with the ecolink chime siren, have you been able to get a chime/ding to occur when opening and closing a door contact, similar to home alarm systems? if so, how did you implement it? in my entities i can trigger a siren, but there isn’t an easily discernable way to trigger what i would assume to be the sound switch option.
thanks
@flatlynr, below are the two automations I use for my ecolink chime and it has been working for ages. The condition in the first is to disable the chime if the Alarm is set so they don’t both go off (not required, but it sometimes delayed the alarm while HA ran the chime automation), along with a check to see if it has been disabled, per the second automation. The second is just a way to disable it for 30 mins by setting a boolean if I’m in and out a lot and don’t want it to drive everyone crazy. Also, unlike what I stated earlier in this thread, I went back and recorded the chime from my Zooz siren (which doesn’t work as a chime reliably) and copied it to the Ecolink slot #31, which is what I call. hope that helps. Enjoy.
# Activate Door Chime Whenever Garage or Entry Door Opened
- id: activate_door_chime_atm
alias: Activate Door Chime (ATM)
description: Activate Door Chime on Entry Door Open
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id:
- binary_sensor.ecolink_tilt_sensor_garage # Garage Door
- binary_sensor.ecolink_door_sensor_garage # Entry Door from Garage
- binary_sensor.ecolink_door_sensor_front # Front Door
- binary_sensor.zooz_zse41_xs_door_sensor_sidelight # Front Door Sidelight
to: 'on'
condition:
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.arm_alarm_siren_ib
state: 'off'
- condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.disable_chime_for_set_time_ib
state: 'off'
action:
# Notes on Volume. 121-Default Volume = 112-Volume. Siren.turn_on sounds at LAST volume set by either of these.
service: siren.turn_on
entity_id: siren.ecolink_chime_siren
data:
tone: '31'
# Disable Chime Temporarily
- id: disable_chime_temporarily_atm
alias: Disable Chime Temporarily (ATM)
description: Disable Chime Temporarily
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.disable_chime_for_set_time_ib
to: 'on'
action:
- wait_template: "{{ is_state('input_boolean.disable_chime_for_set_time_ib', 'off') }}"
timeout: '00:30:00'
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
entity_id: input_boolean.disable_chime_for_set_time_ib
I’m building my first home security system and did a bunch of research for a Z-wave siren yesterday. Your comments in 2 separate threads solidified my decision to purchase. Got my first one delivered an hour ago and already ordered a second one!
Great product; I feel like it should have its own dedicated thread in Hardware.