Gate Control
Dry-contact output for common operator interfaces, with event logging and conservative control boundaries.
Rural entrance operations
The smart entrance system built for the end of the road.
Perimeter One coordinates gates, beam sensors, configurable event inputs, flood lights, cameras, phone alerts, battery-primary power, Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity, and installer diagnostics through a local-first controller that works beside existing gate operators. Early beta sites are now being considered.
Dry-contact compatible
Local-first control
Snapshot alerts
Beta sites wanted
The problem
Rural entrances are complicated systems pretending to be simple gates.
A modern property entrance is usually a mix of gate operator, beams, lights, cameras, keypads, Wi-Fi bridges, relays, and improvised wiring. When something fails, owners lose visibility and installers lose hours diagnosing it.
Know
See beam events, gate activity, lighting triggers, snapshots, and other sensor activity in one trail.
Light
Turn floods, approach lights, and service lights into coordinated entrance scenes.
Alert
Get real-time phone notifications with camera snapshots when something happens.
The platform
One controller for the entrance ecosystem.
Perimeter One Core sits beside the existing gate operator and coordinates the pieces around it: beam sensors, configurable event inputs, gate state, lighting zones, camera snapshots, phone alerts, local logs, and web dashboard access.
Beam & Event Sensors
The current prototype uses a beam sensor, but the same event-input approach can support other dry-contact or relay-style sensors, including many motion sensor setups.
Smart Lighting
Lux-aware control for floods, approach lights, keypad lights, and work lights, with dark-only operation when daylight makes lighting unnecessary.
Camera Alerts
The current camera integration captures entrance snapshots and attaches them to real-time phone notifications, so owners see what happened, not just that something happened.
Redundant Power Path
Current hardware is battery-primary, with Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity options and optional backup power where the site supports it.
Installer Diagnostics
Live input testing, relay checks, software health, device status, and support access before a truck roll.
Current working functions
What the beta controller does today.
The current Perimeter One prototype is already running as a local entrance controller with an event-sensor input, dark-aware light automation, gate relay control, service/reset output, power health monitoring, event logs, remote update support, and home-automation-compatible event payloads. The companion camera package already captures entrance snapshots, sends phone notifications with the image attached, and keeps image history available for review.
Controller & Network
- Local embedded controller
- Battery-primary field power
- Ethernet or Wi-Fi connectivity path
- Optional backup power path
- Local web dashboard
- Remote update support
- Software release tracking
Sensors & Inputs
- Beam sensor input for arrival/event detection
- Configurable event input path for motion-capable sensors
- Ambient light sensor for dark-aware operation
- Local status display
- Event logging for troubleshooting
Lighting Logic
- Lighting-control output for listed external relay path
- Lights can trigger from beam events
- Lux threshold prevents daytime lighting
- Designed for external listed relays on field loads
Gate & Service Outputs
- Dry-contact gate relay
- Auxiliary service/reset output
- Relay checks from the dashboard
- Conservative auxiliary-control approach
Camera & Alert Hooks
- Home-automation-compatible event payloads
- Structured event payloads
- Verified local event integration
- Entrance camera snapshot capture
- Mobile notification with image attached
- Owner-facing image history
Dark-Only Light Operation
The controller reads ambient light and can keep flood outputs inactive during daylight, even when an entrance event is triggered. That means entrance lights respond when they are useful: after dusk, at night, or below a configured darkness threshold.
Hardware direction
Field hardware for real entrances.
The prototype proves the behavior on a battery-primary architecture with flexible connectivity options. The product roadmap hardens that into field hardware with protected inputs, protected relay outputs, clear terminals, surge protection, test pads, and enclosure-ready layout.
Core Battery
For field entrances where local battery power is the primary uptime strategy.
PoE Backup
For entrances where Ethernet/PoE is available as a supplemental power path, while Wi-Fi remains an option for retrofit sites.
Vision Package
Security camera snapshots, real-time phone alerts, image history, and event timeline tied to beam, auxiliary sensor, and gate activity.
Local-first reliability
The gate should still work when the internet does not.
Essential entrance behavior runs on-site. Companion services add notifications, history, remote support, fleet visibility, and camera snapshots, but the core logic is not dependent on a remote server.
- Local web dashboard and event logs
- Home-automation-compatible event payloads
- Remote software updates
- Optional companion service for alerts and support
Customer payoff
Know what happened at the entrance.
Beam broke. A configured event sensor went active. Gate opened. Floods came on because it was dark. Camera captured the arrival. Your phone got the snapshot. Perimeter One turns the entrance into a readable event trail.
19:42 Beam event detected
19:42 Auxiliary sensor active
19:42 Zone 1 and 2 lights on
19:43 Gate command logged
19:43 Phone alert sent with snapshot
Beta program
Help shape the first field-ready version.
Perimeter One is looking for a small number of rural entrances where the product can be installed, observed, improved, and validated under real conditions.
Good Beta Fit
Existing automatic gate, long driveway, limited visibility from the house, and a real need for entrance alerts, lighting, or camera snapshots.
What You Get
A local-first entrance controller, configured event logging, lighting automation options, and direct feedback access during the beta period.
What We Learn
Which inputs matter, how many lighting zones real sites need, what installers need to diagnose issues, and where the hardware should harden next.
Beta note:
Perimeter One works beside existing operators and does not replace gate safety systems or entrapment-protection devices.
Apply for beta
Tell us about your entrance.
Early beta openings are limited. The best applicants have an existing gate, a real entrance problem, and willingness to share feedback while the product is refined.
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Property type and general location
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Gate operator brand/model if known
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Current beams, lights, cameras, and network
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What you want the entrance to do better