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  • S Offline
    shgmongohh @jc21
    last edited by Oct 7, 2016, 4:42 AM

    @jc21
    No with the “original” PIR-Sensor I don´t have this issues. That´s why I it noticed.

    I have still the issue with the sensor, that it turns on the monitior at night, when nobody is there. I need a programm to track, how often this at night happens. If it is only one or two times at night or more often.

    Sebastian

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      jc21 @shgmongohh
      last edited by Oct 7, 2016, 4:46 AM

      @shgmongohh Ok I’ll take a look at my stuff soon. I’m in the middle of writing another module that takes a photo when this PIR module senses user presence, if you had a camera attached it might be useful to you to see what the pir is detecting, if anything.

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        shgmongohh @jc21
        last edited by shgmongohh Oct 7, 2016, 4:53 AM Oct 7, 2016, 4:52 AM

        @jc21
        Thank you. I don´t have a camera.
        I don´t know if the sonsor works not correct or if I have another issue.

        When I install your module, have I to delete or uninstall the other pir-module?
        I only have renamed the folder.
        If i have to delete it, how is it done?

        Sebastian

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          shgmongohh
          last edited by Oct 8, 2016, 5:55 PM

          I have found a python programm, where I can track the sensor in a consolen window. Has anybody an idea how i can safe the data into a document? And how I can autostart my python programm?

          # Import required Python libraries
          import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
          import time
          import datetime
          
          # Use BCM GPIO references
          # instead of physical pin numbers
          GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
          
          # Define GPIO to use on Pi
          GPIO_PIR = 23
          
          print "Bewegungsmelder Test (CTRL-C zum Beenden)"
          print "========================================="
          
          # Set pin as input
          GPIO.setup(GPIO_PIR,GPIO.IN)      # Echo
          
          Current_State  = 0
          Previous_State = 0
          
          try:
          
            print "%s: Sensor initialisieren ..." % datetime.datetime.now()  
          
            # Loop until PIR output is 0
            while GPIO.input(GPIO_PIR)==1:
              Current_State  = 0    
          
            print "%s: Fertig! Warte auf Bewegung..."  % datetime.datetime.now()    
              
            # Loop until users quits with CTRL-C
            while True :
             
              # Read PIR state
              Current_State = GPIO.input(GPIO_PIR)
             
              if Current_State==1 and Previous_State==0:
                # PIR is triggered
                print " %s: Bewegung erkannt!" % datetime.datetime.now() 
                # Record previous state
                Previous_State=1
              elif Current_State==0 and Previous_State==1:
                # PIR has returned to ready state
                print " %s: Fertig! Warte auf Bewegung..."  % datetime.datetime.now() 
                Previous_State=0
                
              # Wait for 10 milliseconds
              time.sleep(0.01)      
                
          except KeyboardInterrupt:
            print " Exit"
            # Reset GPIO settings
            GPIO.cleanup()
          S 1 Reply Last reply Oct 9, 2016, 1:29 PM Reply Quote 0
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            shgmongohh @shgmongohh
            last edited by Oct 9, 2016, 1:29 PM

            It done. I can tune my PIR-Sensor.
            Here is a usefull Link.

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              open_book
              last edited by open_book Oct 21, 2016, 12:52 PM Oct 21, 2016, 12:11 PM

              Hi, I’very been through a lot of the posts on the White Screen issue, and on this thread. I’m close… I can feel it, but I’ve an uncaught exception that I don’t understand.

              [TAILING] Tailing last 10 lines for [mm] process (change the value with --lines option)
              /home/pi/.pm2/logs/mm-error-0.log last 10 lines:
              0|mm | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_helper.js:65:18
              0|mm | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:27:5
              0|mm | at Array.forEach (native)
              0|mm | at Gpio.pollerEventHandler (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:26:13)
              0|mm | TypeError: Cannot read property ‘writeSync’ of undefined
              0|mm | at Class.activateMonitor (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_helper.js:21:17)
              0|mm | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_helper.js:59:18
              0|mm | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:27:5
              0|mm | at Array.forEach (native)
              0|mm | at Gpio.pollerEventHandler (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-PIR-Sensor/node_modules/onoff/onoff.js:26:13)

              link to screengrab.

              Anyone offer any tips as to what might be causing this?

              I’m on a Pi3 Model B v2.
              Have only installed the standard mirror module, and the MMM-PIR module. The mirror is working fine and the PIR module is loading, but the screen isn’t switching off.

              sudo insert motivational.quote

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                jc21 @open_book
                last edited by Oct 21, 2016, 1:06 PM

                @open_book Few things,

                1. What version of Raspbian are you using? The onoffnpm module has issues with some releases.
                  Hint: cat /etc/os-release
                2. What does your config look like for the pir module, exactly?
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                  open_book @jc21
                  last edited by open_book Oct 21, 2016, 1:11 PM Oct 21, 2016, 1:08 PM

                  @jc21
                  1.
                  PRETTY_NAME=“Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)”
                  NAME=“Raspbian GNU/Linux”
                  VERSION_ID=“8”
                  VERSION=“8 (jessie)”
                  ID=raspbian
                  ID_LIKE=debian

                                {
                  		module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
                  		config: {
                  			sensorPIN: 3,
                  			powerSaving: true,
                  			}
                  		},
                  

                  sudo insert motivational.quote

                  J 1 Reply Last reply Oct 21, 2016, 1:28 PM Reply Quote 0
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                    jc21 @open_book
                    last edited by Oct 21, 2016, 1:28 PM

                    @open_book Very strange, it seems the module is trying to activate/deactive the monitor using the Relay, but you haven’t specified a relay to use.

                    I have noticed however, that sensorPIN of 3 shouldn’t work. This variable is incorrectly named, it is not actually the pin number of the header, but the GPIO number instead. Refer to this Pi 3 image showing which “pins” correspond to “gpio” numbers. You should be using one of 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 27.

                    For example, a sensorPIN of 4 would require the PIR io cable plugged in to pin header 7.

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                      open_book @jc21
                      last edited by open_book Oct 21, 2016, 8:56 PM Oct 21, 2016, 8:30 PM

                      @jc21 hi again, thanks for your input so far.

                      I’ve had the sensorPIN at 22 previously. And tested it using the python script shared on a few other threads:

                      ´´´python
                      from gpiozero import MotionSensor
                      import os

                      pir= MotionSensor(22)
                      while True:
                      if pir.wait_for_motion(timeout=10*60):
                      print(“It lives”)
                      else:
                      os.system(“/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -0”)
                      ´´´
                      The result spammed “It lives”. Which I understand to mean that the sensor is working… If I change the if to “os.system(”/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -p")" the screen shutsdown.

                      The reason I changed it was based on the results of “gpio readall”. I currently have power in pin 1 (3.3v), ground in pin 6 and data in pin 15

                      gpio readall tells me that physical 15 = BCM 22 = GPIO 3 so I decided to try sensorPin: 3.

                      I’ve changed it back to 22 now, but the result is still the same.

                      Other possible vectors are:

                      I’m forcing HDMI output because I’m using a HDMI -> DVI converter and so it seemed like a safe choice.

                      With dev tools open I can see that USER_PRESENCE is not being logged anywhere in the console.

                      I followed this post and ran:

                      “Run npm rebuild --runtime=electron --target=1.3.4 --disturl=https://atom.io/download/atom-shell --abi=49”
                      in the MMM-PIR-Sensor folder,

                      sudo insert motivational.quote

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