michelo76 Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Good morning fellow home automation enthusiasts,I am new to the whole home automation concept, I recently took the C4 tech I training in Utah and I absolutely loved it. I had a couple of questions regarding relays and sensors that were beyond the scope of the class. 1) how do you wire a doorbell into the system and does it have to be a specific model.2) how do you wire contacts and sensors and relays.thanks, any help appreciated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berwyn Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hi,Try http://www.elkproducts.com/products/elk-930.htm for the door bell solution.With regards to wiring relays and contacts, back to the C4 manual ny friend ... Its all well documented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I haven't used them (yet) but Card Access is partnered with C4 and makes these zigbee products:http://www.cardaccess-inc.com/inhomeproducts/index.phpalso check out:http://blog.tleish.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collomd Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 FYI, I just wired the doorbell to a contact input on my Media Controller . Then I play a media file (mp3) when the door bell is pushed....small delay for the startup of the media but acceptable..I also flash the lights in the kitchen and master..I didn't bother connecting the chime to a relay, but don't know why you couldn't....For some fun: I play the Purdue fights songs on football Saturdays and a scary halloween doorbell around Halloween Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSI Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 To Collomd: Did you hook up the door bell directly to the MC or did you use the ELK product ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 You would not need the ELK product if you were hooking a (non-lighted) doorbell directly to the Control4 system.However, for a lighted doorbell, and / or one that you want to keep connected to the door chime, the ELK product should work fine.RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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