Migrating to Ring Alarm

[Automated_House (Jimmy)]

@Robotman

I would prefer to have alert announcements made by my Echo devices (Alexa) but I know that the Ring alarm system won’t solve this.

This could be accomplished with STHM, a virtual switch and an Alexa routine. Create a virtual switch with contact sensor using this Edge driver:

[ST Edge] vEdge Creator: a virtual device generator for end users

Here is an Edge driver that will enable end-users to create virtual devices that run locally on-hub. UPDATED JULY 2023… Features: Supports the following virtual device types: A/C, air quality, alarm, Alexa switch, battery, CO2 level, contact, door, energy, fan, garage door, illuminance, Level/dimmer-only, lock, light (including RGBW), momentary button/doorbell, motion, panic, presence, refrigerator, smoke detector, sound pressure, sound sensor, switch, switch level/dimmer, temp/humidity, TV, thermostat, video camera, water sensor, window shade Create any number of virtual devices Easy and fast to use: No coding or CLI required Enables you to create 100% local automations with virtual devices See how many devices you’ve created of a given type (inventory) Devices include additional …

Add it to your STHM response, then create an Alexa routine with it as the trigger and the action could be whatever you want. Spoken alert, play a song, etc.

@Robotman

The ability to easily control which devices (particularly my Ring cameras) are used in Armed-stay and Armed-away. This is particularly difficult using ST.

This can be set in STHM settings, but the UI isn’t very intuitive. If you turn off the toggle next to “use all motion sensors” and then tap the text you can select individual motion devices.