Warehouse door and
presence monitoring
Sense-i nodes adapted for dock doors and zones report door state, presence and, where configured, temperature at the door. Operations see which doors are left open, for how long, and what that does to the store.
THE PROBLEM
An open dock door costs more than it looks
In a temperature-controlled warehouse, a dock door left open after a truck leaves pulls in heat and humidity, makes the refrigeration work harder and can push the nearest racking out of range. In an ambient warehouse, it lets in dust, rain, pests and, after hours, people who should not be there.
Supervisors know this happens, but not how often, at which doors or on which shift. Without that record, the conversation with the team or with a 3PL partner stays anecdotal.
Linking door activity to temperature near the door turns it from a discipline issue into a measurable cost.
HOW WE SET IT UP
Doors, zones and the conditions around them
Door state from a contact sensor
Open and closed state comes from a dedicated door contact sensor, which we build as a Sense-i variant for the door type: roller shutters, sectional dock doors or cold room doors.
Presence at the bay
A presence node shows activity at a dock or in a restricted zone, useful for after-hours alerts and for seeing which bays are busy.
Temperature at the door
Where configured, a temperature reading near the door shows how far conditions move during each opening and how long they take to recover.
Rules by shift
Alerts when a door stays open past a set time, or when presence is detected after hours, go to the shift supervisor. Daily reports list door open time per bay.
AT A GLANCE
Door and presence monitoring
- Measured
- Presence, door state, and temperature where configured
- Hardware
- Sense-i presence nodes; door contact sensing as a dedicated hardware variant
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, 4G LTE, BLE. LoRa or Zigbee across large sites
- Local logic
- Door-open timers, relay output to a local beacon or buzzer
- Where data goes
- RIOD Live or your server; door open time reports in PDF and Excel
- Engineering note
- The door contact sensor is distinct hardware, built and fitted for your door type
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
How do I get an alarm when a dock door is left open?
Fit a door contact sensor and set an open-time limit. When the door stays open longer than the limit, the node sounds a local beacon through its relay and the platform alerts the supervisor by WhatsApp, SMS or call.
Can door monitoring show the effect on cold store temperature?
Yes, when a temperature reading is configured near the door. The record shows the temperature rise during each opening and the recovery time, which puts a number on door discipline.
Does it work on roller shutters and high-speed doors?
Yes. The door contact hardware is chosen and mounted for each door type, including roller shutters and high-speed doors. We survey the doors and build the contact variant to suit them.
Can this alert us to after-hours activity?
Yes. Presence nodes at docks or restricted zones raise an alert when activity is detected outside the hours you set.
Want a record of every door opening?
Tell us the number of doors, their type and whether the store is temperature controlled. We will propose sensors and alert rules.