buying advice for motion sensors

[olierxleben]

Hi all,

I want to get startet with Device Script for tinkering with Motion Sensors. I am kind of newbie to the electronics stuff. I guess a Rpi Pico is suitable for that. Now I need a bit of guidance which motion extension board I should buy. Any concerns working with DeviceScript here?

Thanks in advance,

Oli

[pelikhan]

We are not familiar with motion extension boards. Do you have a link?

You'll want to get ESP32 (esp32-c3 best) if you want to use network connectivity. https://microsoft.github.io/devicescript/devices

[olierxleben]

Thanks for your reply.

I thought about those guys:

HC-SR501 and/or HC-SR505

Here are some links/ guides I would like to try out.

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/raspberry-pi-pico-motion-sensor
https://www.freva.com/pir-motion-sensor-on-a-raspberry-pi-pico/

[olierxleben]

I also found this one (ESP32): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUtSaV774to

[pelikhan]

@mmoskal what hardware motion sensor does this driver apply to?

https://microsoft.github.io/devicescript/api/servers/motion

[mmoskal]

Just added the following to the docs: This is typically used with a PIR-based motion detectors, that just output the debounced motion reading as high-level on a given pin. Typical hardware includes: AM312, SR602.

The ones you're showing will probably also work. Feel free to try them and report back!