@zander

@zander yup got it setup setup software serial then cycling through PIR - TRUE && NOT PIR STATE

ok well that was awkward i thought you added me to facebook so i went on a dribble fest on how well it's working only to discover the ron wasn't you 🤣...

good news it works ron i sent a mobile pic on messenger as the laptop doesn't do print scr and the serial monitor just produced what you see in the pi...

@zander all good i'll try your sketch IIRC is that still going? i haven't used that in years i mainly use crapbook messenger i do appologise for my li...

@zander that's where I started examples then reading then branching out to the point i'm at know i don't know everything i have done enough to get me ...

@zander yes i did a bit of reading regarding millis but have left that sketch behind and started work on a more simpler sketch attached in my last pos...

ok i got this one to work but only works on board reset when it finishes it doesn't let you retrigger with the pir and the lights when turned off flic...

made no difference no matter where i put the mpplayer.play in the loop it doesn't play i have tried to add it to else if for adding another digitalWri...

@will ok you got me on an oversight i'm using usb duh the 900ma is if you are running vin guess what i'm gonna try run the lights on a sep voltage see...

@will yes i am i'm still under the 900ma threshold as i'm using the pir on the 3v3 so the only devices being used on the nano board 5v is the player a...

@ronbentley1 yup understand i tried your recommendation and still no luck so i scrapped it and edited a sketch i made for just the lights so have been...

@ronbentley1 are you referring to the original ino no as i don't know what your talking about all that part came from another sketch that worked that ...

@ronbentley1 you are right i have got the pot fully turned for the "5min" i have both files seperate and both function how they should it's only when ...

after changing the millis from 90000 to 90 allowed the mpplayer to start normal but after the mp3 finishes the lights still remain on lol the only thi...