Hi there, this is RasViewTV!

Who the hell thought of that name??

What is it?

RasViewTV is a tiny Python3 Script that runs on a Raspberry Pi, uses a cheap motion sensor and connects to a standard TV. Depending on the motion detection of the sensor it turns the connected TV on or off.

Why is it?

Once upon a time I got my hand on a free TV and decided it would be a great idea to have it display some financial data 24/7 in my apartment. Even though the electricity prices were still cheap back in those days I decided to only activate the TV when someone is actually around to see.

How is it?

The Raspberry Pi uses the HDMI CEC Protocol over the HDMI-Cable to control the TV.

How can I use this in my project?

Just do it! (Please insert Shia LaBeouf Meme) Hardware you need:

• Raspberry PI (Just use one that supports HDMI-CEC)
• Some OS on the PI (I used Raspbian (Not sure of the Version))
• TV that supports HDMI-CEC (I think most do) --> Monitors do NOT support it!
• Cheap motion sensor/detector from AliExpress/Amazon/Side of the Street.
• Some cables to connect all of that.

Software you need:

• Some Python 3 (Just use a recent version)
• Install cec-utils on os (sudo apt install cec-utils)
• Os needs to be installed for Python

You are ready to rock!

Declaration

That's a one evening script I just used for a very short time. Just updating it now to have better documentation, because some people asked for it. I don't know if everything is still functional.