Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Motion Detector
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@bhepler Yup that’s what I did too.
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I’m trying to use this model on my Raspberry Pi Zero W with the Raspberry Cam. I run
MM in serveronly mode, using the Midori-browser. This setup itself works fine and also the camera is able to make picturesraspistill -o testpicture.jpg
However, if I try to add the ‘motiondetector’ module to the config I just get an empty (black, but not switched of) screen after reboot. This is even the case for a very small config.js :
var config = { port: 8080, ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1"], language: "en", timeFormat: 24, units: "metric", modules: [ { module: "clock", position: "top_left" }, { module: 'motiondetector', config: { timeout: 5*60*1000 } }, ] }; /*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/ if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}
Things I did:
cd ~/MagicMirror/modules git clone https://github.com/alexyak/motiondetector
Added line
bcm2835-v4l2
to/etc/modules
andhdmi_blanking=1
to/boot/config.txt
If I omit the motiondetecotor entry in the config.js it loads fine and I can see the loaded modules. If I execute
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o
the screen goes off (completely black). I I afterwards run
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && sudo chvt 6 && sudo chvt 7
the background light of the screen goes on, however the modules that were there previously don’t show up again ( I waited for several minutes).
If I run/opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && sudo chvt 6 && sudo chvt 2
the modules become visible again. Therefore I changed the line in
~/MagicMirror/modules/motiondetector/node_helper.js
accordingly. However then I got still an empty screen and in the log:
Jul 16 18:59:23 me startMagicMirror.sh[480]: ** Message: console message: [native code] @0: Starting module: motiondetector Jul 16 18:59:23 me startMagicMirror.sh[480]: ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/modules/motiondetector//motiondetector.js @39: TypeError: Attempted to assign to readonly property. Jul 16 18:59:24 me startMagicMirror.sh[480]: monitor :state 0x12000a [HDMI DMT (82) RGB full 16:9], 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz, progressive Jul 16 18:59:24 me startMagicMirror.sh[480]: ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/js/main.js @134: TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'moduleWrapper.getElementsByClassName')
To me as a beginner it looks like a permission problem. However even making the motiondetector folder and all files therein rw for everybody it didn’t work.
I hope that somebody who has knowledge about JS can comment on this issue. Many thanks in advance.
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@Hawking try to change line 39 to:
cameraPreview.style.visibility = "hidden";
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Thanks for the quick help. I also found the line in motiondetector.js a bit strange (why the semicolon within the parenthesis…) but as I don’t know JS or details about the code, I couldn’t judge.
I still have the same effect (blank screen) but the new error message is
Jul 17 23:16:55 me startMagicMirror.sh[445]: ** Message: console message: [native code] @0: Starting module: motiondetector Jul 17 23:16:55 me startMagicMirror.sh[445]: ** Message: console message: http://localhost:8080/modules/motiondetector//diff-cam-engine.js @81: TypeError: undefined is not an object (evaluating '(navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia || navigator.mozGetUserMedia || navigator.msGetUserMedia).call')
Maybe all these things give empty? As a workaround I surrounded the function by
function requestWebcam() { var self = this; method = (navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia || navigator.mozGetUserMedia || navigator.msGetUserMedia); if ( !! method ) { .... } }
Now at least the other modules load successfully.
However, the modules don’t get deactivated after some minutes :-/ I assume that one of these navigator methods is needed for the motiondetector to work? If I look at https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Navigator/getUserMedia they seem anyway outdated? How would the user grand permission in a headless setup? Does somebody know if they are supported by the Midori browser? -
@Hawking As far as I know electron exposes the audio and video access, but in midori you probably need to allow the access manually
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Hi, I’m a total noob to all this, but have recently started a project to build a magic mirror. I’ve got MagicMirror setup, and have the modules I want working. Now I’d like to use the motiondetector module, but although it appears to run without any error, the monitor itself is not turning off.
I’ve tested the camera module and that is working, and I can see an image / record video etc. I’ve also tested running the tvservice commands directly and both of these work as expected:
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o
/opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && sudo chvt 6 && sudo chvt 7Only change I have made is to the timeout (30000 so I’m not waiting for too long before the screen should turn off).
My config.js has the following entry for motiondetector:
/* Magic Mirror Config Sample * * By Michael Teeuw http://michaelteeuw.nl * MIT Licensed. * * For more information how you can configurate this file * See https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror#configuration * */ var config = { port: 8080, ipWhitelist: ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1","192.168.7.4"], // Set [] to allow all IP addresses // or add a specific IPv4 of 192.168.1.5 : // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.1.5"], // or IPv4 range of 192.168.3.0 --> 192.168.3.15 use CIDR format : // ["127.0.0.1", "::ffff:127.0.0.1", "::1", "::ffff:192.168.3.0/28"], language: "en", timeFormat: 24, units: "metric", modules: [ { module: "alert", }, { module: "updatenotification", position: "top_bar" }, { module: "clock", position: "top_left" }, { module: "calendar", header: "UK Holidays", position: "top_left", config: { calendars: [ { symbol: "calendar-check-o ", url: "webcal://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/england-and-wales.ics" } ] } }, { module: "currentweather", position: "top_right", config: { location: "London", locationID: "xxxxxxx", //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt appid: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" } }, { module: "weatherforecast", position: "top_right", header: "Weather Forecast", config: { location: "London", locationID: "xxxxxxx", //ID from http://www.openweathermap.org/help/city_list.txt appid: "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" } }, { module: "newsfeed", position: "bottom_bar", config: { feeds: [ { title: "BBC News", url: "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk" }, { title: "BBC London", url: "http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/england/london/rss.xml" }, ], showSourceTitle: true, showPublishDate: true } }, { module: 'MMM-UKNationalRail', position: 'top_left', header: 'Departures', //Optional - delete this line to turn OFF the header completely config: { stationCode: 'xxx', // CRS code for station app_id: 'xxxxxxx', // TransportAPI App ID app_key: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', // TransportAPI App Key maxResults: 5, //Optional - Maximum results to display. showOrigin: false //Optional - Show the origin of the train in the table } }, { module: 'MMM-Tube-Status', position: 'top_left', header: 'Tube Status', config: { show_all: true } }, { module: 'MMM-UKLiveBusStopInfo', position: 'top_left', header: 'Departures', //Optional - delete this line to turn OFF the header completely config: { atcocode: 'xxxxxxxxxx', // ATCO code for specific bus stop app_id: 'xxxxxxx', // TransportAPI App ID app_key: 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', // TransportAPI App Key limit: 5, // Optional - Maximum results to display. nextBuses: 'yes', // Optional - Use expensive RealTime info from NextBuses showRealTime: true, // Optional - show realtime departure info showDelay: true // Optional - show delay in minutes based on Real Time info vs Time table } }, { module: 'MMM-SystemStats', position: 'bottom_right', // This can be any of the regions. classes: 'small dimmed', // Add your own styling. Optional. config: { updateInterval: 10000, animationSpeed: 0, align: 'left', // align labels //header: 'System Stats', // This is optional }, }, { module: "MMM-ip", position: "bottom_right" }, { module: 'MMM-Remote-Control' // uncomment the following line to show the URL of the remote control on the mirror // , position: 'bottom_left' // you can hide this module afterwards from the remote control itself }, { module: 'motiondetector' }, ] }; /*************** DO NOT EDIT THE LINE BELOW ***************/ if (typeof module !== "undefined") {module.exports = config;}
Weird thing is, if I try to have a config section in the config.js with the timeout, and restart MagicMirror, I get an error that the config.js is corrupt. But if I remove the config part, MagicMirror loads without error. MM log below:
0|mm | Connecting socket for: MMM-ip 0|mm | Starting module helper: MMM-ip 0|mm | Connecting socket for: MMM-Remote-Control 0|mm | Starting node helper for: MMM-Remote-Control 0|mm | Connecting socket for: motiondetector 0|mm | Sockets connected & modules started ... 0|mm | monitor on: true 0|mm | monitor :state 0x120006 [DVI DMT (82) RGB full 16:9], 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz, progressive 0|mm | 0|mm | Launching application. 0|mm | Create new calendar fetcher for url: http://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays/england-and-wales.ics - Interval: 300000 0|mm | Create new news fetcher for url: http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk - Interval: 300000 0|mm | Create new news fetcher for url: http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/england/london/rss.xml - Interval: 300000 0|mm | monitor :state 0x120006 [DVI DMT (82) RGB full 16:9], 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz, progressive 0|mm |
Any ideas on what could be the problem?
Thanks…
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@strawberry-3.141
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I don’t find any information about media access or how to activate it in the Midori browser…@mongo116
I cant’ help you why the motiondetector does not turn off your screen (it also does not work in my case). However, how does the config.js with the additional time-out section that results in an error look like? At least in my case a section like{ module: 'motiondetector', config: { timeout: 5*60*1000 } },
gave no complaints about errors in the config file (for a complete config-file see my post above).
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@Hawking Thank you, that works. Monitor is still not turning off, but that’s one issue off the list :)
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Just to add to this, I have checked that the camera is working and motion is detected by testing with https://github.com/pageauc/motion-track. All appears to be working as expected. No motion is detected unless I move in front of the camera.
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@mongo116 maybe the value that gets returned is different than the value set in the module, so he always tries to activate the monitor?