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Posted by Rodger on July 3, 2008, 11:05 am
Please log in for more thread options have to leave it open for the power company so they can read my meter. I recently got my camera system conntect to the internet so I can watch my house from work. It is a novilty now I know. Well I just saw the power company leave and thought how cool it would be if I could now close the gate. The gate opens and closes with a standard garage door opener. What would be the best way to do this? Thanks, Rodger | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Si Ballenger on July 3, 2008, 12:23 pm
Please log in for more thread options You could use a servo to push the buttons on the remote. I use servos for pan/tilt cams over the web. The first link below uses javascript to send a position command when the button is pushed, and send another position when the button is released. If you can see the gate with your cam, then you could push the closed button on the remote untol the gate is closed, then release the button. The bottom link has another pan/tilt cam setup. http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/mousebutton-T.htm http://www.geocities.com/zoomkat/ezservo1.htm | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by BruceR on July 3, 2008, 12:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options If your power company won't install a remotely read meter (best option)
then you could close the gate by having a device trigger an opener's button. You don't mention what, if any, home controller you have so, assuming you have none, you could use a simple timer set to close the gate after the usual time he reads the meter. Another method would be to use a motion detector by the meter. When motion is detected, there is a 5 minute delay using an inexpensive 555 timer circuit and then it closes. >I have a gate at the front of my driveway and at least once a month I
> have to leave it open for the power company so they can read my > meter. I recently got my camera system conntect to the internet so I > can watch my house from work. It is a novilty now I know. Well I > just saw the power company leave and thought how cool it would be if I > could now close the gate. The gate opens and closes with a standard > garage door opener. What would be the best way to do this? > Thanks, > Rodger | ||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Robert L Bass on July 3, 2008, 5:06 pm
Please log in for more thread options "BruceR" wrote:
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> If your power company won't install a remotely read meter (best option) then > you could close the gate by having a device trigger an opener's button.... Agreed on both points. Also note: If your system has a single button to open / close the gate and you decide to automate (timer, sensor, etc.) the operation, you'll need a position sensor to prevent the gate from opening after a raccoon or deer trips the motion detector. I did something similar for clients who had the habit of forgetting to close the garage door. Sensors prevented closing the door on an object or a person. Another sensor detected door position. I used changes in state of the alarm system from disarmed to armed or vice versa to start a count-down timer. Upon time-out, if the door was still open and no obstruction was present it would close. It worked. If your meter reader drives rather than walk through the open gate a direction sensitive vehicle detector can be used to close the gate as soon as his vehicle exits. Note, however, that unless you add other stuff (an automation or security controller for example) to the mix the system will close the gate after anyone goes out. This may or may not be a good thing, depending on whether you like to leave the gate open when you're at home. -- Regards, Robert L Bass ==============================>
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Posted by Uniden on July 3, 2008, 12:56 pm
Please log in for more thread options In article <8a3a96fb-45a6-4f3d-8f9a-
185713ed3b3c@i76g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, rodgerdjr@gmail.com says...
> I have a gate at the front of my driveway and at least once a month I > have to leave it open for the power company so they can read my > meter. I recently got my camera system conntect to the internet so I > can watch my house from work. It is a novilty now I know. Well I > just saw the power company leave and thought how cool it would be if I > could now close the gate. The gate opens and closes with a standard > garage door opener. What would be the best way to do this? > Thanks, > Rodger Something like http://www.homedomination.com | ||||||||||||||||
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>have to leave it open for the power company so they can read my
>meter. I recently got my camera system conntect to the internet so I
>can watch my house from work. It is a novilty now I know. Well I
>just saw the power company leave and thought how cool it would be if I
>could now close the gate. The gate opens and closes with a standard
>garage door opener. What would be the best way to do this?
>Thanks,
>Rodger