5PCS RCWL-0516 Motion Detection Sensor, Microwave Radar Sensor Switch Module for Arduino ESP8266 Nodemcu Wemos for Animals Detector, Detection Distance 5-7m, Better Than HC-SR501
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- This RCWL-0516 module has the characteristics of high sensitivity, high induction distance, high reliability, large induction angle, wide power supply voltage range, etc. it is widely used in various kinds of human body induction lighting and alarm and so on.
- The RCWL-0516 microwave radar sensor module can detect inert object at the condition that it has enough density, volume and it is in motion.
- Microwave radar sensor will sense motion through most anything. The more shielding there is, the less detection range you get. I can detect motion through glass, drywall walls, ceilings and floors. It is very sensitive. You might have to filter the power supply.
- This microwave detector board can not only detect human but animals and water.
- Microwave doppler radar sensor can work with arduino/nodemcu/wemos etc.
Brand: Stemedu
Item Weight: 0.63 Ounces
Style: Modern
Maximum Supply Voltage: 28 Volts (DC)
Mounting Type: Weaver Mount
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Package Dimensions : 4.8 x 3.5 x 0.1 inches; 0.63 ounces
Item model number : ST
Date First Available : January 15, 2019
Manufacturer : Stemedu
Best Sellers Rank: #317 in Motion Detectors (Electronics)
Customer Reviews: 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 174 ratings
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I'm using this outdoors, hidden within a piece of cedar, inside a small piece of pvc pipe, mounted on a 4x4 mailbox post. Thus, there's ~1/4" of wood plus the pvc in front of the sensor, and 3 1/2" of wood plus the pvc behind it. It senses people or cars at up to ~15 feet in front, and totally ignores any movement behind, which is perfect for my use. When used indoors, the sensor is just too sensitive, and can be tamed if you're skilled with a soldering iron, by attaching a 1MegOhm resistor between points R and GN on the board. When used outdoors, with the added resistor, the sensor essentially does nothing, but works perfectly as described above, without the resistor. I've thus far tested 4 of the 5 received, and they've all worked.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021 by Larry Larry
An official guide to using these would be useful. After much experimenting I found that the likely reason they suggest you put this on the end of a cable 12" to 18" long is two fold. Firstly, you are supposed to leave 1cm of clear space around it. Presumably that's linked to the wavelength of the radar. If you mount it directly on a breadboard it has detection range less than 3cm. Secondly, if it's too close to other electronics, they can set it off. I had an ESP8266 WiFi module close it it, which set it of when the ESP came out of sleep mode. I tried placing it in bedroom and got false positives because it was sitting close to a WiFi router. If you know all of this then it's a very useful device and detects things very well. I ended up having to wake up the WiFi and ignore all the false positives coming from this device until the WiFi was back in sleep mode.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022 by Mole_Catcher
The sensor is worked from the very first time with Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2. Very simple to use and detects motion well. We got it for school science project and had no trouble with getting it to work. You do need to solder the pins on the board but that is very clear from the description. The only downside is that my package came with 4 pin strips instead of 5 pin as shown in the picture. For the correct operation you only need 3 pins so that is not a problem. I just used my own pins but the included should also work just fine. There are number of examples online on how to use this sensor with Arduino. Over all the sensor is very good and the price is reasonable. I would recommend this over the PIR sensors, as I had better success with this sensor.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019 by Xwin
The first unit I tried put out a HIGH signal constantly, it would never drop to LOW. The next unit worked pretty nicely, even detected me through a hollow-core door. I let it sit for a week, then soldered wires to Gnd, Out, Vin. Now the device detects movement only from the "blank" side, and only out to a foot away. Pretty unimpressive. Maybe the other 3 will work.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2019 by FootHiller
Easy to get up and running. Just go to youtube and watch the many available tutorials on this little device. I interfaced one with my Arduino RF-Nano, and it works great! Very sensative!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020 by Bruce
I had panned the purchase as I couldn't get the first one I tried to latch at less than 2 cm. Just for giggles I took another board and instead of using a header I used 24 ga. solid hook up wire. I had some scrap pieces about 2 " long so I hooked it up and the board worked. It triggered at about 1 m. I began to wonder if I had overlooked something in the description of the board. There was nothing in the description that indicated there was a minimum length for the hook up wires. So I went to the github link and found that the author recommended at least 18" of wire be used to connect the board. I took the original board that allegedly did not work and connected it to the protoboard with long wires. Lo and behold it worked! I would recommend that if the seller wants better reviews they should be a bit clearer about how to hook these boards up. I wasn't happy with the way the boards were packed - loosely all in the same antistatic bag. Now that I have found out what is required when using these boards I'll do some experimenting to determine the actual minimum length needed to hook these devices up.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020 by John Brandolini John Brandolini
I tried one of the boards out and got about the advertised range for detection. I noticed that the board gets "sensitized" and gets repeat detections at longer ranges than the initial detection. I tried aiming the board through an interior wall (drywall with no wiring in the beam). It seemed to get about as much range as when it was in the clear. This would be useful for covert intrusion alarms with nothing showing. I suspect that it won't do as well through an exterior wall, but didn't try that The board operates on about 3 ma, which is quite a bit more than the IR motion detectors, so larger batteries will be needed for extended operation. Interesting product!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020 by systemguy
I've been messing around with a couple of these for a few weeks now. They are simple, easy to implement, and fairly easy to solder on. With the soldering, the through holes only have the through hole solder pads(?) on one side of the board. This isn't a deal breaker but it makes soldering wires to the board slightly more difficult. The biggest issue is directing the area of the detection. I've read the dedicated github page, numerous forums, posts, writeups etc on how to dial this in. It has been incredibly difficult but maybe I finally have it figured out. These little devices are very finicky, if the board is to close to you controller it will cause interference with other sensors, or the wifi/BT signal, lots of documentation on this. They will also detect movement in every direction, yes all of them, through walls, around the corner, all of it all the time. I attempted foil lined boxes, the thick ducting tape lined boxes, grounding the foil/tape, and moving the device to different corners of a room in attempts at detecting the motion in a single 12x12 bedroom. It always detected motion in adjacent rooms. What seems to work so far is combining a PIR sensor with this one and using the combined output to verify presence detection. Also prototype through hole style bread boards seem to block the detection. This kinda sucks cause foil is much cheaper, but if it works...
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Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022 by Dan