The Bypass Door/Window Contact is designed for use on doors that may need to be temporarily bypassed to serve as an entry and exit path to an armed zone. There is a discreet hidden push button integrated to the top of the case that allows a user to activate the bypass feature—to open and close the door once without having to disarm the alarm panel. A special coded message is sent to compatible receivers that can log this local user bypass event. An integrated LED indicates to the user, the state and status of the bypass feature. For higher security, the bypass push button can be disabled and the contact can be used as a micro sized door window contact without the local bypass feature. A message is sent when the magnet is moved away from the contact and another message is sent when the magnet is replaced near the contact again. It communicates with a 2GIG control panel at the 345Mhz frequency. The contact is equipped with a cover tamper to notify the user if the device has been tampered with.
(2GIG panel firmware version 1.14 or higher is required to log the bypass activity.) Wireless signal range: 275 ft (80 m) with 2GIG Panel Transmitter frequency: 345 MHz (crystal controlled) Unique ID Codes: over one (1) million different code combinations Supervisory interval: 70 minutes *Local bypass code output messages are logged only on receivers with updated software supporting this feature Contact us for technical manuals or to be connected with a 2GIG Dealer in your area.The requested URL /viewtopic.php?f=2&t=263 was not found on this server.< 1 2 34 > 4,775 posts, read 8,007,272 times Originally Posted by Specklemutt1 Those sensors can (and do!) fail. New ones are about $20 on Amazon. 3,735 posts, read 4,025,775 times 4,281 posts, read 8,711,608 times 3,166 posts, read 5,340,607 times 20,793 posts, read 46,207,309 times Originally Posted by golfgal If you have the manual, there might be a way of bypassing the sensors (with a jumper wire in the motor housing) for testing purposes.
HD and Lowes have a very loose return policy. Originally Posted by accufitgolf On Chamberlain/LiftMaster/Craftsman units, holding the button will bypass the sensors.Originally it was not closing all the way but reversing as in going backup but would close all the way when the button in the garage was held down. Is so, we are back to the sensors. What hubby is telling me is that if you hold the button down the door will go down but as soon as you release the button it goes back up. I haven't actually tried to do anything with it yet to see exactly what it is doing though. I'll run over to Home Depot and get some and see if that helps. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow in home automation technology space, and some devices appear to be more useful than others.
An app-enabled slow cooker? I can see the utility for some people. An app-enabled garage door opener? Now, that's something that's truly useful. That's exactly what we have with Chamberlain's $130 MyQ Garage system.Some higher-end Chamberlain garage door openers — the company also makes openers under the LiftMaster name — included internet connectivity for a while, but the MyQ Garage, launched earlier this year, allows users to add app-enabled connectivity to most garage doors made after 1993, including those from Craftsman, Genie, LiftMaster, Stanley, and many more (compatibility chart).Thanks to an ingenious solution, the MyQ Garage doesn't require any changes be made to your existing garage door setup. There are two components. A base station installs with a pair of included screws on the ceiling near the main drive motor of the garage door opener. A second, smaller battery-powered box (about three inches square) attaches to the garage door with adhesive tape. This is the clever bit.
The door-mounted box has an accelerometer inside that knows when the garage door is open, closed, or when it's moving. All the base station does is send open/close commands to the door opener, similar to the remote control in your car.A box checking to see if the door is open or closed is an elegant solution that saves homeowners (and renters) from needing to perform a costly and unnecessary garage door opener replacement. Instead, they simply to add their garage door to the IoT.The companion app, available for iPhone and Android, is very simple. It can be set up with multiple garage doors or even a front gate or lighting, plus other locations for those who have a vacation home, for example. On the front page of the app — which, handily, can be set to not ask for a password if desired — is an illustration of a garage door that shows the current state of the door (open, closed, in motion) and how long it has been in that state. Figure A shows that my door has been closed for some 15 hours.
Simply tapping the door will send a command to either open or close it. It only takes a second or two for the door to respond, even if you're around the world.Here's one interesting part — the opener, when it's trying close the door, emits a long series of beeps and flashes its on-board light repeatedly. This is because you may be hundreds of miles away from your door when it's trying to close, and if there are people in the garage, they may not expect the door to start moving. It's a warning of sorts, and — though it's annoying when you're in the garage — if you're closing the door from afar, it gives you some peace of mind that the thing won't just start moving and squish your neighbor.The company also strongly recommends that users only use the system with garage doors equipped with obstruction sensors, made mandatory on all new systems in the early 90's. It also says the system should be used only on sectional doors, not larger and heavier one-piece doors.Early reviewers have noted some difficulty in getting the system installed, but it appears Chamberlain has worked out most of the kinks as our system installed flawlessly in about 15 minutes.