Need device to make pleasant chime sound

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#1

I need a Z-Wave device that will generate a pleasant chime sound. For example, it might be used to announce a customer has opened the door of a store. I tried the Aerotec ZW808 siren hoping one of the 5 tones would work, but all of them are are jarring siren sounds. Does anyone know of a Z-Wave device suitable for my application?

Thanks,

Phil

#2

You could play an audio file via Sonos or an Android device with Vera Alerts… I don’t know of a Z-Wave chime device, yet.

But I think your best option will be a cheap non-Z-Wave stick-on door chime.

#3

I seem to remember the Aeon doorbell giving a choice of tones.

#4

It does. But, the only reports I’ve seen of it here say that it doesn’t work with Vera, yet. I don’t know if it truly doesn’t work or they simply weren’t able to figure it out.

Edit: corrected below.

#5

[quote=“airedale, post:1, topic:189913”]Hey all,

I can see a few posts have been made about the Aeon Labs doorbell, and I thought I’d share with you all my blog post on it. I realize some have figured out on here how to utilize this doorbell for a chime as well, but I thought this write up may help others.

Here it is! http://www.airedalez.net/?p=287[/quote]
I saw this which is why I suggested it. Unfortunately I can’t try it as there is no UK version yet.

#6

My mistake. You are correct. You said Aeon and my mind went to the new Nexia DB100Z Z-Wave Doorbell

The Aeon Labs ZW056 Z-Wave Doorbell Gen5 can be made to work.

#7

This type of device came up on reddit yesterday.

Here’s a good bit of information on how to work with it: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/4a1cz8/chirp_when_door_opens/d0wspfo

I’ll have one on order by the end of the day.

#8

Hey everyone… I’m trying to figure out how to specify two simultaneous parameters in a LUUP script. How do you execute a specific tone, but also how many times that tone rings? In other words, how to you combine two luup codes? One parameter is repetition and the other is tone selection. How do you combine the two?

#9

You send two luup strings… #1 to set the repetition time, #2 to play the tone.

Code examples per http://www.airedalez.net/?p=287 - change the altid (134) accordingly for your device.

-- repeat the tone 4 times.. change the last digit to change # of repetitions luup.call_action('urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:ZWaveNetwork1','SendData',{Node='134',Data='112 4 2 1 4'},1) -- play the 8th tone - change the last digit to change the tone played luup.call_action('urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:ZWaveNetwork1','SendData',{Node='134',Data='112 4 6 1 8'},1)

#10

Wonder if that goes for the siren too ?

#11

You send two luup strings… #1 to set the repetition time, #2 to play the tone.

Code examples per http://www.airedalez.net/?p=287 - change the altid (134) accordingly for your device.

-- repeat the tone 4 times.. change the last digit to change # of repetitions luup.call_action('urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:ZWaveNetwork1','SendData',{Node='134',Data='112 4 2 1 4'},1) -- play the 8th tone - change the last digit to change the tone played luup.call_action('urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:ZWaveNetwork1','SendData',{Node='134',Data='112 4 6 1 8'},1)[/quote]

Thanks! Do you have any delay problems or repetition problems when you’ve specified 1 tone in the repeat perameter? I have serious delay issues and repetition issues.

#12

It’s not the fastest to respond. I have mine setup with some sound files I put together yesterday (I’ll share them if you like) to announce things like front/back/garage door open, and it takes about a second or two to start playing the file.

I set it to repeat 4x, and there wasn’t any lag between them or any abnormal delay.