PIR output

[ron5526]

During the reset part of my prop I have a small safety subroutine that forces the "reset" to begin again if the PIR senses anyone.  Here's my problem/question:  While bench testing my program I waved my hand in front of the PIR and my program did force the reset action.  However, it keep doing it for a few cycles after my hand was removed (even with a 2 second delay) as noted in the DEBUG command.  Does it take a few seconds for PIR to "clear out" after sensing a body (or hand at very close range (inches))?  I'm away from the program now or I would have copied it.   I did find a previos post that mentioned  "debouncing" but I'm not sure that would apply.......maybe because I didn't fully understand it.  Thanks.
Ron

[livinlowe]

Yes, your are going to have to 'debounce' your PIR sensor. You will get false positives, and all the debounce code does is make sure your getting a good signal before it continues. My PIR sensor does the same thing, but its pretty reliable with the debounce code.