AD410 Doorbell Alarm/Siren entity not exposed

[coolhand72]

this integration does not seem to expose the alarm entity as suggested in the documentation for the AD410 doorbell, everything else seems to work fine, including the strobe light functionality

[rroller]

I'll look into this today and get back with you

[rroller]

I'm not able to find the API to control the siren yet. Still digging.

[rroller]

Having a hard time finding the APIs to trigger the siren. Anyone else able to find it?

[GaryOkie]

Nope. I actually opened an Amcrest Support ticket asking specifically about the Siren API, and after several back and forths, got this absurd answer...

"I was informed by the developers that this doorbell currently does not accept programable commands, and integrating that would require developing an entirely new firmware for the device.

In short, it looks like the siren command does not exist and is unlikely to be implemented I'm afraid."

What concerns me is this may be what to expect in a forthcoming firmware update - a complete neutering of the http server and API. This appears to have already occurred with the equivalent Lorex doorbell and the latest firmware update to the Dahua DB6I. Reports I've seen say they do NOT accept API commands.

Oh - there is a way to simulate a siren on the AD110/AD410. Send a compatible G117 audio file that is long and loud of whatever siren sound you want. The API for this is documented under 4.3.3 Post Audio Stream. I've tested it sending an appropriately converted sound file with Home Assistant using curl system command and it works just fine. It could be built in to the integration.