Automatic gate opening — how does it work?
Automatic gate opening is useful when the phone can recognise a real car trip and send the opening command early enough without the driver reaching for the phone.
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Gate Auto Open
Guides to automatic gate opening
Learn how automatic gate opening works and how to match the setup to your car, approach road and gate controller.
Opening a gate with a phone — what are the options?
A phone can reduce the need for another remote, but the key question is how the gate controller accepts a command.
Read guide →GPS and geofencing for automatic gate opening
Geofencing and precise GPS have different jobs. A well-designed setup does not need to track the phone at maximum accuracy all day.
Read guide →Car Bluetooth and automatic gate opening
Car Bluetooth is useful context: it does not tell the app where you are, but it can indicate that a drive has started.
Read guide →Automatic gate opening on arrival
The best trigger point is not directly on the gate. The system needs to recognise the correct approach earlier and account for the motor opening time.
Read guide →GSM, SUPLA or HTTP/HTTPS — how should a gate be controlled?
Location automation answers “when”, while the control method answers “how” the command reaches the gate.
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