So I've got this bad habit of not remembering if I closed the garage door when I leave my home. The whole process of opening the garage door, walking out of the garage (my vehicle is usually parked outside), pressing the GDO remote to close the door as I approach my car (I don't leave the GDO remote in my car when it is parked outside), then getting in and leaving is so "automatic" that I do it without thinking about it. Then, when I'm a block or two away, I start wondering whether or not I closed the door or if it "reversed" for some reason. That causes me to turn around to check, and 99.99% of the time, the door is closed. I know...pretty weird.
So, I'm thinking there has to be some way to notify the driver when he is leaving that the garage door is still open. Maybe some combination of proximity devices and a garage door sensor that could detect that the vehicle is leaving but the door is still open, so start blinking an LED for a minute in the vehicle or say some kind of prerecorded message or something like that. If I know the door doesn't need to be closed, I can ignore the signal.
The trigger might be a combination of the garage door being opened within the last few minutes, one of my vehicles leaving the property, and the garage door not closed. Under "normal conditions", the door is closed while I am still within 50' of my home (still on my driveway).
Equipment-wise, the starting point is an M1G with a sensor on the garage door. Everything else is open for consideration.
Ira
So, I'm thinking there has to be some way to notify the driver when he is leaving that the garage door is still open. Maybe some combination of proximity devices and a garage door sensor that could detect that the vehicle is leaving but the door is still open, so start blinking an LED for a minute in the vehicle or say some kind of prerecorded message or something like that. If I know the door doesn't need to be closed, I can ignore the signal.
The trigger might be a combination of the garage door being opened within the last few minutes, one of my vehicles leaving the property, and the garage door not closed. Under "normal conditions", the door is closed while I am still within 50' of my home (still on my driveway).
Equipment-wise, the starting point is an M1G with a sensor on the garage door. Everything else is open for consideration.
Ira