Re: I need a doorbell!!!

["noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

sounding better and better all the time :)=20=20


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "White, Peter" <peter.white@...>
wrote:
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> The theory of mine is:
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> Cat5 connected to a simple push-button (2-core bell wire would have
done,
> but Cat5 keeps the options open for the future).  This activates an
X10
> power-flash module, which communicates with Homeseer.  Homeseer then
> switches over the Sonos circuits to the PC audio, and plays a
ding-dong (or
> whatever) sound over the house speakers.  Sonos is then switched back
to
> whatever it was doing before.  That bit almost works (the Sonos
switching is
> still not quite there, but that's because of my rubbish scripting!) 
The
> next bit is work in progress....If the alarm is armed, then they'll
hear the
> sound of barking dogs, probably on a distant set of Sonos speakers
so that
> it sounds more like there's pack of rabid dogs in the back of the
house.  If
> they press it again, they'll hear a slightly different sound.  The
> IP-connection camera (not yet connected) will take a piccy and email
it off
> somewhere.  I could do more, but SWMBO drew the line at some sort of
> Heath-Robinson contraption behind the front door that simulated wild
dogs
> jumping up at the door :-)
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> All in all, taking into account the cost of Sonos, the PC, the
various X10
> bits it probably runs to about =A33k for a doorbell ;-)  SWMBO wasn't
happy
> when the doorbell wasn't real-time (some people are never happy!),
but now
> the lag between pressing the button and hearing a sound is
<1second,
so not
> too bad, especially in the world of X10.
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> Pete
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> From: noel_pilot [mailto:HA@...]=20
> Sent: 29 August 2006 14:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] I need a doorbell!!!
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> right all....playtime! :)
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> Just bought my first house and as soon as the lounge floor is clear of
> all my stuff the carpet will be up and cabling shall be laid!
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> First challenge...-.I don't have a doorbell....-No problem I hear you
> say just pop down to B and Q and buy one.....not really in the HA
> mindset tho!
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> So...I'm appealing to you all for all/any ideas, some far out ones be
> good, some doable ones would be helpful but really i'm looking for
> what can i do that will help justify my HA need!
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> I've seen mentions of door phones with Asterisk, don't really need a
> doorphone, (it's only a little house) but if I could justify building
> an asterisk box because I need a doorbell and it could then ring the
> phones with a distinctive ring then cool!
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> or anythign else?! Absolutely anything considered, ...well anything
> apart from just buying a normal one!!
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> Thanks
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> Noel
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