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pir sensor 555-28027

naberhoodhauntsnaberhoodhaunts Posts: 2
edited 2011-10-15 12:46 in Accessories
Hello everyone, have a questionabout the pir sensor. the sensor has three prongs ground signal and power. the prop controller i have only has two is there a way to wire this sensor to it?
Thanks new to all this stuff Joe

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  • sylvie369sylvie369 Posts: 1,622
    edited 2011-10-14 08:41
    What "prop controller"? I think you're going to have to be more specific.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2011-10-14 09:50
    naberhoodhaunts wrote: »
    Hello everyone, have a questionabout the pir sensor. the sensor has three prongs ground signal and power. the prop controller i have only has two is there a way to wire this sensor to it?
    Thanks new to all this stuff Joe

    Howdy naber,

    Welcome to the forums.

    Do you have a copy of the data sheet for the PIR?
    http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/prod/audiovis/pirsensor-v1.2.pdf

    In that, you will see that the OUT pin must go to your Propeller, and the negative pin must go to ground. The grounds of both the PIR and the Propeller must be connected. The positive pin of the PIR must be connected to a voltage source of either 3.3 or 5 volts. If you are using the Propeller Protoboard, then these voltage sources are available on the board. If you want to use your own voltage source, be sure that the grounds for the PIR, Propeller, and voltage source are all connected.

    But, as Sylvie has said, for us to help you in more detail, we need to know which Propeller board or whatever you are using.
  • naberhoodhauntsnaberhoodhaunts Posts: 2
    edited 2011-10-14 10:43
    it is a maestro 1 prop controller
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2011-10-14 10:59
    naberhoodhaunts wrote: »
    it is a maestro 1 prop controller


    http://www.dcprops.com/

    Your going to have to ask dcprops since I don't see a schematic for the PIR connection.

    The PIR they sell has a 3-pin connector and goes into the PIR port, not the trigger input.
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2011-10-14 11:53
    naberhoodhaunts wrote: »
    it is a maestro 1 prop controller

    Sorry, naber, but when you said "Prop controller", I thought you meant the Propeller controller, which is one of the amazing products Parallax sells.

    http://www.parallax.com/tabid/407/Default.aspx

    These maestro things are a whole different animal.
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2011-10-15 12:46
    Here is their PIR sensor. http://www.dcprops.com/ (then go to instructions and then PIR instructions) It also has three leads so the one you have should work.
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