Mini Basic PIR Sensor – BL412

Description Show Reviews PIR sensors are used to detect motion from pets/humanoids from about 5 meters away (possibly works on zombies, not guaranteed). This sensor is much smaller than most PIR modules, which makes it great for unobtrusive projects. It’s also fully-contained – only needs power, ground and a resistor to set the delay time – and breadboard or perfboard friendly. Runs on 3.3V power – so make sure if you’re interfacing with an Arduino or other 5V chip, you power it from the 3V regulator. Digital signal output is 3.3V high/low and you can change the length of time the signal pin stays high by connecting a resistor divider to the second pin, from 2 seconds (0V) up to one hour (3.3V) – see the datasheet ‘on time’ table for recommended resistor values. To use, see datasheet page 7 pin-out diagram: Connect pin #1 to ground Connect pin #2 to ground (on time of 2 seconds) Connect pin #3 to 3.3V Check signal on pin #4 The snap-on lens is focused to 5 meters away with a 120 degree spread, but should work from about 3 to 8 meters. The BL sensor window is 5mm x 3.8mm. For a PIR tutorial with CircuitPython and Arduino code examples and project ideas, check out the PIR sensor tutorial page! Technical Details PIR sensors and the Raspberry Pi sometimes don’t get along – if you’re having false trigger reports, make sure the PIR Sensor is far away from the Pi Specification Sheet Lens Diagram 0 Reviews Hide Reviews Show Reviews