I use a 8-24 VAC transformer that was listed on a smart home webshop as recommended/supported for the Ezviz DB1. I had to buy a new transformer because I didn't have another at home, my current doorbell is wireless.
My experience was a little different, but I think, this depends on Chime + Transformer:
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
MQTTv31 = 3
MQTTv311 = 4
MQTTv5 = 5
message = 'ON'
def on_connect(client,userdata, flags, rc):
client.subscribe("onvif2mqtt/Doorbell/motion")
print("rc: " + str(rc))
def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
global message
print(msg.topic + " " + str(msg.qos) + " " + str(msg.payload))
message = msg.payload
client.publish("Omni/HikVision_PIR/cmnd/POWER",msg.payload);
def on_publish(client, userdata, mid):
print("mid: " + str(mid))
def on_subscribe(client, userdata, mid, granted_qos):
print("Subscribed: " + str(mid) + " " + str(granted_qos))
def on_log(client, userdata, level, buf):
print(buf)
mqttc = mqtt.Client("petetest",protocol=MQTTv311)
# Assign event callbacks
mqttc.on_message = on_message
mqttc.on_connect = on_connect
mqttc.on_publish = on_publish
mqttc.on_subscribe = on_subscribe
# Connect
mqttc.connect("192.168.244.150", 1883)
#mqttc.connect("192.168.1.41", 1883)
# Continue the network loop
mqttc.loop_forever()
Yes I know about the UniFi G4, but that doorbell has a dependency on their UniFi Protect NVR or CloudKey and can't be used standalone unfortunately. However, after all the issues I encountered, it might be worth looking into the G4 after all. My experience with Ubiquiti is that they can at least build products of decent quality.My experience was a little different, but I think, this depends on Chime + Transformer:
Chime was not buzzing with powerkit, so I got the impression that its working. But the bell rang accidentally... I couldn't find a connection between current flow (IR mode active/inactive) and triggering the chime. As far as i remember, it triggered more often with IR active, but in the end it doesn't help to know, whats the technically reason for misbehaving
As also recommended I checked amazon and ebay for a ring power kit (technically it should be the same because its the same working method) - but ~20$ would be too expensive for me personally; It is absurd that the manufacturer cannot send you a functioning overall system.
Just a thought and no recommendation: Ubiquiti just launched a Doorbell (UniFi Protect G4 doorbell); didn't checked out the specs and dependecies, but seems interesting on the first look. Unfortunately, they have recently been pushing everything into the cloud...