Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
MMM-SleepWake not working
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@dazza120 u need to install the github motion project, and change its config to execute the sample script i provide. see the readme. my project does not detect the motion itself (some others read the camera data and determine motion), but uses an external (to MagicMirror) source
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Thanks, Do I just install it like a module? Ie in the magic mirror module location
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@dazza120 no. Motion is not related to MM. It can do all sorts of things. Record video, take snapshots, and a lot more. Supports just about every camera.
And has exits which can be used to inform others of motion, video files, …
So, follow it’s install instructions. Then edit /etc/motion/motion.conf, and update the lines I documented in the readme. This will call the script I provided to inform my module of motion(start and end)
U also customize the motion app on sensitivity, delay, etc etc. All things I have seen people ask about.
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When I started working on my mirror project a few years ago, I had all I could do to learn node, angular, JavaScript, a no SQL database, and a ton of other stuff. I was using a pi, but didn’t have a PIR sensor, only a webcam.and the mirror was voice based, so i needed a mic
I found motion. And since have changed hardware, running on an odroid single board computer to get network and image display speed up.
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@sdetweil hi just to let you know the read me is missing the : by config. i really hope i can get this working as it could sort alot of my screen on problems
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thanks… fixed
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note that the default motion delay from start to end of motion is 60 seconds… WAY too long, I have mine set at 20 seconds.
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is there an install tutorial for motion so i can use it with this module?
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@costascontis I do not supply it. There are lots of config options.
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My readme provides the config info needed to get motion detection reported to my module
