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[cs1245]

I was able to get the changes made to Evilusions program.  I am now able to RANDOM my SFX audio tracks and play the AMBIENT audio.  The one glitch I have been seeing is the ambient sound will play (cricket sounds) and then the Prop-1 will trig the appropriate solenoids/LED.  I am using PIR and have tried to eliminate all false triggers, but still I will see a trig at 40 secs, 1:35sec and 57 secs just to name a few.  Any thoughts?  Is it just a very touchy PIR?

[JonnyMac]

PIRs are notoriously twitchy which is why I don't ever use them.  Definitely put the PIR in a housing to protect it from any possible interference.

[JackMan]

Going back and looking at the program code I see the possible problem. In the RESET section you need to change the PAUSE to 60000 (60 seconds). PIR's need a warm up/calibration period before they're ready. The 60s delay in RESET will also give you a post delay between triggers so your prop doesn't keep triggering.

[cs1245]

that 60 sec pause works well in eliminating those false triggers.  Thanks.

[JackMan]

Your welcome, glad that worked for you. One other thing that's kinda critical with PIR's is no movement during that warm up/calibration period which is sometimes hard to do depending on your situation.