New Doorbell...

[tivogre]

I decided to take some spare parts and build a new arcade themed doorbell.

I used a blue, led lighted arcade button for the trigger.  It's mounted in a stainless steel "blank" cover plate.

The current "chime" is "Intruder Alert!  Intruder Alert!" from Berzerk, though I can change it at will!

Life is fun!!!

[leapinlew]

awesome... how do you change the alert? Is this connected to a computer?

[Vigo]

Nice!

I did this a while back, but a much more hobo version. Just a standard Happ button on a piece of plywood attached to an old school doorbell. You took it to a whole new level I see.

[tivogre]

It's connected to an Insteon (home automation) device called an IO Linc.  That device signals my automation controller (ISY-99), which in turn commands my web server to play an mp3 file through the whole house audio system.

I made an mp3 of the Berzerk voice, and there it is!

It carries my love or arcade stuff to a new place in the home!

Any mp3 I want can be payed.

I also set it up so that during the day, the button is unlit until pressed, and lights up when pressed while the "chime" plays.  At night, the button IS lit until pressed, and goes dark when pressed while the "chime" plays.

[leapinlew]

Can you hook it up to a webcam and it will say "release the hounds" when it doesn't recognize the person. So many solicitors here.

[wizkid32]

Ha Ha!  Awesome. 

[GregD]

Wow.  That is crazy geeky.  Love it.

[Le Chuck]

That's a great idea!  How about a series of buttons and a choose your own adventure track to play through...   I like to keep the sales folk occupied.

[DaOld Man]

Mahvalus!!

Love it..

[404]

awesome... how do you change the alert? Is this connected to a computer?

more importantly, What version of mame does this run?

[EightBySix]

Reminds me of a post I read ona home automation forum, discussing how to detect if a room was empty, so you could power down non essentials. This guy had a system where you had to log onto each room via a keypad. Trouble was, he only had 4 bits available on the control panel so his kids had to limit the number of friends they had over at any one time 

[BobA]

4 bits give you a 16 count so he must not have used the binary to get that number.   Must have used 1 bit per person. Dumb programming IMHO.

[404]

4 bits give you a 16 count so he must not have used the binary to get that number.   Must have used 1 bit per person. Dumb programming IMHO.

um does that mean it can't run NFL Blitz? 

[Richard_Nixon]

Wow, thats a crazy setup!

Reminded me of something I saw at Menards a while back.
Might have been this.
http://www.amazon.com/iChime-CHIME-1-Doorbell/dp/B00150LTFO

[HanoiBoi]

Pretty neat stuff.  Do you have it set up so that the person ringing can hear it too?

I will consider this project just as soon as I obtain an IO Linc, an automation controller a web server and a whole house audio system.   

[tivogre]

Unfortunately, no...
They can hear a normal doorbell chime.   It probably wouldn't be amusing to most people anyway....  but it cracks me up every time!