diff --git a/PIR-Motion-Sensors.md b/PIR-Motion-Sensors.md index 73d4bb06..c5d7361a 100644 --- a/PIR-Motion-Sensors.md +++ b/PIR-Motion-Sensors.md @@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ Most PIR's are single wire and they require connecting to VCC, GND and one GPIO. ### Tasmota Configuration -In _Configuration -> Configure Module_ menu change `GPIO15` to `Switch1`: +In _Configuration -> Configure Module_ menu change `GPIO15` to `Switch1`. ![Step 1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5904370/67887920-7e814c80-fb4c-11e9-863d-7219894be506.png) ->If there already is a `Switch1` simply choose the next in line. This way you can even have more than 1 PIR on a single device. +If there already is a `Switch1` simply choose the next in line. Same applies if you're connecting more than 1 PIR on a single device. A configured PIR will not appear in the web UI in any form. To make it report like a sensor we need a rule that will send movement triggers to an MQTT topic. @@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ SwitchTopic 0 Rule1 on switch1#state=1 do publish stat/%topic%/PIR1 ON endon on switch1#state=0 do publish stat/%topic%/PIR1 OFF endon Rule1 1 ``` -You can change the topic (`PIR1`) and the message (`ON`/`OFF`) to whatever suits your needs. +You can change (`PIR1`) and the message (`ON`/`OFF`) to whatever suits your needs. `%topic%` is the configured device topic. + +Look in console for motion detection messages ```[20:24:03] stat/%topic%/PIR1 ON``` to verify everything is working optional: >Before using rules configure any GPIO that doesn't have anything connected to it as `Relay1`.