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Smart button available in NZ (self.newzealand)
submitted 11 months ago by grasshopper to c/[email protected]
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Hi Kiwi friends!

Does anyone have recommendations for a wireless, battery-powered smart button available in NZ (or that ships to NZ)? I'd like to use it with Home Assistant to act as a doorbell.

I can see things like this online, but the "easy to use, free app!" is off-putting... I'm after a button that has minimal capability to spy on me, and that can be integrated with HA.

Any suggestions welcome - or if anyone has any better ideas on an alternative option, go for it! We can't get mains power or PoE where I want to put the doorbell.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the TP-link Tapo stuff doesn't have an official integration yet. There is a custom integration: https://github.com/petretiandrea/home-assistant-tapo-p100. Sadly it says only partial support for the S200B, as I was interested using it's rotation function as a light dimmer. It's also much cheaper than the equivalent from Philips. Is your door exposed to the elements? My concern would be most of these indoor smart buttons won't hold up well to exposure to rain and sun.

The Aqara stuff is available in some NZ stores now, like CurbsTickle mentioned. Just make sure you have a zigbee dongle connected to HA.

[–] grasshopper 3 points 11 months ago

Good point, I hadn't considered the UV light impact. Thanks for the Aqara Rex, will look into it.