I did this.

I used the MMM-PIR-Sensor module and changed the following in node_helper.js:

From:

        if (data.indexOf("0x120002") !== -1)
          exec("/opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && chvt 6 && chvt 7", null);

To:

        if (data.indexOf("0x120002") !== -1){
          exec("/opt/vc/bin/tvservice --preferred && chvt 6 && chvt 7", null);
          exec("python /home/pi/py-spidev/RPi-LPD8806/LED.py");
       }

and

From:

      exec("/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o", null);

To:

      exec("/opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o", null);
      exec("python /home/pi/py-spidev/RPi-LPD8806/off.py");
       }

Note that in the first from - to there is a “)” missing in the original code that you will need to fix. Also note that as soon as the module gets updated if you hack the code like I did above it will be wiped out when you update.

@cowboysdude

I used these only because they were incredibly cheap and I originally started out looking at MMM-PiLights which uses the same LPD8806 type:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01COEJST8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I used this python code:
https://github.com/longjos/RPi-LPD8806

For those just joining, I was able to get this to work using the Google OAuth desktop option and the V2 token generator that hermanho made at the link below

https://github.com/aneaville/MMM-GooglePhotos/issues/145

I ordered these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01COEJST8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

FYI - for those that are reading this in the future, make sure that your power supply ground is grounded to the RPi ground. That tripped me up.

The answer to my question is to add the sendNotification line in the MMM-PiLights.js as follows:
From:

	socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
		if (notification === "USER_PRESENCE"){
			this.sendNotification(notification, payload)
		}

To:

	socketNotificationReceived: function(notification, payload) {
		if (notification === "USER_PRESENCE"){
			this.sendNotification(notification, payload);
                        this.sendNotification('PILIGHTS_SEQUENCE', 'blue_pulse');
		}

Unfortunately I have realized that I want to do something more elaborate then the PiLights module allows so instead I am now calling a python script instead.

Different strips have different ways they need to be programmed. Some have faster refresh rates than others.

Most people will suggest ADA102 for beginners. The strips I linked to are LPD8806. As I mentioned previously the only reason I bought those ones is that MMM-PiLights was programmed to use them.

@sdetweil

Thanks for the quick response. I ended up wiping and reinstalling the 64 bit version so I lost the log. I will try and get that version to work.

@sdetweil

Sorry to reply to an old thread, but I am getting this same error message when installing on a Pi5 32 bit.

I tried the 64 bit version and that resulted in a black screen after a period of runtime with the default configs which is a separate issue.

Can I install a package separate from the script to get around this issue?

For those just joining, I was able to get this to work using the Google OAuth desktop option and the V2 token generator that hermanho made at the link below

https://github.com/aneaville/MMM-GooglePhotos/issues/145

I just updated to the latest And my photos stopped displaying. Anyone else have this issue?

I just get Loading…

I am having trouble with the excludedEvents parameter in the calendar module. I can get some words to filter but not others. For instance I if I have the following two events on the calendar:

School Early Dismissal
Roger’s Special - Art

If I enter ‘Early’ in the excludedEvents array then as expected the School Early Dismissal goes away. If I enter ‘Roger’ or ‘Art’ or ‘Special’ then I can’t get the second event to filter out.

I have 3 calendars. I tried eliminating all but the one that pulls the “Roger’s Special - Art” event and still no luck. I am starting to think that there is something about that calendar ics that prevents events from being filtered? Is this possible?

		module: "calendar",
			header: "Calendar",
			position: "top_left",
			config: {
				maxTitleLength: "30",
				timeFormat: "absolute",
				nextDaysRelative: true,
				titleReplace: {'SPECIAL MEETING':'meeting'},
				displaySymbol: false,
				//maximumNumberOfDays: "62",
				fade: false,
				excludedEvents: ['Special'],
				calendars: [
					{
						
						// symbol: "calendar-check-o ",
						url: "webcal://www.calendarlabs.com/templates/ical/US-Holidays.ics",
						maxTitleLength: "17"
					},

@Sean looking forward to it. Thanks again for an awesome module.

@sdetweil I now have a cron job to turn the monitor off. Is that what you mean by “sleep”? Does that stop the API requests?

First, thanks for a great module. Its greatly appreciated.

Is there a way to prevent API requests during certain time periods? I have 14000 photos in an album that is only going to grow with time which is going to kill my API requests but I don’t need requests to take place at 2AM for instance.

@kimzer

Check this thread out:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4649/led-backlight-for-mirror-pir-to-control-them/5

Some options where discussed here:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/4529/question-about-mounting-a-mirror-in-a-dorm/10

@Mykle1

Mine is also hosting PiHole and also doing a cron job every hour to test ISP download speeds

I don’t have any processor intensive modules installed.