Wide Angle PIR (28032) Not Working

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• dsoccer31 Posts: 2

  2016-11-18 15:16

  Okay, in an effort maybe get some traction with this issue, I created a new sketch. Again, my old adafruit PIR sensor works perfectly with this, but the wide angle does not. In this set up, there is still 5v connected to VCC but there is no pulldown resistor. The OUT pin on the wide angle is connected directly to pin 15. What am I missing? It's almost as if the OUT pin on the PIR doesn't provide enough voltage to register a HIGH pulse.
  

  /*
   * PIR sensor tester
   */
   
  int ledPin = 0;                // choose the pin for the LED
  int inputPin = 15;               // choose the input pin (for PIR sensor)
  int pirState = LOW;             // we start, assuming no motion detected
  int val = 0;                    // variable for reading the pin status
   
  void setup() {
    pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);      // declare LED as output
    pinMode(inputPin, INPUT);     // declare sensor as input
   
    Serial.begin(115200);
  }
   
  void loop(){
    val = digitalRead(inputPin);  // read input value
    if (val == HIGH) {            // check if the input is HIGH
      digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);  // turn LED ON
      if (pirState == LOW) {
        // we have just turned on
        Serial.println("Motion detected!");
        // We only want to print on the output change, not state
        pirState = HIGH;
      }
    } else {
      digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW); // turn LED OFF
      if (pirState == HIGH){
        // we have just turned of
        Serial.println("Motion ended!");
        // We only want to print on the output change, not state
        pirState = LOW;
      }
    }
  }
  
• Publison Posts: 12,366

  2016-11-18 15:28

  A couple of things.
  
  Did you wait a least 40 seconds for warm-up time?
  Was the LED on during warm-up?
  Did you try different sensitivity setting, (pot)?
  Did you try the different switch settings. (Night/All Time)?
• Publison Posts: 12,366

  2016-11-18 15:30

  There is Arduino code on the manufacturer's web site:
  http://simplytronics.com/products/File:ST-00031-ST-00081--PIR-Sensor-Arduino-V1.0.zip