Seperate frontdoor keypad with fingerprint sensor

Questions & Help
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Hi!

I have the Bold smart lock with Bold connect.

Now I would like to buy a keypad with a fingerprint sensor. But I can’t find a keypad with a fingerprint sensor that works separately. I only find bundles or separate keypads for specific smartlocks, but it doesn’t say anywhere whether the keypad with fingerprint can also be used separately.

So I would like to create a flow that if a fingerprint is recognized, the Bold smartlock becomes active.

Bold doesn’t sell keypads, they only have a clicker or it goes via the app.

Hopefully this is possible, I can’t figure it out myself.
I think I’ve already searched the entire internet :stuck_out_tongue:

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DIY:

The on/off functionality most probably can be used with Homey while it’s ESP based:



But,
The fingerprint recording should be done with Home Assistant like the guide shows;
This is quite easy to (temporary) run from a pc/laptop:

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@Peter_Kawa

I was hoping you could buy a separate keypad with a fingerprint scanner that you can link to Homey.

I find this a bit too complex :sweat_smile:

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I understand, but there seems very little (keypad +) fingerprint sensors avaliable, which are Homey compatible.
I couldn’t find anything.

5

I ran into that too.

@Peter_Kawa Are there keypads where you only have to enter a code or an nfc keypad?

If one of those keypads is available and you can connect it to homey without having to do much DIY yourself that would be perfect.

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Its really surprising that there is no out-of-the box zigbee/WIFI fingerprint reader on the market…

I ordered and ESP32 and R503 fingerprint sensor and will try the DIY solution.

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@Dexios

Luckily, I was able to return the Bold smart lock.

I’ve had the Switchbot Ultra with the Vision Keypad for two months now. It’s a real godsend; you can unlock the lock with your face/fingerprint and PIN. Fingerprint and face unlock are incredibly fast; it recognizes your face and fingerprint within a second.

I don’t want to go back!