Gate Loop Sensors
Maximize the safety and automation of your entry system with professional Gate Loop Sensors. These underground detection systems act as the “brain” of your driveway, sensing the electromagnetic presence of vehicles to trigger opening, closing, or safety commands. Whether you need a gate to open automatically as you approach or stay open to prevent hitting a car, our precision-installed loops provide the ultimate hands-free experience.
Invisible Detection for Seamless Automation
We specialize in the design and installation of inductive loop systems that integrate directly with your LiftMaster or Viking gate operator. By burying specialized copper wire beneath your driveway surface, we create an invisible detection field that is immune to weather, wind, or animal interference. This ensures that your gate only responds to vehicles, providing a high level of accuracy that infrared sensors or cameras simply cannot match.
Essential Loop System Types
- Exit Loops: Automatically trigger the gate to open when a vehicle approaches from the inside, allowing for a seamless departure.
- Safety (Reverse) Loops: Detect a vehicle standing in the gate’s path and prevent the gate from closing, protecting your car from impact.
- Shadow Loops: Specifically for swing gates, these monitor the “swing zone” to ensure the gate doesn’t hit a vehicle while in motion.
- Entry Loops: Used in high-traffic commercial settings to alert a guard or trigger a Telephone Entry System when a visitor arrives.
- Dual-Channel Detectors: Advanced logic controllers that can distinguish between a vehicle entering and one exiting the property.
Advanced Technical Features
- Sensitivity Adjustment: Our sensors can be fine-tuned to detect everything from a large truck to a small motorcycle or trailer.
- Environmental Tracking: Automatic frequency adjustment to account for changes in soil moisture or temperature without losing accuracy.
- Lightning Protection: Integrated surge suppression to protect your expensive Loop Detectors from underground electrical spikes.
- Cross-Talk Prevention: Specialized wiring techniques that allow multiple loops to operate near each other without signal interference.
- Fail-Safe Operation: Configured to hold the gate open in the event of a power or sensor failure for maximum vehicle safety.
Professional Installation Methods
- Saw-Cut Loops: We use precision diamond-blade saws to cut thin grooves into existing asphalt or concrete for a clean, flush finish.
- Preformed Paving Loops: Ideal for new construction, these are installed directly under pavers or poured concrete for a completely hidden look.
- High-Grade Sealants: We use industrial Polyurethane Sealants to protect the wires from moisture, chemicals, and traffic wear.
- Trenching and Conduit: All lead-in wires are housed in protective PVC conduit to prevent damage from landscaping or ground shifts.
- Electronic Calibration: Our technicians use specialized meters to test the “Q-factor” and inductance of every loop for 100% reliability.
Maintenance and Diagnostic Services
- Loop Continuity Testing: Checking for breaks or shorts in the underground wire that could cause intermittent gate malfunctions.
- Sealant Re-application: Inspecting and repairing cracked driveway sealant to prevent water from reaching the sensor wires.
- Detector Module Replacement: Swapping out old or faulty plug-in detectors with modern, high-speed digital units.
- Sensitivity Re-tuning: Adjusting your system if you change vehicle types (such as switching to a lower-profile car or a taller truck).
- System Upgrades: Retrofitting older gate operators with modern, UL 325-compliant loop logic for enhanced property safety.
