This unit is great in locations where you do not want to be alert for any entrances or exits except for automobiles. This driveway alarm kit features a magnetometer sensor that will only detect large metallic objects. The DCPA-2500 is very similar to a sister Dakota Alert product, the WPA-3000. The differences between the two are the range. The 2500 series has a range of up to 2500 feet while the 3000 series has a range of up to 650 feet. Yes, that is not a typo, the 3000 series has a range of up to 650 feet.
The DCPA-2500 continues the long range capabilitiy of the Dakota Alert 2500 series with an exceptional range of up to 2500 feet (depending on local conditions and terrain.)
This unit has a probe that you bury into the ground parallel to the driveway. There is 50 feet of direct burial wire from the probe that connects to the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter, when a metallic object is detected by the sensor, sends a wireless signal up to 2500 feet to the DCR-2500 receiver (included in kit.)
The receiver is powered by a transformer you plug into a standard wall outlet. The receiver has four distinct zones with a distinct chime sound per zone. The receiver also features four form "c" relay outputs and one 12 volt dc output which has an adjustable duration of up to 10 minutes.
