RE: Door Bells.

["Ali Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

I thought of that... but I didn't fancy having wires running around the
place... the other idea (from the archives) is to hack a key fob type
remote into a doorbell type casing.

I'm sure there muse be away with a wireless bell though...
The other alternative maybe motion detection directly on the door,
although I guess the postman and stuff will set that off!

Thanks
Alistair



> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Andrews [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 June 2004 18:18
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Door Bells.
>
> I have mine wired into an ocelot port expander, but expensive!
>
> Don't go for wireless, just take 5 volts from the PC through the door
bell
> contact and then to the parralel port - thus when someone presses the
door
> bell, the parralel port will go high.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ali Watkins" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 5:51 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Door Bells.
>
>
> > Hi Chaps.
> >
> > There are a few posts in the archives where people have wanted to
> > interface their doorbell (wireless) into the PC, and I was
thinking
of
> > doing the same.
> > I think the best way to do it will be to use the parallel port
(unless
> > someone knows of some cheap com port trickery) and just hack the
> > standard wireless doorbell receiver to feed into this. I already
pretty
> > much have the code I need to interface this into an xAP broadcast
and
> > grab a shot from the front door webcam, but I can't find a
suitable
> > doorbell!
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone has (or has seen) a wireless doorbell
that
has
> > some kind of external latch that pulses when its rung, instead of
just
> > the speaker.  Ideally this would be a small LED or a light or
something!
> >
> > Does anyone else have their doorbell wired into the pc?
> >
> > Thanks for your advice.
> >
> >
> > Alistair
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