Mirror No°1 - Girlfriends birthday present

prototype0815

@Wilco89 I bought a usually PIR sensor at Amazon for arduino. This one is working with a python script. What kind of module are you talking about?

Wilco89

@prototype0815 https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/52/pir-sensor-put-your-mirror-to-sleep-if-not-used

prototype0815

Ah Ok, this “module” doesn’t do anything other than my PIR sensor. In addition, I can’t find any relays which is able to switch enough ampere for my 24" display.

Disabling the HDMI output of the RasPi3 is very easy. Give this a try…

https://helentronica.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/magic-mirror-with-motion-detector/

paviro

My module does that too if you don’t have a relay :)

Wilco89

@paviro i’m waiting for the jumper wires so i can connect and try the module.

@prototype0815 There are several options, and i was just wondering which one you were using.

prototype0815

@paviro what is the exact identity number of the relay you are using?

paviro

I am not a home right now so no idea, sorry :/ but it should not really matter :)

MrH

That casing you have for the PIR, made it yourself or how do I get one? :)

prototype0815

@MrH I’m sorry for the late reply. There’s a funny story behind xD I tried to switch off the whole mirror with a timeclock, but after I’ve seen that it needs only a negligible amount of power if the raspi turned off the HDMI, I used the backcover of the timeclock to build a case for the PIR sensor xD

prototype0815

These days I´m trying to solve the “HDMI-signal lost” problem of my monitor.

Each time, the RasPi disables his HDMI output after 60 seconds of no motion detection, the monitor shows up a big blue screen with “HDMI Signal lost” on it. Maybe it’s not a bug, it’s a feature of the monitor. Nethertheless it’s still a big bug of my MagicMirror.

What I’m looking for is a workaround to dim the brightness of the monitor or rather of the HDMI output.