J to the D Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Has anyone managed integration between Nest Hello doorbell and Control4? I really don’t want to change to a DS2 but the lack of integration is annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmarthome Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 The only thing you can do is have it trigger an announcement if it gets wired up. Otherwise nothing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Has anyone managed integration between Nest Hello doorbell and Control4? I really don’t want to change to a DS2 but the lack of integration is annoying. From what I’ve heard the only thing you can do is have a push notification when the doorbell rings. You can also have an announcement that triggers, ie a doorbell sound from ceiling speakers. You also miss out on the intercom anywhere app. I mainly use DoorBirds are they support the intercom anywhere app and are very good when it comes to integration and custom programming. I could however be wrong about the nest only having push notifications as integration. I’ve not heard from anywhere that you can pull the video in also. Thanks Muj Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmarthome Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I mainly use DoorBirds are they support the intercom anywhere app and are very good when it comes to integration and custom programming. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkDoorBird is not a solid product and their support is laughable at best. I’d use a old fashioned doorbell before using one of those turds again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk OceanDad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 DoorBird is not a solid product and their support is laughable at best. I’d use a old fashioned doorbell before using one of those turds again Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkFair enough. I hat sort of problems have you had?I can honestly put my hands up and say I’ve never ran into any issues with Control4 or any other control system for that matter. Had an issue with RTi but that was network related on a job that I never initially did.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernSmarthome Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Fair enough. I hat sort of problems have you had?I can honestly put my hands up and say I’ve never ran into any issues with Control4 or any other control system for that matter. Had an issue with RTi but that was network related on a job that I never initially did.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI’ve had them in several projects and the issues far out way the functionality I’ve had it not work with C4 to trigger announcements. I’ve seen it not work with its own app. I’ve seen it not be actually ONVIF compliant. I’ve seen motion not work at all. I’ve seen it not work reliably with C4 touchscreens. The gen one stuff was really bad, the gen 2 is better but still bad. Add in the fact that they didn’t think to make a solid upgrade path from gen one to gen 2 as the back boxes are hugely different I’d say as a company they are idiots. The connection time using the DoorBird app when not at home is incredibly slow compared to ring and nest, especially when using cellular. I have removed as many as possible and replaced them with ring elites. While i can’t get video to a C4 navigator, it does communicate announcements reliably and it’s app actually does work. Btw every doorturd I’ve installed was poe not WiFi. Also keep in mind that DoorBird power cycles the unit everyday (or at least they did) to prevent it from locking up, which still isn’t enough. And just in case, every category cable used with DoorBird has been tested with a fluke cable iq. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I’ve had them in several projects and the issues far out way the functionality I’ve had it not work with C4 to trigger announcements. I’ve seen it not work with its own app. I’ve seen it not be actually ONVIF compliant. I’ve seen motion not work at all. I’ve seen it not work reliably with C4 touchscreens. The gen one stuff was really bad, the gen 2 is better but still bad. Add in the fact that they didn’t think to make a solid upgrade path from gen one to gen 2 as the back boxes are hugely different I’d say as a company they are idiots. The connection time using the DoorBird app when not at home is incredibly slow compared to ring and nest, especially when using cellular. I have removed as many as possible and replaced them with ring elites. While i can’t get video to a C4 navigator, it does communicate announcements reliably and it’s app actually does work. Btw every doorturd I’ve installed was poe not WiFi. Also keep in mind that DoorBird power cycles the unit everyday (or at least they did) to prevent it from locking up, which still isn’t enough. And just in case, every category cable used with DoorBird has been tested with a fluke cable iq. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkCompletely fair enough. That’s why as CI’s we all have our own go to equipment that just works. And it may not the the same for you and I or the next person. Sorry to hear about the issues you’ve been having. I have nothing to do with the company but I do really feel for you I know what it’s like when things go wrong on jobs. Like I said before I’ve only had one issue and that was nothing to do with Control4 Thanks Muj Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J to the D Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Thanks all for the info. Do you know if there is anything which is of a similar size to the Nest doorbell which can use intercom anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burowyako Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 12/21/2019 at 2:38 PM, SouthernSmarthome said: The only thing you can do is have it trigger an announcement if it gets wired up. Otherwise nothing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk On 12/21/2019 at 2:40 PM, mujtaba.khokhar said: From what I’ve heard the only thing you can do is have a push notification when the doorbell rings. You can also have an announcement that triggers, ie a doorbell sound from ceiling speakers. You also miss out on the intercom anywhere app. I mainly use DoorBirds are they support the intercom anywhere app and are very good when it comes to integration and custom programming. I could however be wrong about the nest only having push notifications as integration. I’ve not heard from anywhere that you can pull the video in also. Thanks Muj Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Can you point me to how this would need to be wired to trigger an announcement through Control4? That's the only functionality I'm after right now. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Can you point me to how this would need to be wired to trigger an announcement through Control4? That's the only functionality I'm after right now. Thank you!The best way for you to do it is via IFTTTSo you’d program against ifttt triggers for example when the doorbell button is pushed to play an announcement in the ceiling speakers and send a push notification to homeowners mobile phone if that’s what you needed.Another way is if the nest or your chime has a trigger out you can use that to achieve the same thing. I’ve not used the nest in a while so I can’t remember if you can actually program against a a doorbell push or it’s just motion. You’d have to have a look at the ifttt docs to find out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burowyako Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, mujtaba.khokhar said: The best way for you to do it is via IFTTT So you’d program against ifttt triggers for example when the doorbell button is pushed to play an announcement in the ceiling speakers and send a push notification to homeowners mobile phone if that’s what you needed. Another way is if the nest or your chime has a trigger out you can use that to achieve the same thing. I’ve not used the nest in a while so I can’t remember if you can actually program against a a doorbell push or it’s just motion. You’d have to have a look at the ifttt docs to find out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks, @mujtaba.khokhar. Bear with me as I'm not too familiar with IFTTT, but I don't see anything related to the Nest Hello doorbell. I've also searched in Composer for any kind of driver but haven't been able to find anything. If you have any ideas, please let me know. I'd prefer to trigger the announcement via IP if possible because I might be losing all of my contacts to another project I'm working on. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4Shafer Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 12/21/2019 at 3:38 PM, SouthernSmarthome said: The only thing you can do is have it trigger an announcement if it gets wired up. Otherwise nothing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What do you mean by "wired up" exactly? Via network cable? Splicing into the doorbell wire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekki70 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 On 12/21/2019 at 4:43 PM, SouthernSmarthome said: DoorBird is not a solid product and their support is laughable at best. I’d use a old fashioned doorbell before using one of those turds again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ive done several doorbirds and i had one at my house for about 2 years before the chime came out. i can tell you while the nightvision on the doorbirds sucks, the integration with control4 was always solid for me. in the 2 years i had mine, i had no issues, except the nightvision was bad, really bad. i received all my intercom calls, all my notifications. i cant say that for a chime. i have installed over a 100 doorbird for clients with urc total control and control4 and most are running strong still. i have installed about 50 chimes or so, and i get all different complaints from history not working, constant button press notifications, no video when they answer on thier phone, long delay to open the image, etc, etc. tech support from them has always been fine but we dont buy direct from doorbird because when you do have an RMA its expensive to ship back so we buy from a distributor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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