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UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.

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  • F Offline
    Fozi Project Sponsor
    last edited by Jan 6, 2020, 1:11 PM

    Hmmm…that’s strange.
    Here is my config for MMM-Pir-Sensor I use:

    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    {
            module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
            config: {
            sensorPin: 4,
            powerSavingDelay: 150, // (seconds) how long the monitor will be turned on
            
            }
    },
    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    

    And this is the wiring of the sensor with the GPIO, which corresponds to the above config. ‘sensorPin: 4’ corresponds to GPIO_4 (brown cable)

    0_1578316205071_Bildschirmfoto 2020-01-06 um 14.08.17.png

    HowTo: Replace PIR Sensor with a RCWL-0516 Microwave Sensor

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      lavolp3 Module Developer @Fozi
      last edited by Jan 6, 2020, 1:29 PM

      @Fozi The odd thing is that I didn’t even get the module installed properly. However, just tried again and it seems to work now. Maybe because of MM v 2.10.0. I don’t know…

      How to troubleshoot modules
      MMM-soccer v2, MMM-AVStock

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      • F Offline
        Fozi Project Sponsor @lavolp3
        last edited by Jan 6, 2020, 2:51 PM

        @lavolp3 great!

        HowTo: Replace PIR Sensor with a RCWL-0516 Microwave Sensor

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        • H Offline
          hedmik
          last edited by Jan 9, 2020, 1:15 PM

          More or less the same problem for me…
          I’m using a velleman VMA314 connected to GPIO pin 11 (BCM GPIO 17) and module MMM-PIR-Sensor.
          I’ve updated wiringPi for Pi 4 (wiringPi updated to 2.52 for the Raspberry Pi 4B)
          I see that state changes using “gpio readall” but nothing happens…or to start with, connected screen does not even turn off after time set in config:

          		{
          			module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
          			config: {
          			// See 'Configuration options' for more information.
          				sensorPin: 17, // The pin (BCM numbering, NOT pin number itself) your PIR-sensor is connected to.
          				powerSaving: true, // Should the monitor be turned off if no user is present? (via HDMI or relay)
          				powerSavingDelay: 5, // Additional software side delay (in seconds) before the monitor will be turned off.
          				powerSavingNotification: true, // To display a notification before to switch screen off
          				powerSavingMessage: "Skärmen stängs av på grund av inaktivitet..." // Message notification to display before to switch screen off
          				
          			}
          		},
          
          H 1 Reply Last reply Jan 9, 2020, 1:38 PM Reply Quote 0
          • H Offline
            hedmik @hedmik
            last edited by Jan 9, 2020, 1:38 PM

            @hedmik sorry, my bad, i was editing config in another pi…
            Now it’s working now as it should :-)

            S 1 Reply Last reply Jan 9, 2020, 2:10 PM Reply Quote 0
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              sdetweil @hedmik
              last edited by Jan 9, 2020, 2:10 PM

              @hedmik said in UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.:

              i was editing config in another pi

              doesn’t that drive u crazy?! I have 5 devices running, and all have open editors and file managers…
              in the editor I can’t tell where the file came from…

              Sam

              How to add modules

              learning how to use browser developers window for css changes

              H 2 Replies Last reply Jan 9, 2020, 8:25 PM Reply Quote 0
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                Fozi Project Sponsor
                last edited by Jan 9, 2020, 3:45 PM

                You made my day, guys! 🤣

                HowTo: Replace PIR Sensor with a RCWL-0516 Microwave Sensor

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                  hedmik @sdetweil
                  last edited by hedmik Jan 9, 2020, 8:26 PM Jan 9, 2020, 8:25 PM

                  This post is deleted!
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                    hedmik @sdetweil
                    last edited by Jan 9, 2020, 8:28 PM

                    @sdetweil :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:
                    Yes, i’ve built two mirrors and now working on my third bathroom mirror and with x number of files open in Notepad++ it’s getting messy…and even if you can see the file name and it’s location (host name) you end up editing elsewhere :dizzy_face:

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                      devmil
                      last edited by Jan 10, 2020, 3:17 PM

                      What type of mirror glass do you all have?

                      I have a Pilkington Mirropane Chrome Spy and to me it seems that this type of Mirror glass interferes with the RCWL-0516.

                      When doing tests (mirror glass taken off) the sensor works as expected but as soon as I put the mirror glass back it stops working through the glass.
                      Waving my hand at the side still works.

                      Greetings
                      Michael

                      F H 2 Replies Last reply Jan 10, 2020, 3:43 PM Reply Quote 0
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