MMM-NewPIR only works if i plug/unplug the cable, but not without

feigi

Hello everyone,

My MagicMirror is working properly and now i am looking into the last detail, introducing a PIR Sensor for Motion Detection and safe energy on the Monitor if not needed.

Now i configured the Module like this:

{
module: ‘MMM-NewPIR’,
position: ‘top_left’,
config: {
useSensor: true,
sensorPin: 23,
reverseValue: false,
delay: 20* 60 * 1000,
turnOffDisplay: true,
ecoMode: false,
governor: “”,
text: “Auto Turn Off Screen:”,
counter: true,
rpi4: false,
debug: false
}
},

The Time is running, after the entered time, the screen is getting turned off. That works properly. But the timer is actually only being reseted, when i unplug the cable on either the sensor or the raspberry pi.

I only have one Sensor, i cannot exchange the Sensor.

If i would enable debug to true, where would i find the output?

Thank you very much for your support!

Cheers,
roman

A Former User

hi, what is your rpi type ?

feigi

Hi there,

Thanks for your quick answer.

I do have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

A Former User

ok, if you enable debug mode

you have 2 solutions:

manual start by npm start command in the ~MagicMirror directory
if you use pm2 program. you can see log with pm2 log command

note: if you MM is launched by pm2 don’t forget to stop it (pm2 stop 0) , if you launch MM in with npm start

feigi

Hi there,

The Sensor now works like a charm. But actually i am not sure what i changed, but since i enabled (and now again disabled) the Debug, it recognices every movement like intended.

The Debug actually helped to see when it detects a movement, so that was indeed helpful.

Thank you very much for the quick support!

Best Regards,
Roman