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Integration Ideas / My custom doorbell. vc+vera
« on: May 18, 2014, 06:54:42 PM »
After a morning of playing around with voxcommando, I ventured into a project that I've needed for a long time. A doorbell.
parts
1) voxcommando
2) veralite
3) schlage rs100hc door sensor (able to externally wire to it)
4) the cheapest non-lite doorbell button from the hardware store i could find
5) you may need some wire depending on the doorbell switch
6) a housing for the project
7) you really only need half a brain for this
Wire the switch to the sensor (pretty straight forward, only 2 wires, swap if not working). Follow along in fireside chat #3 to setup a simple voice response when the sensor is tripped. test. fix.... test...bask.
caveats. In the beginning, there was a delay in response. Once things settle (or a heal on vera) things sped up. Also in vera, it will appear that your sensor is always tripped. Doesn't stop this from working. (if i come up with something better, i'll respond here)
When I press the button, all my lights turn on to 40%(vera trigger), after 3 minutes they turn off. Then VC speaks to me letting me know someone is at the front door(fireside chat #3).
Right now it is at version 1, as the case i have it in is actually a vcr tape case. I plan on making it much smaller, but right now, i am just happy that it is accomplished, and it works.
Why this is of value to me.
I re-purposed an non used stereo to play my sounds from my pc. doing this means that i do not need to buy a sonos system that ties into vera with limited use.
edit: tweaked setup; decided to turn on all lights and have them turn off after 3 minutes.
parts
1) voxcommando
2) veralite
3) schlage rs100hc door sensor (able to externally wire to it)
4) the cheapest non-lite doorbell button from the hardware store i could find
5) you may need some wire depending on the doorbell switch
6) a housing for the project
7) you really only need half a brain for this
Wire the switch to the sensor (pretty straight forward, only 2 wires, swap if not working). Follow along in fireside chat #3 to setup a simple voice response when the sensor is tripped. test. fix.... test...bask.
caveats. In the beginning, there was a delay in response. Once things settle (or a heal on vera) things sped up. Also in vera, it will appear that your sensor is always tripped. Doesn't stop this from working. (if i come up with something better, i'll respond here)
When I press the button, all my lights turn on to 40%(vera trigger), after 3 minutes they turn off. Then VC speaks to me letting me know someone is at the front door(fireside chat #3).
Right now it is at version 1, as the case i have it in is actually a vcr tape case. I plan on making it much smaller, but right now, i am just happy that it is accomplished, and it works.
Why this is of value to me.
I re-purposed an non used stereo to play my sounds from my pc. doing this means that i do not need to buy a sonos system that ties into vera with limited use.
edit: tweaked setup; decided to turn on all lights and have them turn off after 3 minutes.