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What it does
Opens and closes a gate as people leave or arrive, using each person's GPS tracker, driving sensor and itinerary sensor. You choose the gate, optional travel time sensors, notify devices, opening and closing behavior, and optional alarm, lock and safety settings.
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Set it up from your iPhone Vulpo's automation editor turns this blueprint's 9 sections into a form, and shows each run as it happens.
Works with
- Alarm control panel
alarm_control_panel - Automation
automation - Binary sensor
binary_sensor - Cover
cover - Device tracker
device_tracker - Input boolean
input_boolean - Input text
input_text - Lock
lock
Mobile Appmobile_app- Persistent notification
persistent_notification - Person
person - Sensor
sensor - Switch
switch - System log
system_log - Zone
zone
What you'll pick when you import it.
Essential inputs
- β©οΈ Gates
- π Gate locationOptional
- π Gate opening method on arrivalOptional
- π Gate activation zoneOptional
- π Lead timeOptional
Per person sensors
- π€ Persons / GPS trackers
- π Driving sensors
- βοΈ Travel time sensorsOptional
- π¬ Notify devicesOptional
- πΊοΈ Itinerary sensors
Refresh rate
- π Travel time refresh rateOptional
- β³ Travel time refresh functionOptional
- βΈοΈ Pause travel time refresh while driving awayOptional
- π°οΈ Request GPS locationOptional
- β³ GPS request refresh functionOptional
- β GPS outdated functionOptional
Gate behavior
- π«π Departure opening behaviorOptional
- π«π Departure closing behaviorOptional
- π¬π Arrival opening behaviorOptional
- π¬π Arrival closing behaviorOptional
- β±οΈπ Cancelable timer time for openingOptional
- β±οΈπ Cancelable timer time for closingOptional
- π Suggest closing afterOptional
- βοΈ Gate partial openingOptional
Security features
- π Override notification request for safety featureOptional
- π Auto-close safety delayOptional
- β Timeout delayOptional
- β Forbidden zonesOptional
- π¨ Reopen gate if driving sensor triggers too quicklyOptional
- π§ Ask before reopening if manually closedOptional
Notification settings
- π Notification languageOptional
- ποΈ Custom translationsOptional
- π Itinerary started notificationOptional
- π³ Phone TTSOptional
- π» Phone TTS audio streamOptional
Presence sensors
- π‘ Close on departure when disconnected fromOptional
- π§ Confirm the location on startupOptional
- β Location confirmation timeoutOptional
- β Location confirmation outdated GPS delayOptional
- π WiFi devicesOptional
- π BLE tracker entitiesOptional
- β BLE away timeoutOptional
- π‘ iBeacon transmitter entitiesOptional
- β―οΈ BLE scanner activator switchOptional
House security
- π‘οΈ AlarmOptional
- π Alarm codeOptional
- π LocksOptional
- π‘οΈ Security featuresOptional
- π Do not lock/arm if there are still people homeOptional
Config checker
- π§ͺ Run tests when blueprint enabledOptional
- π§ͺ Run tests when triggeredOptional
Information
- Forum views
- 26.3k
- Likes
- 40
- Version
- 2.0.1
- Checked
- Imports cleanly
- Needs Home Assistant
- 2026.2.0 or newer
- Category
- Covers
- Discussion
- 145 replies on the forum