Automatically opening door

[MacDaddy]

I’ve just joined this site. I hope I can get some help. The concept seems simple. I want my dog wear a fob on her collar so when she gets near the door, an automatic opener opens the door. The opener can easily be installed to work with a button or a keypad but with a fob seems tough. Can anyone help?

 

[davenn]

Hi there
welcome to EP

I’ve just joined this site. I hope I can get some help. The concept seems simple. I want my dog wear a fob on her collar so when she gets near the door, an automatic opener opens the door. The opener can easily be installed to work with a button or a keypad but with a fob seems tough. Can anyone help?

you want something like this ......

http://www.altronics.com.au/p/a1011-uhf-remote-control-switch-system/

find a similar product in your country / or on ebay

actually not quite

what you really want is a proximity card reader .... ummm let me look


Dave

 

[davenn]

cant find anything in a quick look, but you are looking at an RFID system

 

[kellys_eye]

Such pet access hatches already exist.

We had our cats microchipped to stop a stray following them indoors and the chip is sensed by the hatch and unlatches it for access.

The hatch is fully programmable for direction (in/out), time(s) and day/night - they even do one for dogs.....

https://intl.petsafe.net/en-gb

 

[MacDaddy]

Such pet access hatches already exist.

We had our cats microchipped to stop a stray following them indoors and the chip is sensed by the hatch and unlatches it for access.

The hatch is fully programmable for direction (in/out), time(s) and day/night - they even do one for dogs.....

https://intl.petsafe.net/en-gb

Thanks but the dog is very large and the door is almost entirely made of glass. Those types of pet doors won't work in my application.

 

[kellys_eye]

the dog is very large

How large is 'very'?

The product caters for dogs up to 45kg and the video on this page shows the comparative size of the doors (showing the largest) which, TBH, even I could crawl through (6ft 2in, 250lbs)!

https://store.intl.petsafe.net/en-gb/smartdoor-electronic-pet-door

 

[MacDaddy]

How large is 'very'?

The product caters for dogs up to 45kg and the video on this page shows the comparative size of the doors (showing the largest) which, TBH, even I could crawl through (6ft 2in, 250lbs)!

https://store.intl.petsafe.net/en-gb/smartdoor-electronic-pet-door

I would not be able to put that product in my glass door.

 

[MacDaddy]

So , you should check this article , maybe it will helps http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Automatic-Self-Sensing-Opening-and-Closing-/

That would allow anyone to enter my home. I would like a fob on the dog's collar to activate the door to open. Thanks for the help but, that is not what I need.