PIR Motion

PIR Motion 

Parts

(1) PIR Sensor with LED Signal  555-28027
(1) Resistor – 220 Ω
Jumper wires: red, black

Schematic

Wiring

Script

# read-pir-motion
from microbit import *

pin8.set_pull(pin8.NO_PULL)

display.scroll('40-second to warm up')
display.scroll('20-seconds to warm up')
display.scroll('Ready!')

while True:
    if pin8.read_digital() == 1:
        display.show(Image.YES)
    else:
        display.show(Image.NO)

Tests

Verify that the micro:bit’s 5×5 LED matrix display shows the checkmark ✔ for around five seconds after motion is detected.  With no motion, it should display an X.