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Anonymous A started this discussion 14 years ago#22,257
I have a ton of external lighting on my house which is controlled by 4 different PIR motion sensors. However I have recently been noting a ton of false positives where they're being activated for no reason (the sensors are in view of security cameras so I can tell nothing is there). Tried cleaning them, tried adjusting them but it keep fucking happening.
One day I would like full home automation and infrared beams inside/outside the house, but that is not practical right now. How can I stop false positives with PIR sensors?
> I have a ton of external lighting on my house which is controlled by 4 different PIR motion sensors. However I have recently been noting a ton of false positives where they're being activated for no reason (the sensors are in view of security cameras so I can tell nothing is there). Tried cleaning them, tried adjusting them but it keep fucking happening. > > One day I would like full home automation and infrared beams inside/outside the house, but that is not practical right now. How can I stop false positives with PIR sensors?
Possible bats & large insects. Can you sync frames of video with motion trips to see if its a bat or insect?
Stop frames that is - exactly in time with motion trip.
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dw !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,340
turn down the sensitivity
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 13 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,341
@350,338 (B)
What do you mean sync it? I can set the DVR to only record when motion is detected, but there is no motion activating the light, there is nothing.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,342
@previous (A)
Then its to late to see what set off the sensors. Object has gone by. As dw said sensitivity may be to much. If the wind blows a leaf or insects trip the sensors?
Do you have the sensitivity set to nominal?
misterbones joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 11 seconds later, 19 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,343
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 24 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,346
@350,342 (B)
No.... The screen is always in my line of sight, and they are recording constantly so I can rewind back to any point. The sensitivity is not adjustable, but a cat does not set them off so I know it's not a small animal.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 4 seconds later, 24 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,347
@350,345 (misterbones)
I have fond memories of the time he set a fan up in his room along with a sheet & left streaming audio running. You could here him talking about the scam and of course the next day his site was flooded with users ragging on the scam.
dw !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 27 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,348
@350,346 (A)
Is there a street light or something near by?
misterbones replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 28 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,350
But the cat is on the ground. What happens if a small object flys by and close to it? I have motion sensors around my place. Few years ago I had a lot of odd tripping. Turned out to be cars on road not far away with excess ignition EMI tripping sensors off. Rewired with shielded cable and made sure the shield was GROUNDED! Solved the problem. My system does have sensitivity adjustments per sensor and all are at nominal.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 44 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,357
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 45 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,358
@350,348 (dw !jdTkvovFCQ)
What's the point in posting a thread here when you're just going to ask me the most fucking obvious and stupid questions imaginable, as if they weren't the first things myself (or anyone with more cognitive thought than a fucking earth worm) would think? Stop it.
@350,353 (B)
I don't know. The cat walking around is in view of the PIR, so I'd assume anything smaller in view would be ignored. An electrician installed all my lighting shit, but I also screwed up some dirt cheap ($20-30) solar powered lights which work amazing. Wish I had just put solar lights up instead, then I wouldn't even care about false positives.
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 14 years ago, 21 seconds later, 45 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,359
dw !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 49 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,360
@350,358 (A)
how am i supposed to smell what you did and did not try? i find this behaviour unacceptable and will not continue helping you even though i am an expert in all things PIR motion detection technology.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 22 seconds later, 50 minutes after the original post[^][v]#350,361
@350,358 (A)
I assume which may be a mistake - Sensors are near the eves of the roof? Far from the ground?
dw you were trying to help and 0P should understand that.
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Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 11 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#350,364
@350,343 (misterbones)
laghoul is long gone. Dodongo stopped paying for hosting.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#350,366
@previous (F)
Someone parked the registration for fun lol
Anonymous E replied with this 14 years ago, 10 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#350,367
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 20 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#350,379
@350,361 (B)
Yes they're about 6 feet high screwed to the brickwork.
@350,364 (F)
No. It got DMCAd and he is too dumb to file a counter DMCA notice properly. That and he's a lazy fuck.
Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#350,384
@previous (A)
OK - So cat on ground not setting it off is exactly my point. A close fly by of Birds Bats - Debris? Do you have any info on the sensors? Model number? Then you can look up on net to see if others have issues. I was doing just that for a neighbor re a Belkin router and their model number comes up with exactly the same complaints neighbor has.
What I have installed & for insurance reasons I had licensed installer do the install - Dual tech type with IR and Microwave. However the electrician did the install without using shielded cable. Because only one side of my house continued to have the problem it was easy to find the problem. Sensors do trip cameras but I also have active 24/7 cameras as well. With noting tripping the one side of house I knew it had to be EMI doing the tripping. Proved that by removing one spark plug connection (Car in driveway) with it hanging close enough to produce a spark to the plug. Set off sensors and that is when I did the rewire on that one side only.
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Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#350,443
I read a UFO Abductee's nonfiction book where he had the same problem. He later realized he was getting abducted by aliens each night.
That's probably what it is.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#350,460
@previous (G)
The reptilians have noticed how much time OP has been spending on Minichan, and now they know he's on to them.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#350,461
@previous (H)
Very likely. Minichan is under constant surveillance from the reptilians these days. We simply know too much.