AutomaticGateOpeners

Automatic gate openers
Petrol is poured on the machine and set alight, burning it out so that the gate freewheels on the gear and is easily opened. Attach a * temperature sensor. * Ultra-violet sensor to detect flames - See BoMarc * vibration sensor. * Ultrasonic sensor, as the covering gets burnt away it will detect the open sky. * ambient light sensor inside the gate-opener box.

The temperature sensor will detect the heat from the burning box. Interface the circuits to RS485 - ["RS485"].

Serial camera inside box
Place a SerialCameras inside the box. On detecting motion as the casing melts it will stream an image over the RS485 or Zigbee RadioModems link to the base.

Gate opened by force
The gear keeping the gate closed can only withstand so much force before allowing the gate to slide open. Using a crow-bar or car jack the gear on the motor can be broken. Place HallsEffect switches on the gate to detect it being opened without the remote control. Criminals routinely break open automatics gates.

steel rod
Steel rod must be welded to the gate that can shift up and down using a stepper motor. The gate opener must only be used to physically open the gate and close it, not to prevent a forced opening of the gate.

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