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Q. What protects the sensor? Is it possible to remove the sensor housing and interfere with sensor operation?
A. The arm position sensor and all necessary splices are housed in a thick-walled aluminum canister on top of the pivot post. It is held closed with security bolts and also, for added protection, includes a second sensor to monitor the housing position. If the housing is opened, LightLOC will trigger an alarm stating that the housing has been opened.

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Can someone simply cut through the gate to gain entry undetected?
A. No. This gate was designed to be installed in remote areas where no surveillance exists other than the optical fibers comprising the LightLOC system. Of course, in locations like that, a potential intruder would have ample time to cut through the gate without rotating the arm and tripping the sensor, but doing so would also trip an alarm since optical fibers are installed within the gate components, as illustrated below. These fibers are monitored with the same system that monitors the sensors in the gate sensor housing.

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Is SmartENTRY crash rated?
A. Standard SmartENTRY is not crash rated. It was designed to be a detection device only. LightLOC does, however, work closely with a manufacturer of DOS crash-rated gates. The LightLOC system can easily be installed onto those gates.

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How sensitive is SmartENTRY?
A. The sensor in SmartENTRY is designed to provide a range of sensitivity by simply using different cam profiles. When SmartENTRY was originally designed, the trip point was set so that an alarm would sound when the tip of the gate was 4 feet from its closed position. It was determined that it was this width that would allow entry of a vehicle in a scenario where a pair pf gates were installed.

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What’s the widest clear roadway span SmartENTRY can protect?
A. SmartENTRY can be engineered to span just about any length that a gate would be placed. The gates can be used in pairs or as single arms where the span is short.