... is it possible to interface a garage door opener with a home security system? I envision: a main keypad at the front door, a remote keypad in the garage to disarm the system, I'd think it would work like this: I hit the door opener button, the door opens, there is a delay of 90 seconds? so I can pull in, hop out and punch in my code to deactivate the alarm. I'm not interested in operating the garage door from the alarm system.
You need a sensor on the garage door track and wire it on the entry/exit zone.
Mine is wired that way. The sensor is just like a regular door sensor.
most new security systems have key-fob arm/disarm anyways. the one my brother has has three buttons for arm/disarm, home/away and panic/police/fire/medical, PLUS three programmable buttons to 12-30V DC outputs on the systems main panel.
one is garage door, one is outside lighting timer/daylight over ride, and one is hotwired to announce current system status, without having to arm/disarm to see if you already did it, or see if the garage door is closed. i.e. push it and it will say: "system armed, garage closed, lighting off" or something to that effect.
the entire system was $500 and $30 to monitor by some local company.
and berkeley ADT! Just flat out no holds barred berkeley ADT.
-J0N
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