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

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    • FoziF Offline
      Fozi Project Sponsor
      last edited by

      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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      • lavolp3L Offline
        lavolp3 Module Developer @Fozi
        last edited by

        @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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        • FoziF Offline
          Fozi Project Sponsor @lavolp3
          last edited by

          @lavolp3 great!

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

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          • hedmikH Offline
            hedmik
            last edited by

            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
            				
            			}
            		},
            
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            • hedmikH Offline
              hedmik @hedmik
              last edited by

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

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              • S Offline
                sdetweil @hedmik
                last edited by

                @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

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                • FoziF Offline
                  Fozi Project Sponsor
                  last edited by

                  You made my day, guys! 🤣

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

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                  • hedmikH Offline
                    hedmik @sdetweil
                    last edited by hedmik

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                    • hedmikH Offline
                      hedmik @sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      @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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                      • D Offline
                        devmil
                        last edited by

                        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

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