Well, I guess I got some folks wondering what else can be controlled from a clicker after my discussion of remote controls. How universal remote control can do some amazing things . The idea of controlling garage door openers and gates with one remote is pretty new to the home automation industry. It seems that the solution came about because of the sheer number of garage door and gate openers some of us have in our vehicles. Some homes have more than one garage door opener and of course they are all different brands, so they need separate remotes.
Some cars have remotes for the community gate and a remote for their own garage.
Still others have multiple remotes for vacation homes or the homes of relatives. If you have ever had to wait outside your dear ole' mother's trailer park in the rain while she makes her way to the phone to trigger the gate, you know what I mean. The first problem that we had to figure out was how to make one remote that could reproduce all the frequencies used by gate and garage door manufactures. Thanks to the electronics revolution and the miniaturization of components, they figured out a way for one transmitter to send multiple frequencies. The Learning Keychain RF Remote is now available for controlling multiple gate, garage door openers, and X10 system .