Z Wave Door-Open Chime support (Philio?)

[JDRoberts]

If you just want a chime when a door opens, that’s easy. Use a regular contact sensor, then have another device make a sound at that time. I have a zigbee contact sensor on my gate, when it opens SmartThings sends a text to my phone, I get notification. (It also pings on my apple watch). You could also have it call a Skype number and use that ringtone.

Other people use a speaker to play a sound or a voice notification using the generic DLNA renderer.

The doorbell challenge is getting the noise when the door hasn’t opened.

Anyway, take a look at the doorbell FAQ for many more ideas.

FAQ: Networked Doorbells as of August 2015 (deprecated--see 2016 FAQ instead)

FThere are always a lot of questions about the possibility of a networked doorbell. Right now, April 2015, ring is running a lot of television commercials, and that is generating a lot of forum discussion. So here’s a FAQ on what’s currently available. I expect many things will change going forward so this FAQ will have to be either updated or may eventually just get out of date. But for August 2015, it’s current. THE BIG PROBLEM: WEATHER The biggest problem for any doorbell system is the part that outside. Obviously this is less of a problem if you live in an area with temperate climate. But if you live in an area that gets very cold or very hot, many sensors will have difficulty. So just keep that in mind when looking at the options. OPTION 1: PURPOSE BUILT ALL IN ONE UNITS LIKE SKYB…