Smartening a dumb button

I have an allen-bradley 800T push button that I’d like to use with my hubitat. I could rig up an arduino and write some code but I’m wondering if there is an off the shelf way to do this. The button has 110vac going to it and both NC/ NO contacts. Any suggestions? I prefer using zigbee but z-wave and wifi are fine.

remove the 110vac and wire it up to the internal posts of a Door/window sensor.

There are multiple vendors and a couple at least have easy access screw terminals under the cover. With no magnet nearby the Sensor will report "Open". Choose the report you want by wiring the common + NC or common + NO to the terminals. When you press the button, the Sensor will report the opposite it does when you're not pressing the button. :smiley:

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That sounds like a good idea. Ultimately I prefer not to use a battery since power is there. Are there relays that will send a report of open or closed? (i.e. 110 to the coil and a status change report when the coil is energized.)

Not exactly sure what you are trying to automate with this button but Zooz has several relays that might work:

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I'll look into them, thanks!

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