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    • A Offline
      alexyak
      last edited by

      I’ve published the Motion detector module that I’ve been using for a while. It uses a web camera connected to a Raspberry Pi.

      You can find it here:

      https://github.com/alexyak/motiondetector

      The configuration should be pretty straightforward.

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        plumcraft
        last edited by

        Hi,

        Thanks for your module, that’s a great idea to use the Pi camera for that.

        I’ve tried your module and it looks like it does not work for me. My screen stay black even if i’m in the front of the camera, it is compatible with Paviro’s facial recognition module ?

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        • CatoC Offline
          Cato Module Developer
          last edited by paviro

          @alexyak Same here, blank screen.

          I notice that Chrome debugger complains that “Uncaught ReferenceError: MotionDetector is not defined” on this line in motiondetector.js:

          var core = new MotionDetector.Core(function (detected) {

          Something missing?


          Note from admin: Please use Markdown on code snippets for easier reading!

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            alexyak
            last edited by

            Sorry, guys, the problem should be fixed now. Just pull the latest.

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            • CatoC Offline
              Cato Module Developer @alexyak
              last edited by

              @alexyak Thanks, works now!

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                plumcraft
                last edited by

                Works for me too, thanks :)

                Is there a way to wake up faster the screen ? On my RPI it tooks around 30 secondes to turn back on, i might have a configuration issue…

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                  alexyak @plumcraft
                  last edited by

                  @plumcraft which RPI you have?

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                    plumcraft
                    last edited by

                    The latest, RPI 3.

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                      alexyak @plumcraft
                      last edited by alexyak

                      @plumcraft strange, I’ve RPI 3 as well and I don’t see this problem … This may be related to which monitor/TV your RPI is connected.

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                      • CatoC Offline
                        Cato Module Developer
                        last edited by

                        I assume too that the behaviour is different between TV’s. On my LG the screen turns blue with a big message of lost signal on HDMI after 10 seconds after the screen turns off. Not so nice - but then again, nobody should be in the room anyway…? ;-)

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                          cowboysdude Module Developer
                          last edited by

                          I installed it… it turns off the monitor but won’t turn it back on… suggestions?

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                            cowboysdude Module Developer @plumcraft
                            last edited by

                            @plumcraft Yeah there doesn’t seem to be an answer for the blank screen issue…

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                              alexyak
                              last edited by paviro

                              I am sorry to hear about your issues. Trying to think of the best way to troubleshoot that. The module doesn’t do anything fancy. It just executes these in the node_helper to switch on/of the output on HDMI:

                              Switch off:

                              /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o

                              Switch-on:

                              /opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && sudo chvt 6 && sudo chvt 7

                              As a first step, could you please try to execute these commands in the ssh terminal?


                              Note from admin: Please use Markdown on code snippets for easier reading!

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                                trividar
                                last edited by

                                Hi alexyak

                                I try it with the commands an it works, it switch off and on.

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                                  alexyak
                                  last edited by paviro

                                  Ok, the next step let’s check whether the off state is detected correctly. After you switched off the monitor with the first command try to execute this in the ssh term:

                                  /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -s

                                  and let me know which output you see.

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                                    trividar
                                    last edited by

                                    output is:
                                    state 0x120002 [TV is off]

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                                      strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @trividar
                                      last edited by strawberry 3.141

                                      @trividar @cowboysdude paviro is also using the same code lines in his pir sensor module and a user had similar issues, maybe his solution also work for you

                                      https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/208/pir-sensor-put-your-mirror-to-sleep-if-not-used/43
                                      https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/208/pir-sensor-put-your-mirror-to-sleep-if-not-used/64

                                      Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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                                      • cowboysdudeC Offline
                                        cowboysdude Module Developer
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks everyone I will look into this later today!

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                                          trividar
                                          last edited by

                                          @strawberry-3-141 unfortunately it didn’t work for me;0( but thanks for your input.

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                                          • strawberry 3.141S Offline
                                            strawberry 3.141 Project Sponsor Module Developer @trividar
                                            last edited by

                                            @trividar I thought the commands are working for you, as you pointed out 2 hours ago? I was struggling with this myself for a seperate module, it didn’t work in the terminal i had to login at tty6 or with the solution I posted I got weird colors and a zoom effect on my screen, but in the node_helper it worked at least for me.

                                            Please create a github issue if you need help, so I can keep track

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