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minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHomeAssistant can do this. Set an automation when you leave your home zone, if door is unlocked notify you. If you have a smart lock, you can even close it. You should get cameras and an alarm system first, though.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago if door is unlocked notify you. How do you detect this condition without a motorized smart lock?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHall sensor or a switch that gets pressed when the lock is locked.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow did you integrate this into your door reliably without interfering with the regular lock mechanism?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYou could position the sensor/switch on one of the cardinal directions so it wouldn’t be in the way of the mechanism.
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoMind sharing a photo of how you did this?
HomeAssistant can do this. Set an automation when you leave your home zone, if door is unlocked notify you.
If you have a smart lock, you can even close it. You should get cameras and an alarm system first, though.
How do you detect this condition without a motorized smart lock?
Hall sensor or a switch that gets pressed when the lock is locked.
How did you integrate this into your door reliably without interfering with the regular lock mechanism?
You could position the sensor/switch on one of the cardinal directions so it wouldn’t be in the way of the mechanism.
Mind sharing a photo of how you did this?