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Smart button available in NZ (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi Kiwi friends!

Does anyone have recommendations for a wireless, battery-powered smart button available in NZ (or that ships to NZ)? I'd like to use it with Home Assistant to act as a doorbell.

I can see things like this online, but the "easy to use, free app!" is off-putting... I'm after a button that has minimal capability to spy on me, and that can be integrated with HA.

Any suggestions welcome - or if anyone has any better ideas on an alternative option, go for it! We can't get mains power or PoE where I want to put the doorbell.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Zigbee button.

Just grab a USB dongle that'll work with zigbee, pair and off to the races.

I've got a ton of these: https://www.aqara.com/us/product/wireless-mini-switch/

I've used them for everything from being a light switch in a weird spot (my daughter's lamp and a button at her height) to counting the number of diapers changed for my son.

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I use the Aqara buttons with zigbee2mqtt and a cheap ZigBee dongle - works great. Batteries in the buttons last for ages, but does take a second or two for home assistant to register the press

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Amazing, thank you so much! This gives me a great starting point. I love your creativity with the diaper-counting - there's so much cool stuff that tech can do, but I especially love when it's helping out with the mundane daily tasks!