Bugsounet and MMM-Pir

lif

Hi,

Is this the correct place to ask questions about the module?

If so, is there any way to test that it is actually running?

I have installed the module for using a PIR module but nothing appears in the screen in the place I requested it.

Thanks

sdetweil

@lif have you verified that the PIR is working outside of MagicMirror??

lif

@sdetweil said in Bugsounet and MMM-Pir:

@lif have you verified that the PIR is working outside of MagicMirror??

Yes,

sdetweil

@lif and you are using the correct pin definition

    Pir: {
      mode: 0,
      gpio: 21
    },

lif

@sdetweil said in Bugsounet and MMM-Pir:

@lif and you are using the correct pin definition
    Pir: {
      mode: 0,
      gpio: 21
    },

Yes, the working script is:
from gpiozero import MotionSensor
from datetime import datetime
import os, time
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

pir = MotionSensor(21)
while True:

    pir.wait_for_motion()
    now = datetime.now()
    current_time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
    print("Movement detected at", current_time)
    pir.wait_for_no_motion()

sdetweil

@lif I meant MMM-PIR config setup

there are different numbering schemes for GPIO pins and different ways to access

the doc (readme) describes the different choices.

lif

@sdetweil said in Bugsounet and MMM-Pir:

@lif and you are using the correct pin definition
    Pir: {
      mode: 0,
      gpio: 21
    },

Yes, I think so, the pir is connected to pin 40 on the Raspberry pi 3b which I’m sure is GPIO 21

sdetweil

@lif and if you change to mode 1?? which matches your python lib test?

lif

@sdetweil said in Bugsounet and MMM-Pir:

@lif and if you change to mode 1?? which matches your python lib test?

No difference.

I have added a header: “PIR”, line before the config and that is not showing either.

sdetweil

@lif are there any errors listed in the MM startup messages??

if using pm2 to auto start

pm2 logs --lines =xxx

xxx is number of most recent lines to display, default 15,
usually need 100 or more for full message list