garage door openers

Feb 26, 2006 3 Replies
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So I just installed a new garage door opener, and somehow taught it how to recognize the two transmitters that came with it. The instructions assured me the openers would somehow 'roll their code' each time the door was opened as a security measure.



How does this work? For sure the transmitters don't cycle to a new code each time the button is pressed, else they'd get out of sequence too easily. Could it be there's some form of cross check, that the door opener transmits a signal the opener has to respond to?



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typically the way that they work is that the receiver will accept the current code, and the next 10 or so codes in the sequence as valid. It resets the current code based on the last valid received code. The openers will sometimes recognize more than one transmitter as well, keeping two or more sets of rolling codes. There is wide variation in this among models and manufacturers. --Dale

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The transmitter does all the work. The communication is one-way. Google for "Keeloq" to see one of the technologies. It is very sophisticated . The transmitter sends a serial number, a secure code that tells the receiver what the next one will be, and information on up to four buttons plus low battery. The receiver then calculates what the next code will be. If they get out of sync beyond a certain number of presses, it only takes one more button press to resync.

Ben Miller

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