Here is an easy W/T design:
Improvements:
- Use a standard PI detector circuit
- Place the TX coil in one panel (usually the left panel, looking from the entry side)
- Place the RX coil in the other panel
Improvements:
- Split the RX coil into two parallel coils, out-of-phase, which will cancel outside interference signals (see the Garrett photos)
- Synchronize the TX frequency to a multiple of the power mains (50/60Hz) to minimize interference
- Use bipolar pulsing on the TX to further minimize interference
- Add an infrared beam to gate detection only during a walk-through, minimizes false detections and can also serve as a people counter
- Add ankle boost coils to compensate for floor rebar (see Garrett photos)
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