Blog: For just $2, convert any existing wired doorbell into a smart doorbell; using ESPHome and Home Assistant: https://frenck.dev/diy-smart-doorbell-for-just-2-dollar/

doorbell.yaml

---
esphome:
  name: doorbell
  platform: ESP8266
  board: esp01_1m

# WiFi connection, correct these
# with values for your WiFi.
wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

# Enable logging.
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API.
api:

# Enable over-the-air updates.
ota:

# Enable Web server.
web_server:
  port: 80

# Sync time with Home Assistant.
time:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: homeassistant_time

# Text sensors with general information.
text_sensor:
  # Expose ESPHome version as sensor.
  - platform: version
    name: Doorbell ESPHome Version
  # Expose WiFi information as sensors.
  - platform: wifi_info
    ip_address:
      name: Doorbell IP
    ssid:
      name: Doorbell SSID
    bssid:
      name: Doorbell BSSID

# Sensors with general information.
sensor:
  # Uptime sensor.
  - platform: uptime
    name: Doorbell Uptime

  # WiFi Signal sensor.
  - platform: wifi_signal
    name: Doorbell WiFi Signal
    update_interval: 60s

# Global to store the on/off state of the chime
globals:
  - id: chime
    type: bool
    restore_value: true
    initial_value: 'true'

# Exposed switches.
switch:
  # Switch to restart the doorbell.
  - platform: restart
    name: Doorbell Restart

  # Switch to turn on/off the chime.
  - platform: gpio
    id: relay
    inverted: true
    name: Doorbell Chime
    pin: GPIO0

  # Switch to turn on/off chime when
  # doorbell button is pushed.
  #
  # It creates a "virtual" switch based
  # on a global variable.
  - platform: template
    name: Doorbell Chime Active
    id: chime_active
    restore_state: false
    turn_on_action:
      - globals.set:
          id: chime
          value: 'true'
    turn_off_action:
      - globals.set:
          id: chime
          value: 'false'
    lambda: |-
      return id(chime);

# Binary sensor representing the
# Doorbell button push.
binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    id: button
    name: Doorbell Button
    pin:
      # Connected to GPIO on the ESP-01S.
      number: GPIO2
      mode: INPUT_PULLUP
      inverted: true
    filters:
      # Small filter, to debounce the button press.
      - delayed_on: 25ms
      - delayed_off: 25ms
    on_press:
      # Only turn on the chime when it is active.
      then:
        if:
          condition:
            - switch.is_on: chime_active
          then:
            - switch.turn_on: relay
    on_release:
      # On release, turn of the chime.
      - switch.turn_off: relay

home-assistant-doorbell-camera.yaml

---
# This automation triggers when the doorbell button is pushed
# and out the front door camera stream to the tv.
#
automation:
  - alias: "Doorbell Camera"
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.doorbell_button
      to: 'on'
    action:
      - service: camera.play_stream
        data:
          entity_id: camera.front_door
          media_player: media_player.living_room_tv

home-assistant-doorbell-chime.yaml

---
# Turns off the doorbell chime after 8pm.
# Turns it on again in the morning @ 7am.
#
automation:
  - alias: "Doorbell off after 8pm"
    trigger:
      platform: time
      at: "20:00:00"
    action:
      service: switch.turn_off
      entity_id: switch.doorbell_chime_active

  - alias: "Doorbell on after 7am"
    trigger:
      platform: time
      at: "07:00:00"
    action:
      service: switch.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.doorbell_chime_active

home-assistant-doorbell-notification.yaml

---
# This automation triggers when the doorbell button is pushed
# and sends out a notification to our Apple iPhones/watches.
#
automation:
  - alias: "Doorbell Notifications"
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.doorbell_button
      to: 'on'
    action:
      - service: notify.mobile_app_frencks_iphone
        data:
          title: Doorbell
          message: Ding dong! Someone is at the door!
          data:
            attachment:
              content-type: jpeg
              url: http://tiptag.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/timbre1.jpg
      - service: notify.mobile_app_ninja_iphone
        data:
          title: Doorbell
          message: Ding dong! Someone is at the door!
          data:
            attachment:
              content-type: jpeg
              url: http://tiptag.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/timbre1.jpg

Hi
I'm trying to set up this project but something is going wrong when I write

INFO Reading configuration config/frontdoor_doorbell.yaml...
INFO Detected timezone 'GMT' with UTC offset 0 and daylight savings time from 28 March 01:00:00 to 31 October 02:00:00
INFO Generating C++ source...
INFO Compiling app...
INFO Running:  platformio run -d config/doorbell
Processing doorbell (board: esp01_1m; framework: arduino; platform: [email protected])
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HARDWARE: ESP8266 80MHz, 80KB RAM, 1MB Flash
PACKAGES: 
 - framework-arduinoespressif8266 3.20704.0 (2.7.4) 
 - tool-esptool 1.413.0 (4.13) 
 - tool-esptoolpy 1.20800.0 (2.8.0) 
 - toolchain-xtensa 2.40802.200502 (4.8.2)
Library Manager: Installing Update
Library Manager: Already installed, built-in library
Dependency Graph
|-- <ESPAsyncTCP-esphome> 1.2.3
|   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> 1.0
|-- <ESP8266WiFi> 1.0
|-- <ESP8266mDNS> 1.2
|   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> 1.0
|-- <ESPAsyncWebServer-esphome> 1.2.7
|   |-- <ESPAsyncTCP-esphome> 1.2.3
|   |   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> 1.0
|   |-- <Hash> 1.0
|   |-- <ESP8266WiFi> 1.0
|   |-- <ArduinoJson-esphomelib> 5.13.3
|-- <ArduinoJson-esphomelib> 5.13.3
Retrieving maximum program size .pioenvs/doorbell/firmware.elf
Checking size .pioenvs/doorbell/firmware.elf
RAM:   [=====     ]  47.7% (used 39088 bytes from 81920 bytes)
Flash: [====      ]  43.2% (used 442680 bytes from 1023984 bytes)
========================= [SUCCESS] Took 2.46 seconds =========================
INFO Successfully compiled program.
INFO Running:  esptool.py --before default_reset --after hard_reset --baud 460800 --chip esp8266 --port /dev/cu.usbserial-A50285BI write_flash 0x0 config/doorbell/.pioenvs/doorbell/firmware.bin
esptool.py v2.8
Serial port /dev/cu.usbserial-A50285BI
Connecting....
Chip is ESP8266EX
Features: WiFi
Crystal is 26MHz
MAC: 60:01:94:0e:4a:c1
Uploading stub...
Running stub...
Stub running...
Changing baud rate to 460800
Changed.
Configuring flash size...
Auto-detected Flash size: 1MB
Compressed 446832 bytes to 305385...
Wrote 446832 bytes (305385 compressed) at 0x00000000 in 7.1 seconds (effective 501.8 kbit/s)...
Hash of data verified.

Leaving...
Hard resetting via RTS pin...
INFO Successfully uploaded program.
INFO Starting log output from /dev/cu.usbserial-A50285BI with baud rate 115200

It doesn't ever boot / join wifi.

any ideas?

Cheers

Hi Frenck, this page seems unavailable [(https://frenck.dev/diy-smart-doorbell-for-just-2-dollar/)]
Cheers.

Hello Frenck,

I like your way of presenting this hardware project a lot. But when I validate the yaml code, there is a option "restore_state" used which is not valid anymore. What should I change to get it working?

Thank you for all your effort in sharing !!

I get this error when validating :

INFO ESPHome 2023.11.4
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/Doorbell.yaml...
INFO Detected timezone 'Europe/Amsterdam'
Failed config

switch.template: [source /config/esphome/Doorbell.yaml:81]
platform: template
name: Doorbell Chime Active
id: chime_active

The restore_state option has been removed in 2023.7.0. Use the restore_mode option instead.
restore_state: False
turn_on_action:
- globals.set:
id: chime
value: true
turn_off_action:
- globals.set:
id: chime
value: false
lambda: return id(chime);

@Flipperkastje I've managed to fix the issue by just editing line 81 to be

    restore_mode: 'RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF'

This seems to at least make the code compile which is nice but I'm unsure if this actually is a "fix" for the issue as I'm unsure what the original option even does

@hax4dazy thanks for posting the above, I hit exactly the same problem as @Flipperkastje during Yaml Validation.

@frenck are you aware of the above coding problem? It looks like v2023.7.0 has changes which invalidate the "restore_state" command

@Flipperkastje I've managed to fix the issue by just editing line 81 to be

    restore_mode: 'RESTORE_DEFAULT_OFF'

perfect thanks

Good day, even if I edit line 81, it still says this:

INFO ESPHome 2024.6.6
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/doorbell.yaml...
ERROR Error while reading config: Invalid YAML syntax:

while parsing a block collection
in "/config/esphome/doorbell.yaml", line 66, column 3
expected , but found '?'
in "/config/esphome/doorbell.yaml", line 81, column 3

please what about it???