topic Re: Detecting garage door movement in Arlo Q

Detecting garage door movement

Arnifix — Sat, 13 May 2017 04:41:09 GMT

Hi all.

I am trying to find a way to have my Arlo Q detect my garage door opening. The door has a habit of doing this on its own, but the Arlo doesn't detect it. Is there some way I can make the door "detectable" so I can then close the door?

Cheers!

Re: Detecting garage door movement

TomMac — Sat, 13 May 2017 11:13:17 GMT

Depends on where the camera is in relationship to the door... The Q has the best response to motion as it is pixel based detection ( change in picture )

How far and where is the camera located?

If the camera is in the gargage the Q should have no issue seeing the door open, Even an older Arlo camera does this for me ( it sees the ir/light differences ) but is placed fairly close.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Arnifix — Sat, 13 May 2017 11:16:13 GMT

It's a two car garage with two doors and the camera is at the far end from the doors in a corner about 8 feet above the ground, pointing so it can see both of them.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

TomMac — Sat, 13 May 2017 11:23:23 GMT

It should see the doors move from across the 20 odd ft....

Check your SENSE levels and adjust slowly higher ( test each time )

OR if possible put some sort of refective/bright tape on the middle panel of door to highlite movement

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Arnifix — Sat, 13 May 2017 11:30:24 GMT

The sense levels are already at 100% so I'll try the tape! I wasn't sure if that was going to work.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

TomMac — Sat, 13 May 2017 11:50:18 GMT

As a secondary question, is the garage lighted or not ?

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Arnifix — Sat, 13 May 2017 12:54:35 GMT

It's not normally, but a light comes on whenever the garage door opener is triggered.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Tom06 — Sun, 14 May 2017 05:19:42 GMT

I'm suprised it's not picking up the movement of the garage door. The tape idea might help. You could also try audio detection. My garage door makes enough noise for that to work.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Columbian — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:42:35 GMT

Try turning the camera sideways so that the garage door is crossing the field of view (e.g. left to right ) as it opens.

Re: Detecting garage door movement

Arnifix — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:49:45 GMT

Will give this a go, but that is definitely not an idea solution, as it likely won't cover both doors.

The tape idea hasn't worked and the audio idea is unfortunately a no-go as it will trigger a lot of false positives. Am going to set up a garage door monitoring system as well which will hopefully do a better job.