Thank you for creating such a wonderful community. I am a newbie to the world of HA. Following HA guides and YouTube, I’ve managed to setup Proxmox and HA (bare-metal) on my HP ProDesk 400 G6.
I’ve also managed to install HACS, Tapo Camera/Smart Control Sonoff and most devices seem to show and communicate well
However it’s really frustrating, but I’m struggling to setup the one thing that I got HA to begin with and that is a proper Home Alarm type of setup.
So to keep things simple, I’m starting off with a list of some of my devices which should be involved in the Alarm Arm/Disarm sequence:
Tapo T110 Door Sensor
Tapo H200 Hub
Sonoff Light Switches for some rooms
Android Smartphone with HA installed
Basically I want the following sequences of events:
WHEN I LEAVE HOME (ARM)
ARM the alarm via Android smartphone
30 sec delay to leave before siren sounds
Countdown sound for 30 seconds (preferably from the H200)
After 30 Sec, the alarm is ARMED
WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR/ RETURN HOME (DISARM)
30 sec delay to disable/disarm alarm
Countdown sound (preferably from the H200)
If I disarm via smartphone, then that DISARMS the alarm
If after 30 sec I have not disarmed the alarm, then H200 siren sounds for 10 mins
The Sonoff ceiling light repeatedly flashes until the alarm is disarmed
I hope the above makes sense, but if you need any further information, please let me know.
Everything you are asking for is possible with Alarmo & automations.
It doesn’t matter where you arm/disarm, it all comes down to automations.
Just go step-by-step with the automations and add that Android part at the end with the companion app.
Thanks so much for your assistance. I have had a look at Alarmo, but unless I’m missing something, it seems to be pretty basic in terms of wanting to have countdown sound etc. I’ve been playing around with it and changed a few things for my TEST setup. Due to being a new user, this forum doesn’t allow me to post multiple images for now. But thanks to AI technology, I’ve got Google Gemini to combine and neatly create a large collage of images with clear titles for you
FYI, To make life easier for myself whilst I’m messing around, I’ve temporarily changed alarmo notification from my phone to output instead to on the google hub in my kitchen. I can fairly easily change the notification from my kitchen google hub to my android phone so that’s not the issue. I’ve also added the pin number to arm/disarm.
So the main issue is how do I get home assistant to automate the below sequence:
WHEN I LEAVE HOME (ARM)
ARM the alarm via Android smartphone (By entering pin no.)
30 sec delay to leave before siren sounds
Countdown sound for 30 seconds (Countdown/Different Tone MUST play from the H200)
After 30 Sec, the alarm is ARMED
WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR/ RETURN HOME (DISARM)
30 sec delay to disable/disarm alarm
Countdown sound for 30 seconds (Countdown/Different Tone MUST play from the H200)
If I disarm via smartphone (By entering pin no.), then that DISARMS the alarm
If after 30 sec I have not disarmed the alarm, then H200 siren sounds for 10 mins
The Sonoff ceiling light repeatedly flashes until the alarm is disarmed
Hi, there is no need to repeat what you want to achieve.?
You can create an automation with the trigger when the alarm is turned on/off and add delays to the action.
Also, with an automation you can control more detailed what happens and where/when to send notifications.
Apologies Nick, I added the sequence because there’s a few minor changes, i.e entering pin code and the fact I want the countdown tone to be different from a standard siren.
That’s brilliant, but how do I acheive what I want to create as Alarmo doesn’t allow me to include countdown sounds/timer Could you kindly provide me with the steps to set this up?
