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  • C Offline
    cruunnerr
    last edited by Jan 8, 2018, 4:27 AM

    i can switch off and on my display by simply typing sudo tvservice -o and sudo tvservice -p

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      barnosch
      last edited by Jan 8, 2018, 5:04 PM

      why are you using a MM module?
      This is not related to the mirror itself. Use @cowboysdude (how funny is that in this context ;) ) script.
      You can find it in his github respository. By the way, this dude creates really cool stuff, so its worth to have a closer look to it.

      If your PIR is cabled well, it should work easily.

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        davide
        last edited by Jan 13, 2018, 3:25 PM

        mba , I had the same issue but only because you have to force one detection, just the first time after you start magic mirror software. Then everything should be ok and working. So, after magic mirror is up and running, try to pass an hand in front of the sensor, then wait to see if it will turn off.

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          sek_is_back
          last edited by sek_is_back Jan 21, 2018, 4:59 PM Jan 21, 2018, 4:55 PM

          I had the same problems and I dont know why. So I searched for another solution. Now it works perfect.
          I wrote one bash script for the power off and one for the power on.

          Script Power on:
          vcgencmd display_power 1

          Script Power off:
          vcgencmd display_power 0

          than I used this Pyhton for the PIR

          #!/usr/bin/env python
          
          import sys
          import time
          import RPi.GPIO as io
          import subprocess
          
          io.setmode(io.BCM)
          SHUTOFF_DELAY = 300  # seconds
          PIR_PIN = 25        # 22 on the board
          LED_PIN = 16        # 36 on the board
          
          def main():
              io.setup(PIR_PIN, io.IN)
              io.setup(LED_PIN, io.OUT)
              turned_off = False
              last_motion_time = time.time()
          
              while True:
                  if io.input(PIR_PIN):
                      last_motion_time = time.time()
                      io.output(LED_PIN, io.LOW)
                      print ".",
                      sys.stdout.flush()
                      if turned_off:
                          turned_off = False
                          turn_on()
                  else:
                      if not turned_off and time.time() > (last_motion_time + 
                                                           SHUTOFF_DELAY):
                          turned_off = True
                          turn_off()
                      if not turned_off and time.time() > (last_motion_time + 1):
                          io.output(LED_PIN, io.HIGH)
                  time.sleep(.1)
          
          def turn_on():
              subprocess.call("sh /home/pi/MagicMirror/pir/monitor_on.sh", shell=True)
          
          def turn_off():
              subprocess.call("sh /home/pi/MagicMirror/pir/monitor_off.sh", shell=True)
          
          if __name__ == '__main__':
              try:
                  main()
              except KeyboardInterrupt:
                  io.cleanup()
          

          I tryed to upload but not enough privileges

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            onis_uk @sek_is_back
            last edited by Jul 14, 2019, 10:08 AM

            @sek_is_back hi know this is old but where do you save the scripts to, to make them function?

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