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    PIR sensor to turn monitor off. Nothing works :(

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      sdetweil @elleclouds
      last edited by

      @elleclouds yes I changed it… know nothing about the module sorry

      Sam

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        sdetweil @sdetweil
        last edited by

        @sdetweil well, u have 1 more close brace } then u have opens {

        {
                module: 'MMM-Screen-Powersave-Notification',
                config: {
                    delay: 60,
                    hideInsteadShutoff:true,
                    }
                }                  //  ---- what is that guy?
            }
        

        before u fix it run the config checker

        cd ~/magicMirror
        npm run config:check 
        

        so u can learn how to fix them

        Sam

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        • uros76U Offline
          uros76
          last edited by uros76

          For those unsuccessfully trying to put the monitor to sleep and wake up with PIR, are you running MM on pi4 with Rapsberian?
          I never managed to get this combination to work. Instead I did succeed with Lubuntu on pi4.

          Currently I have working PIR on pi3 with Rapsberian. No issue with this one.
          Just the pi4 is so different and worse to configure sleep/wakeup.

          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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          • BKeyportB Offline
            BKeyport Module Developer
            last edited by

            Honestly, I would resort to an out-of-MagicMirror experience. I whipped up some python code using GPIOZero to replace MMM-Buttons, for instance…

            The "E" in "Javascript" stands for "Easy"

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              elleclouds @wishmaster270
              last edited by

              @wishmaster270 Can you help me out with this?

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                rafhtl
                last edited by

                I dont know if this is helpful but I use

                /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 0
                monitor off

                /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 1

                monitor on

                works flawlessly
                (ssh in pi and type the commands to try them)

                r

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                  elleclouds @rafhtl
                  last edited by

                  @rafhtl Can you give me more context on where to input this and where it should go?

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                    rafhtl
                    last edited by

                    ok
                    if u are using MMM-PIR-Sensor
                    it should already be in the module
                    please try from ssh (you have to log in to the pi) and then type
                    /usr/bin/vcgencmd display_power 0
                    you should first try this to see if monitor responds to command
                    so first log in from a pc to your pi using putty
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                      elleclouds @rafhtl
                      last edited by

                      @rafhtl I was able to achieve this but my monitor stays off after a while and doesn’t come back on. Earlier in the thread I was suggested to just put the monitor to sleep but the code I used came back with errors. I needed help with those lines.

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                        rafhtl @elleclouds
                        last edited by

                        @elleclouds ok
                        You need to acces the monitor’s menu
                        I think I read you dont have a remote?
                        You need to access the energy saving menu
                        It musdt be something simple as that

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