In this project, an alarm circuit will be made using a motion detector and a relay module to trigger the Raspberry Pi boards.

Required Materials:

• Raspberry Pi
• Breadboard
• PIR Sensor
• Relay Module
• Jumper Wires

How Does a Relay Work?

When a relay module receives a logic 0 signal (0 V) from the “IN” pin, the NO and COM terminals complete the circuit. If it is desired to use it in reverse, the NC (normally closed) terminal would be used instead of the NO (normally open) terminal. Relays can be used in High Voltage AC mains voltage. However, someone who does not have enough knowledge about relays should be careful.

Raspberry Pi Motion Sensitive Relay Module Wiring Diagram    

Raspberry Pi Motion Sensitive Relay Module Python Code   

import time

import RPi.GPIO as io

io.setmode(io.BCM)

pir_pin = 24

power_pin = 23

io.setup(pir_pin, io.IN)

io.setup(power_pin, io.OUT)

io.output(power_pin, True)

while True:

    if io.input(pir_pin):

        print("POWER ON")

        io.output(power_pin, False)

        time.sleep(20)

        print("POWER OFF")

        io.output(power_pin, True)

        time.sleep(5)

        time.sleep(1)

Thanks to this code, the PIR sensor triggers the relay after detecting any motion and stays open for 20 seconds. Later, the relay closes, and after 5 seconds, this loop starts again. This simple motion detector can be used as a security system by connecting the output of the relay to an alarm or video recorder, etc.

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