[neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread laingt
There are a lot of smart people on this group so I thought I would ask for some help. We have a stray cat that we have adopted. He is an indoor outdoor type of cat. My personal experience is if they started outdoors they are very unhappy if you try to keep them in all the time. Well the problem

RE: [neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread Ray Fenwick
Hi Tim Just in case you didn't know, exactly this device has been built already and is commercially available. It uses the subcutaneously implanted RFID 'microchip' that is used worldwide for identifying animals, and will let in your cat(s) and only yours (you program which cat's to allow).

Re: [neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread John Rehwinkel
On the outside of the wood cat tunnel I would wind some turns of copper wire that would be tied into an oscillator circuit. The shorted turn would either kill the oscillator or shift its frequency allowing the door to open. I can build just about anything electronic or mechanical and have

[neonixie-l] Re: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread Terry S
There are plenty of magnetic or RF collar products available designed for this purpose -- coupled with an actuated door flap. Do a little googling, you'll find something you can buy cheaply enough. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To

Re: [neonixie-l] Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread Michail1
_http://www.ebay.com/itm/160942129905_ (http://www.ebay.com/itm/160942129905) $50 shipped That is the exact unit I use. 2 cats. Replace battery about once every 6 months. My cats in - all others out. Took the cats about a day to figure it out. Michail In a message dated

[neonixie-l] RE: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

2012-12-20 Thread laingt
That is just about what I am thinking of. I just worry that the loud speaker announcing please return to the store and the flashing lights might scare the cat! Just kidding of course. Wire loop and a small cap for the cat. Then the sweeping oscillator for the door. Now I need to find the circuit

[neonixie-l] Re: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Dec 20, 3:37 am, Ray Fenwick rayfenw...@me.com wrote: Just in case you didn't know, exactly this device has been built already and is commercially available.  It uses the subcutaneously implanted RFID 'microchip' that is used worldwide for identifying animals, and will let in your cat(s)

Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.

2012-12-20 Thread Ray Fenwick
Can't you just set the cat to download and install updates automatically? ;) Ray On 20 Dec 2012, at 21:20, Terry Kennedy terry+googleb...@tmk.com wrote: On Dec 20, 3:37 am, Ray Fenwick rayfenw...@me.com wrote: Just in case you didn't know, exactly this device has been built already and is

[neonixie-l] Passive Resonance Re: [TCA] [Fwd: Off topic Circuit for automatic cat door.]

2012-12-20 Thread laingt
Here is a link for a (old)patent on a vehicle in lane detector using passive coils in the roadway. No circuit details but it sounds like what Dan was talking about. 12 inch single turn coils in the road with a 100nF cap in series. etc. The hard part of this project is figuring out what the