in about a month, I plan on installing an automatic chicken coop door. I'm planning on using an OutletLinc to control the motor.

 

I was wondering if anyone here has done this, and if so, what does your program look like?

I have a chicken coup with a home made automatic door opener. I am using my Elk to control it but that I could be using the ISY just the same.

 

I use an RF relay to control it. I soldered the remote controls button terminals to relays on the Elk which causes the remote to send the signal to the RF relay unit in the coup which closes or opens the door. It works great.

 

This is the RF relay I bought: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130545242235?ss ... 1439.l2649

 

I used this set of double pole relays since each button closes 2 contacts. http://www.ebay.com/itm/130589816898?ss ... 1439.l2649

 

The double pole relays are connected to 8 outputs on the Elk. When you turn an output on the elk on, it powers up one of the relays on the dpdt board. This closes a contact on the rf transmitter which sends the signal to the rf receiver which closes a relay which powers the motor that closes or opens the door.

 

Now that I have the ISY/Elk module I could use ISY to control it. If I hadn't already set it up in ISY, I would do that, but why bother now, it works as it should.

 

It takes a little patience to solder up the 32 wires necessay to control all 8 buttons (th

Wow. That sounds complicated.

 

I was going to use this:

http://www.smarthome.com/31427/Add-A-Mo ... tor/p.aspx

 

This would be plugged into the OutletLinc and controlled by an on/off command.