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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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    UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.

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      MickyVi
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      Hello everybody,

      I’m taking the path of the classic infrared PIR sensor.

      I made two shells that can be attached under the two arms of the lamps above the mirrors.

      Here still in the assembly / painting phase:

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      I’m gonna give a nice coat of chrome today and we should be there. :-)

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        Fozi Project Sponsor @MickyVi
        last edited by

        @mickyvi That’s a totally awsome solution! Really cool!

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

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          MickyVi @Fozi
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          @fozi
          Thanks, the compliments from such experienced people are always very welcome !!

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            jordan1200
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            Thank you for this awesome solution! I just got mine up and running with MMM-PIR-Sensor. I was wondering if any of you have got this microwave sensor to also work with MMM-NearCompliments? I was thinking since it was also inspired by PIR sensor, I could get it to work, but no luck yet.

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              Lipax
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              hello,
              i tried this with the microwave sensor, but im out of ideas. i get wrong positives every minute. (i check every 5 sec).
              i added also the ferrite, tried another raspberry, different of these sensors (bought a 5 pack) and placed it in a different room. anyone got any ideas what else i could try?
              or maybe similar microwave sensors i could try?

              any help would be great, tyvm

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                uros76 @Lipax
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                @Lipax said in UPDATE: Replaced my PIR-Sensor with a Doppler Microwave Sensor.:

                hello,
                i tried this with the microwave sensor, but im out of ideas. i get wrong positives every minute. (i check every 5 sec).
                i added also the ferrite, tried another raspberry, different of these sensors (bought a 5 pack) and placed it in a different room. anyone got any ideas what else i could try?
                or maybe similar microwave sensors i could try?

                any help would be great, tyvm

                Did you try and limit the range as described in beginning of this thread? For me option 2 helped to limit oversensitivity.

                My magicmirror projects: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/79889, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/93241 and https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/94586

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                  Lipax @uros76
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                  @uros76
                  the range is not the problem. i get positives when nothing is moving near it

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                    uros76 @Lipax
                    last edited by

                    @Lipax this sensor is very sensitive and catches any movement 360 around from several meters away. I had same problem… If you don’t dial down the sensitivity-range you will keep getting false positives.

                    My magicmirror projects: https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/79889, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/93241 and https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/94586

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                      kayakbabe @Lipax
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                      @Lipax try dialing down the sensitivity, it’s probably picking up dust or something small you can’t see.

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                        Lipax
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                        thanks for the help, but i doubt its some kind of movement since its exactly every minute. i tried a different room and its the same.

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