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Hello,

I'm trying to trigger a servo with a parallax pir sensor http://www.robotshop.com/ca/content/PDF/pir-sensor-documentation-v1-2-555-28027.pdf. I'm also using the VarSpeedServo library.

Also, I'm using an Arduino mega 2560.

I modified some code I took from the Make magazine website http://make-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/fv1fYSLfy6QRgANM.pdf

I want the servo to start from a position, rotate to another position, wiggle a little and then come back to it's initial position. This is ok.

Now everything is almost fine.

Here's my problem; I install everything, upload the code and watch as the servo is triggered by the movement of my hands. nice, but then, the sensor seems to stay activated for about 3 seconds before shutting down. And if I keep moving, it just never shuts down, so the sequence is done once and if I keep moving it never gets to be triggered again.

Since the sensor will be in a crowded space, I would like it to be reset as soon as the action is over so it can start again.

I read something about these sensors saying that they work with a resistor that needs to go below a certain value to reset. Is that so? And if so, is there a way around it?

thanks in advance,

I just thought about pull-down resistors, could it solve my problem if I hook the sensor with that? I'll try it. (10 min. later)Well it didn't change the behavior of the setup, though I think it's better practice to kook it up this way.

here's my code

Code:

// Uses a PIR sensor to detect movement, buzzes a buzzer
// more info here: makeprojects.com/Project/PIR-Sensor-Arduino-Alarm/72/1
// email me, John Park, at jp@jpixl.net
//based upon:
// PIR sensor tester by Limor Fried of Adafruit
// tone code by michael@thegrebs.com

#include <VarSpeedServo.h>

VarSpeedServo myServo[1];
int ledPin = 13;
int inputPin = 22;
int pirState = LOW;
int val = 0;

void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(inputPin, INPUT);
myServo[1].attach(10);
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
val = digitalRead(inputPin);
if (val == HIGH)
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
myServo[1].slowmove(128, 120);
delay(100);
myServo[1].slowmove(110, 85);
delay(100);
myServo[1].slowmove(128, 85);
delay(100);
myServo[1].slowmove(110, 85);
delay(100);
myServo[1].slowmove(128, 85);
delay(100);
myServo[1].slowmove(47, 85);

if (pirState == LOW) // we have just turned on
  {

  pirState = HIGH;
  }
}
else
{
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
myServo[1].slowmove(47, 85);
if (pirState == HIGH)
  {
  pirState = LOW;
  }
}
}

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