MMM-SleepWake not working

yawns

The readme is wrong.

{
module: 'MMM-SleepWake',
config:
   {
   delay:  15,      
   source: 'external',
   mode:  'pi'
   }
},

dazza120

@yawns thanks just got to wait till it sleeps now to test it and then find out where I’m going to install it lol

sdetweil

thanks. updated the readme

dazza120

@sdetweil @yawns is there a script that I have to run to make this work?

sdetweil

@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

dazza120

Thanks, Do I just install it like a module? Ie in the magic mirror module location

sdetweil

@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.

sdetweil

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.
Motion works on lots of platforms.

dazza120

@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

sdetweil

thanks… fixed

sdetweil

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.

costascontis

is there an install tutorial for motion so i can use it with this module?

sdetweil

@costascontis I do not supply it. There are lots of config options.

See https://motion-project.github.io/motion_guide.html

sdetweil

My readme provides the config info needed to get motion detection reported to my module

costascontis

thnx,its just too much reading for me at this time of year,i just need to on/off my display when motion detect.I ll skip that feature for now :)