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John,
At the moment there is not a simple way to do it, but it can be done. We do plan to improve these as we build out the rules offering.
I was able to do this, but the chimes have a 1 second pause between them. Not sure if that is acceptable or not.
To test this, I set my Keypad F4 as the trigger, I assume you would want to utilize an input or zone. Shouldn’t make a difference, just was easier for me to test like this.
I started by creating a rule that set timers. The minimum is 1 second, so I had to space them a second apart.
Timer Rule:
WHENEVER Front Door Keypad F4 KEYPRESS
THEN SET Timer 1 Timer FOR 1 SECOND(S)
AND THEN SET Timer 2 Timer FOR 2 SECOND(S)
AND THEN SET Timer 3 Timer FOR 3 SECOND(S)
Then I created an unassigned zone and called it Chime Zone. I set it to be an Automation Zone Def and enabled the Chime Toggle on it. Then created these three rules below.
Chime Rule 1:
WHENEVER Timer 1 Timer EXPIRES
THEN ACTIVATE ALARM FOR THE chime zone Sensor (Zone)
Chime Rule 2:
WHENEVER Timer 2 Timer EXPIRES
THEN ACTIVATE ALARM FOR THE chime zone Sensor (Zone)
Chime Rule 3:
WHENEVER Timer 3 Timer EXPIRES
THEN ACTIVATE ALARM FOR THE chime zone Sensor (Zone)
When I activate this rule, it activates the Automation zone chime three times with a 1 second pause between the chime sounds. Again, this is a drawn out way to do it, but it does work until we add a simpler method.
Thanks,
Mike