Hi,

Not sure if this question was asked. Is there anyway I can make a door bell send a signal

Trying to think of ideas I can do when doorbell rings and I am in a part of house where i don't hear it.

The doorbell i have looks like an electrical one with wire connected from outside.

I tried buying a current/magnetic sensor but it always detects current and not just when doorbell rings.

I can run an ethernet cable from doorbell to the basestation if required.

It's a contact closure like 99.999999999999999999999% of all door bells in existence. All you need is something that will detect a contact closure.

Not having any idea by your post which equipment you're using, would have no idea if this can be done with your system.

Thanks

Its for an MRX-1 with CCP. Not sure what I can do with that. Started my research at the step 1 on how to get a sensor signal sent to mrx-1. step 2 is to find out if ccp has anything to take the sensor signal and do anything. Like pausing my tv etc.

CCP doesn't do anything with the signal unless you tell it to. Being the MRX-1 doesn't have a contact closure input, I would look at using the voltage sensor to trigger. If your doorbell is a plain contact closure, you could add a relay to feed the voltage sensor and signal whenever the doorbell rings. If your doorbell is a lit version, you might be able to feed it directly into the voltage sensor.

what is a LIT version door bell? Any model that you can suggest. I can change the door bell if required. I also have a voltage sensor and it would be great if i can feed it directly from door bell using a couple of wires.

Even after doing this it does not solve my purpose of stopping tv. But I think this knowledge will help me in future.

Lit version is a doorbell with a lighted button. Most of them have voltage and you might be able to use it.

IF (Volatge Sensor) = True
Mute TV

Else

I guess mine is with a lighted button. Not sure. Got to go home and check.

Is the voltage only sent when i press the button? I believe the line always has voltage. As i tried the electric/magnetic sensor and it always detects the current.

I also see another post about doorbell trigger. Looks like i might be able to achieve this by ELK-930. Need to check on how to install the ELK-930.

[Link: remotecentral.com]

May be what i write does not make sense because i have no clue about voltage sensors and how voltage works.

I checked my door and it is the one with the "Light". Now i have to figure out how to use the "Voltage Sensor" and identify when someone rings the bell.

You can't do triggers with CCP unless you use the MSC400. You can only poll the sensor to determine the state with an MRX2.

Hi Ducttape,

I also have a MSC400 I brought in eBay. I will use that.

The main challenge for me is to understand how the wiring has to be done from the doorbell to the sensor so that the sensor triggers.

Any easy diagram or wiring suggestion? Something like, I need to buy a pair of copper wires and connect the wires from voltage sensor to the specific wires in doorbell etc. any guidance to achieve that is helpful.