I have a gate between mine and my neighbors yard. I am on very good terms with my neighbor, however if a criminal got into his yard (Or mine) and came through the gate I would want to know about it
Does anyone have any suggestions for a sensor? Z-Wave is out as I don’t have the signal out there. Zigbee is a last resort, but WiFi or some kind of wired situation is preferred.
It also needs to be able to deal with the variation of the gap on a wooden gate
Are you into DIY, or are you looking for a off-the-shelf solution?
Note that I know no solution that will give you the “gap”, only “open-closed” sensors.
Yolink has several sensors that work via LoRa, so very long range signal. They require a small hub and a cloud service (not local), so that may be a show-stopper for you, but if not, I’ve found them to work very well, and the integration with HA is good.