Good evening Arduino Community,
i have a question. I wanted to buy an Arduino Board for my Ring Doorbell Wired. My intention on how to use the board with a Ring Doorbell was to somehow connect the board with the ring services so that it can pick up the "signals" of someone ringing. To be exact, I have an old Doorbell that is not smart and does not have a camera, but it has the old doorbell which rings as soon as you press the button on the doorbell (It closes the circuit with the press of the button). My question now is, is it possible to put those two wires inside of the arduino and close the circuit as soon as someone rings at the door (Ring Doorbell Wired) so that the ring can go off inside the house(of the old Bell) because of the Arduino picking up the "signal" and closing the circuit? I'm not sure if I am asking the impossible or the simplest question but if something is unclear I am glad to answer those questions.
is it possible to put those two wires inside the arduino
Sorry, I am not clear on which two wires you are asking about.
There are two wires which are there to let the old ringsystem ring. And then there is the button which is pressing against those two wires to close the circuit and to let the bell ring. The Bell only rings when the circuit is closed
Detecting the press of a button with an Arduino is not difficult. One of the wires is connected to the Arduino's GND and the other is connected to an Arduino pin , say 3. However, this is only safe to do if the button is not also connected to any other circuit.
Can you draw a diagram of the button, the bell and any other components involved.
RING sells a module that uses the existing doorbell wiring.
Ah. OK. "Ring" is a manufacturer/proprietary solution for door bells and associated components. That makes the description in the OP a bit easier to understand. So it looks like he wants to integrate an old bell into his current smart door bell system and sees an Arduino as a possible means of achieving that.
Yes exactly!
Thank you, I will look into it.
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