<![CDATA[MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516)]]>Hi all,
I think I’ve read somewhere that MMM-PIR-Sensor works as well with a radar seonsor (RCWL-0516) behind glass.
Now for me it currently gives very odd behaviour.
I get a USER_PRESENCE notification and a “refresh” of the monitor (turn off shortly and turn it on again) every few seconds even if noone is in front of the mirror.
No other messages, no errors.

I have the radar sensor installed without any resistor in between.
Nothing special in the config.

        //disabled: true,
        module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
        config: {
            sensorPin: 17,
            powerSavingDelay: 20,
        }

Can anyone confirm that this module works with a radar sensor and possibly help me out?

Thanks!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/10793/mmm-pir-sensor-with-radar-sensor-rcwl-0516RSS for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 08:36:50 GMTMon, 15 Jul 2019 18:52:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516) on Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:58:17 GMT]]>Does anyone have a nice housing for the sensor RCWL-0516? Mounting on a wooden frame, such as this one from the PIR

PIR-Gehäuse.png

Thank you

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/120583https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/120583Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:58:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516) on Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:08:24 GMT]]>The sensor is connected directly.

Did you wired the Vin to 5V on the Raspi? Don’t use the 3v3-Pin!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60234https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60234Mon, 19 Aug 2019 09:08:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516) on Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:21:58 GMT]]>@MacMirror

Checked the pins several times.
Are you using a resistor or anything in between? Or is it wired directly?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60219https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60219Sun, 18 Aug 2019 22:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516) on Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:25:30 GMT]]>I am using the same sensor even on the same GPIO pin with the module. First it didn’t worked, but after doing an update of the module everything is running like expected.
Did you connected the sensor correct?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60206https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/60206Sun, 18 Aug 2019 14:25:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-PIR-Sensor with Radar sensor( RCWL-0516) on Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:22:24 GMT]]>I tweaked the module logging a bit to include the time and there’s obviously something systematic happening. This is what I get after some time (as said, messages included with console.log.:

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It’s always turning on after 1-2 minutes and turning off after 3 seconds immediately.

After some googling I’m getting the feeling that the radar sensor is not the best way to go…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58975https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/58975Mon, 15 Jul 2019 20:22:24 GMT