.3mm/1.41 X 0.68inch

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            MadScientist
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            I could use mine because it worked through the prick wall behind the mirror.

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              cyberphox
              last edited by

              Hide it? Why it goes in it’s own enclosure of course? :)

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

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                onkelbobby
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                @htilburgs
                mine is connected to an Arduino micro 3.3V version and this one is controlling a simple relais switching the monitor inside the mirror. But as @MadScientist already mentioned you can also hook it up to the Raspberry Pi since It works perfectly with MMM-PIR-Sensor.

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                  audreyspency
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                  Yeah, that’s my understanding. I can’t find the post but it was here on this site. A guy did some experiments to find the smallest size hole his PIR sensor actually required. He tried 1mm, 2mm and 4mm(?). He said it worked just fine with a 2mm hole.

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                    gismet181
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                    Hi, I’ve been busy with this problem for a long time until I found the solution. And it’s called RCWL-0516 Microwave Radar Sensor. Guys, forget PIR sensor, the RCWL-0516 you can completely obstruct in the frame behind the mirror. It works perfectly with paviro / MMM PIR sensor. You get 5 pieces for 8 € on Amazon. I hope I could help you. And forgive me my bad English. Regards

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