I would to purchase and failing that fabricate an annunciator panel of sorts that would do the following:
I have two AEON Labs Water Sensors - when Water Sensor 1 trips light up via Z Wave an LED, when water sensor 2 trips light up via Z Wave a different LED.
I don't want a siren, I just want to light an LED.
I have seen the Fortrezz SSA1/SSA2 Siren and Strobe Alarm - you can apparently turn off the siren and just use the "strobe" as an alarm indicator but it's not the form factor I'd like and I'd need to buy two - one for each sensor.
I'm thinking of using the Remotec Z-Wave Dry Contact Fixture Module also known as the ZFM-80US/DA065 Z-Wave Fixture Switch Module if I'm not mistaken. It offers only one set of contacts to switch on an LED so I'd need two of those as well.
What I'd really like to find is a Z-Wave module that offers multiple contact closures (at least two but preferably more) that I could integrate into a panel that would be wired up to switch an externally provided 5V DC to turn on the appropriate LED according to the appropriate Z-Wave command.
As I'm new to the world of Z-Wave I thought I'd ask the what seems obvious -- am I correct in assuming that I will be able to create a scene that tells a specific contact closure to close when a water sensor trips?
I am using the AEON Labs Z-Stick GEN 5 in a computer running inControl HA Pro. In addition to the two AEON Labs waters sensors, my Z-Wave network currently consists of three GE/Jasco 12718 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Lamp Module with Dimmer Controls.
Any suggestions for an off-the shelf solution or for Z-Wave contact closure/relay modules would be appreciated and any suggestions on how best to put together this annunciator panel would also be appreciated.
Annunciator Panel
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You could fabricate something with Arduino. I have Arduino + Ethernet Shield + Relay Board controlling curtains (open, stop, close). Essentially dry contact relays activated by http GET commands in InControl Scenes. I think you could drive the LEDs directly from the Arduino, no need for relays.
I just purchased a curtain controller from Monoprice. This is a Z-Wave device with 3 isolated dry contact relays. I was hoping that InControl would see this as a multi-level switch with the ability to control all 3 relays but NO GO. All that shows up in InControl is a dimmer switch that controls 1 relay.
Thanks for the idea - I have no time at the moment to explore Arduino but that or maybe something with Raspberry Pi is something I'd like to explore in the months ahead. Maybe by the end of the year I'll be able to come up with something along the line you are suggesting.
You could fabricate something with Arduino. I have Arduino + Ethernet Shield + Relay Board controlling curtains (open, stop, close). Essentially dry contact relays activated by http GET commands in InControl Scenes. I think you could drive the LEDs directly from the Arduino, no need for relays.
I just purchased a curtain controller from Monoprice. This is a Z-Wave device with 3 isolated dry contact relays. I was hoping that InControl would see this as a multi-level switch with the ability to control all 3 relays but NO GO. All that shows up in InControl is a dimmer switch that controls 1 relay.
