I want to monitor the driveway for vehicle and pedestrian traffic to turn driveway lights on upon arrival. I want to turn the lights on as soon as the threshold is broken. The driveway is approximately 50 metres long and branches off a shared driveway (Think of a fork with 3 prongs and the 3 houses are at the end of the prongs)
To-date I've used standard Motion sensors mounted on the house for monitoring our driveway with limited success.
So I'm thinking of using a Photocell as used in electric gates mounted at the threshold of the driveway and after some advice / experience.
Have you done this kind of setup already ?
Can you reccomend photocells ?
Do I need to run power cables to both transmitter and receiver ?
Is the output just a dry contact relay which I can wire into a sensor ?
Are there better ways of doing this.
Many Thanks.
Phill
To-date I've used standard Motion sensors mounted on the house for monitoring our driveway with limited success.
So I'm thinking of using a Photocell as used in electric gates mounted at the threshold of the driveway and after some advice / experience.
Have you done this kind of setup already ?
Can you reccomend photocells ?
Do I need to run power cables to both transmitter and receiver ?
Is the output just a dry contact relay which I can wire into a sensor ?
Are there better ways of doing this.
Many Thanks.
Phill
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