Alexa and other smart speakers will notify you like a doorbell, (thus the name, so creative isn't it!) based on a motion sensor placed on your doorway. Ever since we've set this up in our home, we always get praises and surprised looks from our guests when they come. Your home suddenly gets a voice, something like Jarvis ... Awesome!
You can also :-
- add a door sensor (like the Ecolink Door Sensor or any other) to only ring the bell if the door is currently closed, and has been closed for at least the last 30 seconds. This is so that the bell only rings when someone arrives at your door and not when you step out.
- add an outdoor Alexa (or other smart speaker) to greet your guest with a pleasant message based on the time of day
- add a doorbell (like the Aeotec Doorbell or any other) to ring when a guest arrives outside your door
Please ⭐ this repo if you like my work and also check out my other repos like
- Home Assistant 'STEROIDS' Configuration
- Alexa (& Friends) Talking Clock
- Alexa (& Friends) Doorbell
- Alexa (& Friends) Door/Window Announce
- Alexa (& Friends) Smart Talking Thermostat
- Auto 'Crappy Internet' Rebooter
Also, if you want to see a walkthrough of my Home Assistant configuration, I have my video walkthrough on youtube below
Needs the Alexa Media Player or Sonos integration
Use HACS or download the alexa_doorbell.py from inside the apps directory to your local apps directory, and add the configuration to enable the app.
alexa_doorbell:
module: alexa_doorbell
class: AlexaDoorbell
door:
motion_sensor: binary_sensor.main_door_motion
home:
alexa: media_player.kitchen_alexa
announce_bell: True # optional, set to False for SONOS
time:
start: "07:00:00"
end: "22:00:00"alexa_doorbell:
module: alexa_doorbell
class: AlexaDoorbell
door:
motion_sensor: binary_sensor.main_door_motion
sensor: binary_sensor.main_door # optional
alexa: media_player.entryway_alexa # optional
announce_bell: False # optional
bell_switch: switch.doorbell_switch # optional
home:
alexa: media_player.kitchen_alexa
doorbell: switch.living_room_doorbell # optional
announce_bell: False # optional
time:
start: "07:00:00"
end: "22:00:00"
debug: false| key | optional | type | default | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
module |
False | string | alexa_doorbell | The module name of the app. |
class |
False | string | AlexaDoorbell | The name of the Class. |
door|motion_sensor |
False | motion_sensor | The motion sensor to trigger the app. | |
door|sensor |
True | binary_sensor | Set to trigger based on door status | |
door|alexa |
True | media_player | Set your Alexa (or other Smart Speaker) to greet your guest with a pleasant greeting | |
door|announce_bell |
True | bool | False | Prefix bell sound before announcement. Set to false for SONOS |
door|bell_switch |
True | switch | Set to a switch to override all checks and ring the doorbell when it's pressed | |
home|alexa |
False | media_player | The Alexa (or other smart speaker) to notify inside the house | |
home|announce_bell |
True | bool | False | Prefix bell sound before announcement. Set to false for SONOS |
home|doorbell |
True | switch | Set to ring this doorbell (or switch on a light) | |
time|start |
True | time | 07:00:00 | The time to enable the service. (24h format) |
time|end |
True | time | 22:00:00 | The time to disable the service. (24h format) |
debug |
True | bool | False | if True, outputs messages to the AppDaemon Log |
This app wouldn't be possible without the amazing work done by the developers and community at Home Assistant
A very special thanks to Keaton Taylor and Alan Tse whose work on Alexa Media Player was the basis of my inspiration and my work to code all the above listed apps!
If you like my work and feel gracious, you can buy me a beer below ;)
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