hello guys
i have existing door bell which connects outdoor unit of door bell to indoor display with cat5 cable.
so for this existing door bell can i connect to home assistant for video recording and mobile notification?
With a little DIY knowhow you can hook up your bell up to an ESP8266 and then connect it over WiFi to your Home Assistant, which can notify you, if the bell rang.
The video feed on the other hand I wouldnât know a easy way.
There are discussions on the internet on how to âconvertâ the analog signal of your doorbell camera to Onvif (Which is a internet protocol, which Home Assistant and other systems recognize well). I think this might end expensive for nothing.
On the other hand, the ESP32 (same price as ESP8266, but faster) has a cheap VGA camera module which you can buy for it, which you could then put inside your existing doorbell, replacing the old camera. Then you can the camera to take a picture with this.
At this point you should have the button hooked up to the ESP32, along with the camera, and both communicate with HA. If someone presses the button, HA can request a photo from the ESP and then send it to you.
But as you might have guessed, replacing everything inside the doorbell makes the inside one not work anymore. You would need to modity the inside one as well, making it display images from a ESP32 that Home Assistant sent to it - or donât make any inside doorbell at all.
Note that you need some electronic and soldering skills for this⌠and quite a bit of time!
However, if itâs worth the hassle I donât know.
I think you better buy a Wifi-ready doorbell camera and integrate it into Home Assistant.
EDIT: You said CAT5, but it is actually over ethernet/internet? If it already is over Ethernet, you can try to integrate it over Onvif. A lot of IP-cameras support this.
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Model # ?
If Ethernet connection does this mean connected on LAN?
I have an external door bell (UK standard) that simply connects the contacts on a rf button that I soldered some wires to.
This then sends a signal to my tasmota flashed rf bridge which passes the values to hassio.
From there I create automatons or announcements as required. For example through Ariela and pushbullet I have a notification sent to my phone. My CCTV also takes a snapshot of who is at the door. So keeping the two separate your CAT5 to your bell can provide the camera feed and the RF button the doorbell action. Homeassistant can do the heavy lifting and supply the rest.
Can we get this moved out of âFeature Requestsâ?
Moved.
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thank you such for valuable information
i will buy a wifi door bell and integrate to HA
can suggest best one?