Cool, thanks!
A little more expensive than I wanted, but a heck of a lot better than
buying a spare Raynor unit.

- Robert


----- Original Message -----
From: "Anand Dhuru" <ardhuru@VSNL.COM>
To: <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [PICLIST] Raynor garage door opener protocol


> Hi Robert,
>
> There are commercial 'learning' RF fob-type remotes available at around 24
> USD. These can capture your exeisting remote codes, and will then
reproduce
> them. There are two things to watch out for, though. Make sure the carrier
> frequency they use is the same, and note that these *do not* work with
> code-hopping type systems.
>
> Check out http://www.aaaremotes.com/skyl66tran.html ; these guys also have
a
> compatibility chart on their site.
>
> Regards,
>
> Anand Dhuru
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Ussery" <uavscience@FRII.COM>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:04 AM
> Subject: [OT]: Raynor garage door opener protocol
>
>
> Hi, all.
> I'm getting mighty sick of my garage door opener falling off of my visor,
so
> I decided to build it into my Miata's panel. One problem: the remote costs
> ~$50, so I don't want to mess with it, especially since I think I can
build
> one for a couple bucks. I opened the remote up, and it has a really simple
> circuit with one IC, a bunch of resistors, a couple of capacitors, and two
> inductors. The main problem is that I have little or no experience in RF
> design, and no knowledge of Raynor's RF signal format (proprietary?), so I
> don't know exactly what the IC does. I think it's a Raynor chip (it has a
> big R on it, and it says "125CO218" and below that "981864"), but I'm
hoping
> that it has some commercially available equivalent. Guesses, anyone?
> One other thing... I don't see any means of tuning the transmitter (like
on
> an Overhead Door garage door I had a while back had a bunch of DIP
> switches), except that it has a variable inductor on it. How can I make
sure
> that a different remote (either a commercial one, or a home-built) will
work
> with my door?
> Thanx!
>
> - Robert
> www.geocities.com/uavbob
>
>
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