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Arduino & IoT Academy · Lesson

Read a PIR Motion Sensor

Detect movement and tune sensitivity and delay.

What a PIR Detects

A PIR sensor watches for changes in infrared heat. When a warm body like a person moves across its view, it fires.

Why It Sees Movement

PIR stands for passive infrared. It only reacts to a change in heat, so a still object soon fades from notice while motion stands out.

All lessons in this course

  1. Read a PIR Motion Sensor
  2. Measure Light with an LDR
  3. Set a Light Threshold
  4. Automatic Night Light
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