Ring Security - Extend Heimdall with Ring Security products

This app is published as Beta and may contain bugs

Please report bugs at: Issues · daneedk/com.ring.security · GitHub

I’ve just release the Beta version of the Ring Security app to the App Store.
You can find it here: Ring Security | Homey

English cards?

Is this keypad also working if you don’t have any other ring device?

@Tangodelta
I’m sorry, can’t make much of that, could you please transform that into a sentence so I can try to help you.

@Xa4
Yes, that’s the whole idea of this app, adding support for the Ring Security devices without the need of the Ring Alarm Base station. The Ring Security devices are basicaly ‘just Z-Wave devices’ so can be connected on their own.

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You’re the best mate!

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New version published

Version: 0.1.1 Beta

  • Added App Store translations
  • Bug fix for overlapping spoken messages Github Bug #1
  • Added setting to disable spoken messages

There was a bug reported where the spoken message announcing an Active Sensor during the Pre-Arming Check in some circumstances overlapt the spoken message of the selected Surveillance Mode. Delayed the Active Sensor message to prevent that. Also prevented multiple Active Sensor messages when arming.

Added settings Use spoken messages and Play sound before delayed arming to the Integration settings

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@DaneedeKruyff, I did some testing of the beta version and have a couple of questions:
Today I use the Pop keypad and to arm I just push the “bell button” without pincode. Is this functionality possible to add for the Ring keypad as well?
I mean, why add a pincode when arming???

Also, I found a fault. Can I feedback the fault in this forum or do you want them to be added in Github?

Hello Harald,

Yes, please post faults/bugs in the issue tracker on Github.

It is possible to change Heimdalls Surveillance Mode without entering a PIN like you do now with the Pop keypad. It will require flows like these:

Partially Arming

Arming

I ordered the Ring Keypad v1 to (beta) test your Heimdall extension. Will let you know how it performs.

@hluhr Adding a pincode for arming is a added value for me. Not everyone must be able to arm the security, and arming must be more than one keypress to prevent mistakes.

Ring keypad works perfectly! Also use it for other commands, like locking catflap, turn of sirens, Heimdall intergration is one thing, maybe now the most complete security system u can have.

My security automations are now near 100% autonomous, facial recognition etc, ring keypads adds warning, logging and voice. (in addition to google TTS), instead of buttons it protects flows (kids).

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@DaneedeKruyff thanks for a quick response. It was quite obvious when you explained it.

@Heronimus, I can understand your point. However, we have been using this setup for one year without any mistakes. If you do a mistake, it is quite easy to quickly disarm again. Worst case scenario, the alarm will go off. Not the end of the world…
The big security advantage with “one-click” arming is that it is less chance that you will reveal your pin for any house guests.

Yesterday i received the Ring keypad v1. Played with it some hours and must say I’m impressed about the possibilities and the Heimdall integration! Compliments!

Till so far I haven’t found any tag WHO (dis)armed surveillance. I know it’s in the Heimdall loglines, but thats more text than a username only. Whould be nice if that info comes with tags in event “Surveillance Mode changed”

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I agree with @Heronimus, also missing a username tag to know who armed/disarmed.

@Heronimus Thanks, glad you like the app and spend the time finding out what may stay hidden when ‘just using it’. :+1:

And I agree with both you and @hluhr that knowing who changed the Surveillance Mode in Heimdall as a tag on a flowcard is very welcome, it’s something I want to implement.

But I have to consider the fact that it is only possible to determine who changed the Surveillance Mode when it is changed through the Ring Keypad. When I add the tag to the flowcard in Heimdall a lot of users will ask why it doesn’t work for them and knowing just 0.2% of Heimdall users have the Ring Security App installed this is not the time to implement this.
Recently Athom has added who switched an on/off device to the app, I hope they will add the same functionality for other device types such as the Surveillance Mode Switch and make it available programmatically. When this happens I will surely add the tag to the flowcard.

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Thank you Danee. Made you a donation to support your work!

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Thank you very much!

Great news: today Athom has released a new firmware version to the experimental channel. This firmware version, Homey v7.0.0-rc.8, adds, amongst other, support for the Security 2 (S2) standard to the Z-Wave implementation on your Homey.

This makes it possible to add other devices from the Ring Alarm product line-up to the Ring Security app for Homey.
Adding the Ring Keypad V1 with S2 support should work on Homey v7, just make sure you have the Device Specific Key (DSK) at hand when adding the device.
(I’ve seen no mention that it is possible to scan the QR code with the Homey App, not sure if that functionality will be added)

In a future version, which will require Homey v7 or higher, I will add the Door/Window Sensor and Motion Detector (Both V1). There has been no mention by Athom about FLiRS support (yet) so I don’t yet know if it will be possible to add support for the Ring Keypad V2 (which requires FLiRS)

yep flirs is supported but kept out of the changelog

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Is it also possible to change the status at the ring app itself? Or is it just to switch the heimdall status?

No, the Ring Keypad is added as a Z-wave device to Homey and is completely separated from the Ring ecosystem.
There is no way (that I know of) you can change the status in the Ring app from Homey.