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  • Yes it does. I had to increase the switch debounce time ("buttonInterval", was 100 now 400) to prevent double hits when the button was pressed. Measuring with my oscilloscope I observed the little through-hole buttons on the boards don't contact bou…
    in Octolively sensitivity adjustment Comment by tomlut April 2016
  • Success! I placed some 6mm long by 6mm ID heatshrink sleeves around the IR sensors (not emitters) and that cured the false triggering problem. I found not shrinking the tubing gave the best sensitivity. Thanks for your assistance Windell.
    in Octolively sensitivity adjustment Comment by tomlut April 2016
  • Thanks for the quick reply Windell. Unfortunately external lighting is not possible in this case. Adjusting the cutoffs down [40, 35, 30, 25] has given me a useful sensitivity range for all 4 levels however there is still quite a bit of false trigg…
    in Octolively sensitivity adjustment Comment by tomlut April 2016