Connecting Sensors and Sensor InputsUpdated 7 months ago
There are multiple situations where you may want to enable and disable certain sensors/remotes. Examples would include:
- Enabling an interior and exterior motion sensor during the daytime, and disabling both motion sensors during nighttime
- Enable a hidden exterior wall button at all times, but keep the interior wall button disabled at nighttime to keep children from going out.
- Enabling a tag set for human usage during the daytime, then disabling it at nighttime
To accomplish this, all of our systems have multiple sensor inputs. These sensor inputs have different priority levels, and are enabled or disabled depending on the unit's mode.
There are three main sensor inputs (with a fourth specialized input):
- Inside Sensor (AKA Master/Primary) is the highest priority input. Any sensors or remotes set to Inside Sensor will be able to open the door in Green, Red, or Pet Mode. Note that the sensor/remote does not to physically be on the interior of your home to be set to "Inside Sensor."
- Outside Sensor (AKA Slave/Secondary) is the second highest priority input. Any sensors or remotes set to Outside Sensor can open the door in Green or Pet Mode only. Current versions of system have the ability to also disable the Outside Sensor input in Pet Mode, making any sensors or remotes set to Outside Sensor work in Green Mode only. Again, note that the sensor/remote does not to physically be on the exterior of your home to be set to "Outside Sensor."
- Pet Sensor is the lowest priority input. Any sensors or remote set to Pet Sensor will open the door in Pet Mode only. This is regardless of whether the sensor/remote is placed on the interior or exterior.
- Stacker Sensor is a specialized input for the AutoSlide and MultiDrive only, which serves to start/stop/reverse the door when in Blue Mode.
These sensor inputs are located on the controller of your system. Refer to your system's control panel for sensor port labels.
 Location of sensor ports on AutoSlide/MultiDrive |  Location of sensor ports on AutoSwing |
Referring back to our three example situations, here are corresponding potential setups:
Desired Operation | Setting | Result Operation |
| Enabling an interior and exterior motion sensor during the daytime, and disabling both motion sensors during nighttime | Set both interior and exterior motion sensor to "Outside Sensor" | Both motion sensors work in Green Mode, and both motion sensors are disabled in Red Mode. |
Enable a hidden exterior wall button at all times, but keep the interior wall button disabled at nighttime to keep children from going out | Set hidden exterior wall button to "Inside Sensor" and the interior wall button to "Outside Sensor" | The exterior wall button will work in Green Mode or Red Mode. The interior wall button will work in Green Mode, but not Red Mode. |
Enabling a tag set for human usage during the daytime, then disabling it at nighttime | Plug tag receiver box into "Outside Sensor" | The tag sensor will work in Green Mode, but not in Red Mode. |
A full in-depth guide for the different sensor inputs and operating modes can be found below:
Setting Sensors/Remotes to Inside/Outside/Pet
Most wireless sensors and remotes, including:
- The wireless microwave
- The wireless IR sensor
- The wireless handwave
- The wireless wall button
Include a small internal switch to set the sensor/remote to either Inside or Outside, or Outside or Pet. Refer to the instructions for the sensor/remote to locate and set this switch. Some wireless accessories, such as the 4-button key FOB remote and the 10-digit security keypad, are preset to Inside.
Hardwired sensors can be simply plugged into the desired sensor input on the control panel.
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