I want to put a contact sensor (open/close) device in an outdoor electronics enclosure that will also contain an industrial LAN switch (non-WiFi) on my home network and 120VAC power. I want it to communicate with HE via the LAN switch, e.g., signal HE when the enclosure is opened (i.e., a tamper sensor).
I've seen several similar devices that communicate with HE via WiFi/Zigbee/Zwave/etc., but I need something that connects to the LAN switch via cable.
Any suggestions?
I use the ikea zigbee contact sensors on my outdoor gates. They regularly get rained on, we even had a cyclone hits us last year and all the sensors are still working properly. I don't have any enclosure or extra waterproofing on them.
To be clear... I do not want a device that communicates wirelessly (e.g., Zigbee, zwave, Wifi) with the HE hub. I want a device that has a RJ45 LAN port that can be connected to a port on the LAN switch that is in the same enclosure.
@user2164 > I understood your post; I was simply sharing a high-reliability option that works in those exact conditions. A simple 'thanks, but I’m sticking to hardwired' goes a long way when people are taking the time to offer suggestions.
Something like this??
I found this but never used it. I also found that someone made a Hubitat driver a few years ago for it.
I know you really want this to be ethernet connected, but just a thought - if the network or power is out you likely have no tamper monitoring, Using a z-wave LR sensor may have some benefits as it would be a standalone tamper monitoring system. ymmv depending on your actual application and rationale.
All my computers, network devices, HE, security panels, etc. in my home are on UPS's, and I have a standby generator, so loss of network power/access would take multiple failures.
The devices in the outdoor enclosure will not be on UPS's, but they will be covered by the standby generator, so they shouldn't lose power for more than a minute, which isn't a big deal.
I had forgotten about WebRelay devices, but it looks like it would work (although I'm not sure the HE driver is "fully functional"). I wish the price were better because ultimately, I will need these in a dozen or so locations around the property, and is also pricey.
Looks like the Proteus device would work, too, but it doesn't have an HE driver.
Not too long a go, a user asked me to add support for the Waveshare ESP32-S3-ETH microcontroller in my HubDuino project. Now that this has been added, you could DIY your own contact sensor that uses a hardwired Ethernet connection instead of WiFi. The wiring for a traditional reed-switch contact sensor is just two wires - one to the selected GPIO pin and the other to the GND pin on the microcontroller board. This little board even supports Power over Ethernet, which could help to eliminate even more wires.
Just another idea for you to consider.
Note: The link above includes a tiny camera. You can buy versions of this microcontroller without the camera to save a few bucks. There is no support for the camera in HubDuino.