I just figured out a fairly simple way to get alerts when my doorbell is rung. I have a wired 24v doorbell. I believe many others work the same way as mine: Pushing the doorbell outside triggers a magnetic coil inside that fires a pin to hit the bell. I figured if it’s using magnetic power, then…

so this is perfect (almost) i used the simple door sensor magnet and the Notify Me app and everything works as discussed HOWEVER how can i SMS both my wifes phone as well as mine with the Ding Dong SMS ? i am only able to add 1 SMS number help please thanks

I’ve got a Byron BY601 which is a wireless doorbell and a Fibraro Window/Door sensor. Im wired up some wires to live and ground in the Fibraro, and am trying to find somewhere in my Chimer to trigger the device. By wiring these up to the speaker wire, I can trigger the tamper command, but I’m not …

this is a great idea. my dog goes nuts when our doorbell is pressed so I want to make my house lights flash or something instead. Using a spare open close (zigbee smartthings)sensor I should be able to do the same approach as OP. My question is can I use twaks device type for that also? or will i…

Mike good idea. Not following the circuit though. So the open ended wires go where? Also the battery on the open close sensor is removed? As I see it there is an open closed sensor that has a magnet and a wired sensor that has a magnet. When the doorbell rings the solenoid gets magnetized. So …

The wires from the external magnetic contact are connected to the little green terminal block in the contact sensor. The battery was removed for clarity.

Hi this link is not working anymore?

Hi @vilayanur , I’m moving my device handlers to a different location. It can be found here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/constjs/jcdevhandlers/master/devicetypes/jscgs350/my-ecolink-doorbell-sensor.src/my-ecolink-doorbell-sensor.groovy

Thank you. So just install new device and edit open/close sensor to this device type? Thanks

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vilayanur (Suresh Vilayanur) February 18, 2016, 5:46pm 84

Thanks Mike so much for your reply. I am not an electrical guy, could you by any chance post a pic of where the wires are connected? I am guessing polarity does not matter?
Did you have to solder them on?

Thanks again

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