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Re: Garage door opener electronics

To: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: Garage door opener electronics
From: Steven Trovato <trovato@computer.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 18:57:03 -0500
But, the transmitter and receiver both attach to the SAME two 
terminals.  That means that the signal is coming back to the same screw 
terminal that is supplying voltage to the transmitter.

At 03:18 PM 3/23/03 -0800, Roland Wilhelmy wrote:
>Steve-
>
>I think (and that's dangerous) that while the transmitter has a
>voltage supply and ground connection, the receiver is passive.  That
>is, it makes or breaks a connection depending on whether it is
>receiving an IR signal that it can respond to.  So I think the
>receiver has a ground and a signal input (to the terminal on the box)
>connection, only.
>
>-Roland

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