Twice I’ve been woken up now at 1am because my Driveway gate is open. It’s not that nice being woken up by an over-active finger on your buzzer (gate buzzer that is)…

Now I’ve decided that somehow I need to get my Gate wired into my house alarm. That way I can walk past the keypad on my way to bed and see that the Gate is still open. This sounds a whole lot more complex than it really is. Depending on what electronics you have available or can lay your hands on, it can be an easy half hour job.

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