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    Monitor with PIR-Sensor does not turn off

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    • K Offline
      Klinge
      last edited by yawns

      Hello,

      I am building my first MM and have a problem with the PIR-Sensor.

      What have I done:
      Installing wiringPi
      1 git clone git://git.drogon.net/wiringPi
      2 cd wiringPi
      3 git pull origin
      4 ./build

      Installing the PIR-Module
      https://github.com/paviro/MMM-PIR-Sensor

      Configuring config.js like this

      {
                      module: 'MMM-PIR-Sensor',
                      config: {
                              sensorPIN: 23,
                              powerSaving: true,      
                      }
              },
      

      Connect the PIR to the raspberry like this
      https://www.tutorials-raspberrypi.de/wp-content/uploads/pir.png

      I am waiting about one, two minutes, but unfortunately the monitor does not turn off.

      Does somebody has any idea?

      Thanks in advance.
      Klinge

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        Klinge @Klinge
        last edited by

        Yesterday, I got the solution. It is very simple. I had a wrong description of the PIR-Sensor. GND and VCC were interchanged. So I interchanged the cable and it works.

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          TobiTobsen
          last edited by

          I have had exactly the same mistake on my side, wiring was wrong. It did not kill the sensor but it’s output status was always high. Also I had the mixed up SensorPin and the acutally Pin Number on the Pi.

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