The WPA-3000 Driveway Alarm by Dakota Alert is magnetometer based wireless driveway alert system. This means it will only alert you when the driveway sensor detects large metallic objects. Many driveway alarm systems are based on PIR sensors that send alert to the driveway alert receiver on any movement (humans, animals, or other things non-metallic objects).
The WPA-3000's transmitter or driveway sensor, is powered by a 9-volt battery and the sensor is then connected with 50 feet of wire to a probe buried in the ground.
The driveway alarm sensor's probe is buried next to the driveway and will then begin detecting metallic objects that pass within 10-12 feet of the probe. When a vehicle drives by, the transmitter will send a signal to the WPA-3000 receiver up to 600 feet away.
The 3000's series of Driveway Alarm products are the latest technologies offered by Dakota Alert and IS NOT backwards compatiable with their other driveway alert systems. Dakota Alert manufactures a metallic based and motion based (PIR) driveway alarm systems WPA-3000 and WMA-3000, respectively. Boths alert systems use the same receiver, the WR-3000 (see below for pricing)
- The receiver in the WPA and WMA-3000 systems in this set is the WR-3000. It is capabile of playing four chimes which allows you to distinguish which driveway sensor is transmitting the signal. The chime receiver plugs into a standard wall outlet. You may also additional receivers and sensors to the 3000 series driveway alarm systems.
- This driveway alert only detects metallic objects!
- This driveway alarm has up to a 600 ft range to receiver.
- The wireless sensor will not detect movement by non-metallic objects.
- The WR-3000 is equipped with four form “C” relays (one for each channel), and one 12-volt DC output terminal that will activate for several seconds when a signal is received.
- The receiver can be user-programmed, so the 12-volt DC terminal and one relay will activate for 10 minutes, if this is desired. The tones will still sound for several seconds.
- Temperature operating range of this product is -30 degrees to 120 degrees fahrenheit
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