Hi Guys,
I'm looking to purchase a front gate motor, but want to get one that I can integrate into HomeSeer. I'm in Aus so my options are a bit more limited so I was wondering if people were willing to help me out.
Proposed solution is as follows:
- Powered motor at gate (none selected yet, wanted to get some advice on how to integrate first)
- Matching remote controls for our cars to open/close
- Gate will auto-close after x seconds
- Integration component XY to remotely trigger "open gate event" in HS3. This would connect to the motor and get it to open and then close it after 30 seconds or so
- Internal zwave remote / webpage / other method for calling the event
Constraints
- Gate is approximately 30-40 meters (90feet) from house
- Rack with homeseer kit is approximately 95 feet from gate
- I don't have a RFXCOM currently (thinking about it)
- The gate motor will have power
- I can get a CAT5 or other cable to the gate motor, but the run would be approximately 100m (300 feet) and for the last 10-20 meters, it might need to be in the same conduit as the power which i'd like to avoid as it tends to cause interference / be slightly dodgy!
Grateful if anyone can make some suggestions, I've looked into the following:
- Somfy motorised front gates - not available in AUS ;-( as the rest of my blinds / awnings are Somfy and this would have been easy
- RFXCOM - looks like an option depending on range limitations
- zWave - i've got an extensive network already but i'm concerned about distance. It would however be a relatively easy way
- GlobalCache - already got some of this kit and it works well in HS3. Just concerned about getting cabling to it (as noted above) and would prefer not to extend wifi to this location
- Other solution
Grateful any suggestions for what people have done themselves
I'm looking to purchase a front gate motor, but want to get one that I can integrate into HomeSeer. I'm in Aus so my options are a bit more limited so I was wondering if people were willing to help me out.
Proposed solution is as follows:
- Powered motor at gate (none selected yet, wanted to get some advice on how to integrate first)
- Matching remote controls for our cars to open/close
- Gate will auto-close after x seconds
- Integration component XY to remotely trigger "open gate event" in HS3. This would connect to the motor and get it to open and then close it after 30 seconds or so
- Internal zwave remote / webpage / other method for calling the event
Constraints
- Gate is approximately 30-40 meters (90feet) from house
- Rack with homeseer kit is approximately 95 feet from gate
- I don't have a RFXCOM currently (thinking about it)
- The gate motor will have power
- I can get a CAT5 or other cable to the gate motor, but the run would be approximately 100m (300 feet) and for the last 10-20 meters, it might need to be in the same conduit as the power which i'd like to avoid as it tends to cause interference / be slightly dodgy!
Grateful if anyone can make some suggestions, I've looked into the following:
- Somfy motorised front gates - not available in AUS ;-( as the rest of my blinds / awnings are Somfy and this would have been easy
- RFXCOM - looks like an option depending on range limitations
- zWave - i've got an extensive network already but i'm concerned about distance. It would however be a relatively easy way
- GlobalCache - already got some of this kit and it works well in HS3. Just concerned about getting cabling to it (as noted above) and would prefer not to extend wifi to this location
- Other solution
Grateful any suggestions for what people have done themselves
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