Gate Loop Detectors

Installing gate loop detectors ensures the safety of vehicles from damage brought about by the gate accidentally closing.

Are you ever worried about a gate opener crashing into your vehicle? Properties that experience heavy vehicular traffic, and even those that do not, should install gate loop detectors. This is a type of vehicle detector that detects the presence of vehicles in an open gate.

Also referred to as vehicle loop detectors, these are safety devices installed on automatic gates to ensure that the gate won’t close if there are any obstructions. This helps to prevent injuries and damage to vehicles and property.

Why Install a Gate Loop Detector?

You have probably seen communities with this vehicle detection device in use. Commercial properties may also employ a vehicle loop detector so that their gate operator recognizes when to close and when not to.

Advanced gate loop detectors have many useful features that can help strengthen the security measures that may already be in place. Aside from making sure that vehicles pass safely before the gates close, gate loop detectors make vehicle classification and vehicle counts easier, too!

Choosing the Right Gate Loop Detector

One of the most common loop detectors you will come across is the plug-in loop detector. It keeps the gate open when it senses that a vehicle is still within the gate’s path. It can be used to function as an exit loop, a shadow loop, or an interrupt loop.

Inductive loops are also great and very common, especially when used in intersections and freeways. The installation of inductive loops requires cutting the concrete or asphalt pavement to install the loop circuit. However, it is a cost-effective way to gather basic traffic data and is considered accurate and reliable.

There are also fail-safe loop detectors with automatic sensitivity and frequency adjustments. A compact fail-safe detector is best for linear actuator control boxes. If your area is prone to power failures, the loop may also fail. However, installing a loop detector with a fail-safe option helps secure operation.

Other features to look for when choosing the right gate loop detector are control sensitivity, LED indicators, and the loop fail option, among others.

Checkout All Security Equipment

Looking for reliable gate loop detectors?

Check out everything we have at All Security Equipment. We have gate operators and gate accessories for residential, commercial, and industrial properties. The gate loop detectors we offer can be integrated with different access control systems.

Many of our products are compatible with popular brands like LiftMaster, BFT, and Diablo. We also carry universal style detectors as well to fit every gate and operation style.

Our gate loop detectors have adjustable sensitivity settings and can work with different operating frequencies. We even have vehicle detectors fit for solar applications for power-efficient detection.

Always read the product description to verify compatibility, especially between solar and powered ones. For help, contact our customer service for technical support to ensure that you select the most suitable match for your security needs.