X10 Controlled Garage Door The following describes how to add remote control to your garage door using X-10 control so that you can close your garage door on a timed schedule ( have it close every week day at 11:00 PM in case you forget), by telephone, or even with your computer!

IMPORTANT! Please make sure that the auto-reverse feature is adjusted properly and in good working order since using this set up will mean that you are closing your garage door while unattended.




What you will need: (1) X-10 Appliance module (#AM486 or AM466)

(1) X-10 "Burglar Alarm Interface" (#PF284)

(1) X-10 Universal Module (#UM506)

2-Conductor Wire

(1) Wide gap, N.C. Magnetic sensor switch



INSTALLATION: 1. Set AM486 to (for example) G1 and plug into outlet above door opener.

2. Set UM506 to G2, momentary, Relay and sounder, and plug into AM486

3. Connect output terminals of UM506 to the screw terminals that your momentary push-button is connected to. (Leave push-button connected!)

4. Install magnetic sensor. The contact part can be mounted on the track using Adhesive Mounting Putty available in hardware stores. The magnet part should be screwed to the garage door. Mount the sensor in such a way that the contact closes when the door is fully open. When mounting the sensor, be careful that neither part interferes with the motion of the garage door.

5. Set the PF284 to G1, input 2, mode 3 and plug into any convenient outlet. Wire contacts of PF284 to magnetic sensor switch. Again, route the wires in such a way that they don't interfere with the motion of the garage door. Your installation is now done! (Easy isn't it?)



OPERATION: Note! Your door will operate normally using the push-button or remote controls that you already have!

1. Door is closed. Send G1 "On" to "unlock" the system. Then send G2 "On" to open door. Note that if the door is closed, sending G2 "On" will not open the door. More on this later.

2. Door is open. Send G2 "On" to close door. When door closes, The PF284 sends a G1 "Off" command that "locks" the door.



HOW IT WORKS: Let's say that you come home from work and open the garage door with your normal remote control. You've been running late and in your haste to get dinner, you forget to close the garage door. When the door opened, the PF284 sent a G1 "On" command to the AM486 allowing the UM506 to receive commands. You could set a timer console to send a G2 "On" command every day at 11:00 PM. This would close the door if it was open, but would do nothing if it was closed.

You could also install a telephone interface so you could close the door from any telephone if you forgot. Or, you could open the door to let in a neighbor or repairmen. You can also use X-10 keychain remotes as additional remotes.