[Tinyos-help] Sensing humans?

2011-09-11 Thread Geo Gkolfin
Hello everybody! I am using tinyOS -2.1.0 and telosb motes. I need to detect human presence, so I wonder if there is something like an occupancy sensor. Thanks in advance! Best regards, Georgia ___ Tinyos-help mailing list

Re: [Tinyos-help] Sensing humans?

2011-09-11 Thread Michael Schippling
What you probably want is a PIR sensor (Passive InfraRed) like those used in motion sensitive porch light fixtures. Here's one example: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8630 Note that they detect low-freq IR (around 10nm) which is what mammal bodies radiate, and they need a differential signal

Re: [Tinyos-help] Sensing humans?

2011-09-11 Thread Geo Gkolfin
Thank you very much! On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 8:22 PM, Michael Schippling sc...@santafe.eduwrote: What you probably want is a PIR sensor (Passive InfraRed) like those used in motion sensitive porch light fixtures. Here's one example: