Door open/closed ding 🚪🔊

[jcallaghan]

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The Ring Alarm allows you to set up a chirp which is played when any of their door/window contacts are opened and closed. This only plays through their alarm box and control panel so I decided to make my own that would play on the main Alexa devices and allow me to monitor doors/windows with other sensors too. I also added the ability to turn this on and off entirely or by the device.

[CCOSTAN]

https://github.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/blob/master/config/automation/System/door_chime.yaml

GitHub

CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig

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[adonno]

Yep makes sense now

[CCOSTAN]

We have some rules about when it can go off (when we are home, during daytime hours, etc) but we find it super useful to know when a door opens or closes. like a heads up that someone is coming home or leaving. I think the fam would be more annoyed if it went away at this point. :)

[jcallaghan]

@CCOSTAN sounds like we have the same approach to this. Particularly as a helping hand just knowing the house has activity etc. I have a template input_boolean that becomes active with the help of a few other sensors which I use as a quiet mode condition. It will be interesting to see how both our solutions stack up.

This is also a great feature for creating an accessible and inclusive smart home.

[adonno]

Wish i had your time guys 😭 or your brains