T100 motion sensor and sliding gate

T100 motion sensor and sliding gate

T100 motion sensor and sliding gate
T100 motion sensor and sliding gate
a week ago - last edited a week ago
Model: Tapo T100  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.12.0 Build 230512

My Tapo T100 motion sensor doesn't recognise movement of driveway automatic sliding gate. 

I want to make an automatic scene where lights turn on when I open the sliding gate to my driveway.

I positioned T100 in couple of locations pointed to sliding gate and in all of them sensor registers every motion except sliding gate.

Any suggestions?

 

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Re:T100 motion sensor and sliding gate
a week ago

  @markosamarzija 

 

The T100 uses a PIR sensor, which can only detect movement when there are significant changes in infrared radiation, for example, the heat changes when people or pets move. 

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Re:T100 motion sensor and sliding gate
a week ago

  @markosamarzija Perhaps putting something on the gate that will have a different heat signature than the gate material.  If the gate is black for example, try something light colored.  If light colored try something black.  Maybe a mirror or even a bicycle reflector would work.  If the gate is not a solid materal such as a wrought iron for example,  hanging a sign or something might work. 

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