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    {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App)

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    • B Offline
      bolish
      last edited by

      OK, I will then try myself when I will receive my stuff and let forums knows if working or not.

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      • C Offline
        chandra
        last edited by

        @cruunnerr ,
        Thank you very much for the detailed write up. As a beginner, i could follow the steps. I used the 2.1 Using PIR-Module. Its working well.
        Few questions,
        Now trying to connect LED strip-

        1. should i remove the module from the config?
        2. Or 2.2 Using PIR-script will work simultaneously?
          I read your following post, But, can you help me how to implement all?

        @cruunnerr said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

        In my Case I am using a RGB 5050 Stripe. I am using three pins with mosfets and for the software part PIGPIOD.

        Just like that: https://dordnung.de/raspberrypi-ledstrip/

        Here are my scripts:

        monitor on:

        vcgencmd display_power 1
        
        pigs p 17 1
        pigs p 22 1
        pigs p 24 1
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 2
        pigs p 22 2
        pigs p 24 2
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 3
        pigs p 22 3
        pigs p 24 3
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 4
        pigs p 22 4
        pigs p 24 4
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 5
        pigs p 22 5
        pigs p 24 5
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 6
        pigs p 22 6
        pigs p 24 5
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 7
        pigs p 22 7
        pigs p 24 6
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 8
        pigs p 22 8
        pigs p 24 7
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 9
        pigs p 22 9
        pigs p 24 8
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 10
        pigs p 22 10
        pigs p 24 9
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 11
        pigs p 22 11
        pigs p 24 10
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 12
        pigs p 22 12
        pigs p 24 11
        
        

        Monitor off:

        pigs p 17 12
        pigs p 22 12
        pigs p 24 11
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 11
        pigs p 22 11
        pigs p 24 10
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 10
        pigs p 22 10
        pigs p 24 9
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 9
        pigs p 22 9
        pigs p 24 8
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 8
        pigs p 22 8
        pigs p 24 7
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 7
        pigs p 22 7
        pigs p 24 6
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 6
        pigs p 22 6
        pigs p 24 5
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 5
        pigs p 22 5
        pigs p 24 5
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 4
        pigs p 22 4
        pigs p 24 4
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 4
        pigs p 22 4
        pigs p 24 4
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 3
        pigs p 22 3
        pigs p 24 3
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 2
        pigs p 22 2
        pigs p 24 2
        
        vcgencmd display_power 0
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 1
        pigs p 22 1
        pigs p 24 1
        
        sleep 0.06s
        
        pigs p 17 0
        pigs p 22 0
        pigs p 24 0
        
        
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          chandra @cruunnerr
          last edited by

          @cruunnerr said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

          Sure, my pir.py is the same as shown on point 2.2 but with other GPIO used

          #!/usr/bin/env python
          
          import sys
          import time
          import RPi.GPIO as io
          import subprocess
          import pigpio
          
          io.setmode(io.BCM)
          SHUTOFF_DELAY = 119 # seconds
          PIR_PIN = 25       # 22 on the board
          LED_PIN = 16
          
          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/lights_on.sh", shell=True)
          
          def turn_off():
                  subprocess.call("sh /home/pi/lights_off.sh", shell=True)
          
          if __name__ == '__main__':
              try:
                  main()
              except KeyboardInterrupt:
                  io.cleanup()
          

          Because i use some LED Stripes which turn on when the pir detects movement my “monitor_on.sh” is called “lights_on.sh”

          lights_on.sh:

          vcgencmd display_power 1
          
          pigs p 17 1
          pigs p 22 1
          pigs p 24 1
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 2
          pigs p 22 2
          pigs p 24 2
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 3
          pigs p 22 3
          pigs p 24 3
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 4
          pigs p 22 4
          pigs p 24 4
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 5
          pigs p 22 5
          pigs p 24 5
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 6
          pigs p 22 6
          pigs p 24 5
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 7
          pigs p 22 7
          pigs p 24 6
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 8
          pigs p 22 8
          pigs p 24 7
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 9
          pigs p 22 9
          pigs p 24 8
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 10
          pigs p 22 10
          pigs p 24 9
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 11
          pigs p 22 11
          pigs p 24 10
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 12
          pigs p 22 12
          pigs p 24 11
          

          lights_off.sh:

          pigs p 17 12
          pigs p 22 12
          pigs p 24 11
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 11
          pigs p 22 11
          pigs p 24 10
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 10
          pigs p 22 10
          pigs p 24 9
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 9
          pigs p 22 9
          pigs p 24 8
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 8
          pigs p 22 8
          pigs p 24 7
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 7
          pigs p 22 7
          pigs p 24 6
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 6
          pigs p 22 6
          pigs p 24 5
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 5
          pigs p 22 5
          pigs p 24 5
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 4
          pigs p 22 4
          pigs p 24 4
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 4
          pigs p 22 4
          pigs p 24 4
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 3
          pigs p 22 3
          pigs p 24 3
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 2
          pigs p 22 2
          pigs p 24 2
          
          vcgencmd display_power 0
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 1
          pigs p 22 1
          pigs p 24 1
          
          sleep 0.06s
          
          pigs p 17 0
          pigs p 22 0
          pigs p 24 0
          

          But what exactly doesn’t work with my script? Maybe i can help :)

          Got this ( https://dordnung.de/raspberrypi-ledstrip/) working successfully on another raspberry running stretch.

          now going to try this on Magicmirror. But i got confused, because PIR sensor is on GPIO22 and the same GPIO22 is used in led strip (5050).
          Can you guide , which GPIO to be assigned?

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          • S Offline
            sdetweil @chandra
            last edited by

            @chandra move one to a different GPIO pin and change the config as required for that

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              chandra @sdetweil
              last edited by chandra

              @sdetweil said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

              @chandra move one to a different GPIO pin and change the config as required for that

              thank you, but as i mentioned, i’m just a beginner. just copying and pasting.:face_with_stuck-out_tongue_winking_eye:
              So lets fix led on GPIO22 and move PIR to another.

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              • cruunnerrC Offline
                cruunnerr
                last edited by

                I am glad, you got it :)

                As you can see i used PIN 25 for the PIR and 17,22,24 for the LED’s.

                Keep in mind, that the physical GPIO Number isn’t the same as with BCM numbering !!! Thats important!

                In the script (line 9) u can see that it uses the BCM Numbering. That means the following:

                BCM pin 17 = physical PIN 11
                BCM pin 22 = physical PIN 15
                BCM pin 24 = physical PIN 18
                BCM pin 25 = physical PIN 22

                So the LED’s must be connected with physical PIN 11,15,18 and the PIR on PIN 22.

                Hope that was clear ^^
                My english isn’t very well.

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                  sdetweil @cruunnerr
                  last edited by

                  @cruunnerr yeh, don’t know why use the BCM ever… use the actual pin numbers… hurts my head trying to figure out the pin mappings…

                  https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/12966/what-is-the-difference-between-board-and-bcm-for-gpio-pin-numbering

                  io.setmode(io.BOARD) instead of io.setmode(io.BCM)

                  Sam

                  How to add modules

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                    chandra @cruunnerr
                    last edited by chandra

                    @cruunnerr said in {HowTo} turn on/off your monitor (Time based, PIR/Button, App):

                    I am glad, you got it :)

                    As you can see i used PIN 25 for the PIR and 17,22,24 for the LED’s.

                    Keep in mind, that the physical GPIO Number isn’t the same as with BCM numbering !!! Thats important!

                    In the script (line 9) u can see that it uses the BCM Numbering. That means the following:

                    BCM pin 17 = physical PIN 11
                    BCM pin 22 = physical PIN 15
                    BCM pin 24 = physical PIN 18
                    BCM pin 25 = physical PIN 22

                    So the LED’s must be connected with physical PIN 11,15,18 and the PIR on PIN 22.

                    Hope that was clear ^^
                    My english isn’t very well.

                    Yup, I connected like that. There is a problem. Disabled the PIR Module.
                    Screen goes off after 120sec, But when it sense the motion, the screen is black.
                    My magicmirror is not set to “auto start” , I use “cd ~/MagicMirror
                    DISPLAY=:0 npm start”.

                    “python pir.py” is working properly. I used the steps described in 2.2.

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                      chandra
                      last edited by chandra

                      One thing found was: when edited the rc.local using “sudo nano /etc/rc.local” and writing “python /home/pi/pir.py &” above exit 0", the “&” is still there.
                      It was supposed to look like:

                      #!/bin/sh -e
                      #
                      # rc.local
                      #
                      # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
                      # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
                      # value on error.
                      #
                      # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
                      # bits.
                      #
                      # By default this script does nothing.
                      
                      # Print the IP address
                      _IP=$(hostname -I) || true
                      if [ "$_IP" ]; then
                        printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
                      fi
                      
                      python /home/pi/pir.py
                      
                      exit 0
                      

                      But, i am getting

                      #!/bin/sh -e
                      #
                      # rc.local
                      #
                      # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
                      # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
                      # value on error.
                      #
                      # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
                      # bits.
                      #
                      # By default this script does nothing.
                      
                      # Print the IP address
                      _IP=$(hostname -I) || true
                      if [ "$_IP" ]; then
                        printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
                      fi
                      
                      python /home/pi/pir.py &
                      
                      exit 0
                      

                      What is the mistake im doing? ( presently checking the screen on off only)

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                        cruunnerr
                        last edited by

                        There is no mistake as far as i can see.

                        The “&” just need to be written, when a second or third command follows.

                        So when u are just using this one command both (with or without the “&”) should work

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