PIR Sensor ??

[c1olli]

I use a mini pir sensor like this:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/133654306312
That switches the monitor directy completely off without any programming.
That solution works on my MagicMirror since one year without any problems.

[cowboysdude]

@mdlefevere No real answer for this… I’ve tried several times. I can turn it off but not back on…

Are you running a pi4 or pi3?

This was my answer to the pi3 and it works… cannot figure out the pi4

https://github.com/cowboysdude/Pir-Sensor

[MDLefevere]

@c1olli

That might be nice.
But how about the startup?. Do you get the ugly brand boot screen first?. How longt to fire up?

[MDLefevere]

@cowboysdude
@sdetweil

I’m running a 8GB PI4.
I’ve installed NewPIR and configured it like this:

		{
			module: 'MMM-NewPIR',
			position: 'top_left',
			configDeepMerge: true,
			config: {
				screen: {
					delay: 20000,
					turnOffDisplay: true,
					mode: 1,
						},
				pir: {
					gpio: 17
				}, 
			}
		},

Strange enough it’s working now on another monitor. No sleepy “No Signal” text on screen but just a monitor turning in stand-by.
It’s not a new monitor --> Fujitsu L20T-4 connected with DVI

I can’t get my hands on it…

[sdetweil]

@mdlefevere that monitor is not energy star compliant.

the monitor doesn’t actually turn off, but enters some lower power mode. or they turn off backlight.

[MDLefevere]

@sdetweil

Ah i see.
But on the other hand: It goes into stand-by so the front light turns orange, and the screen goes all black (no backlight).

[sdetweil]

@mdlefevere yes… getting harder and harder to find monitors that do this…
none of mine do.

[MDLefevere]

@sdetweil

So. I came home after work frustrated that it didn’t work.
After connecting another HDMI cable everything is working as expected 🙄.

I had a MicroHDMI to HDMI convertor and a HDMI cable after that.

I ordered a Micro to HDMI so i could get rid of the convertor.

Strange enough it is working with the convertor cable.

[sdetweil]

@mdlefevere never a dull moment!
so not all cables are the same…

[MDLefevere]

@sdetweil
Defenitly not.
Although it’s weird at the end it’s working.

Going to test this a couple of days to see if it stays this way…