I tried two commercial wireless doorbell extenders, but neither was able to provide a signal that reached my basement family room. Distance isn't an issue, but their are many obstacles in the way such as floor, HVAC, plumbing and walls. Please let me know if you think my proposed solution will work. Or, do you have any other suggestions to solve my problem.
My first attempt was to look for a commercial RF extender but was unable to provide the supplier with a part number of the encryption chip used in the commercial doorbell extender, so they could not tell me if their RF extender would work with the existing doorbell extender. I've given up on this solution.
In general, my next proposed solution would consist of two receiver/transmitters. I would connect a 433 RF transmitter to the inside doorbell unit so that when someone presses the outside doorbell button, the inside doorbell unit still rings and the transmitter sends its signal. The first receiver is placed within range of the first transmitter. The signal to the first receiver then activates a second 433 RF transmitter. A second receiver is placed in the basement family room to activate a chime.
Does this solution sound feasible? Are there any issues that should be addressed in the final design, especially those related to RF circuits?
Here is a link to a transmitter/receiver combo at mouser.com.
Thanks in advance people willing to help.
My first attempt was to look for a commercial RF extender but was unable to provide the supplier with a part number of the encryption chip used in the commercial doorbell extender, so they could not tell me if their RF extender would work with the existing doorbell extender. I've given up on this solution.
In general, my next proposed solution would consist of two receiver/transmitters. I would connect a 433 RF transmitter to the inside doorbell unit so that when someone presses the outside doorbell button, the inside doorbell unit still rings and the transmitter sends its signal. The first receiver is placed within range of the first transmitter. The signal to the first receiver then activates a second 433 RF transmitter. A second receiver is placed in the basement family room to activate a chime.
Does this solution sound feasible? Are there any issues that should be addressed in the final design, especially those related to RF circuits?
Here is a link to a transmitter/receiver combo at mouser.com.
Thanks in advance people willing to help.