Creating a tone on Aeotec sirene 6 | Home Assistant | Page 1

visual crystal Dec 19, 2025, 5:30 PM

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Hello all,

I can't figure out why I don't get a sound on mine aeotec sirene 6.
I successfully added the sirene with inclusion to the Z-wave js ui. The device is running and connected.
When I want a automation like on 17.00 hour turn on the sirene, I can't see a entity for activating it.

I only see the entity like in the images. No one with switch.sirene or something like that.
Could someone help me and maybe send a script or something.

old hearth Dec 19, 2025, 9:58 PM

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This is the ZW164 right? I think I have the same one and have it working. I have it play a sound when the garage man door is opened. YAML and snip of the targeted entity attached.

description: ""
triggers:
  - type: opened
    device_id: a7fc7c4aa0c8061e7cdf7487aca1dd87
    entity_id: 56eb0e10081d5d3521f6d58da3f0c815
    domain: binary_sensor
    trigger: device
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: siren.turn_on
    metadata: {}
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: siren.indoor_siren_6_play_tone_5
mode: single```

visual crystal Dec 20, 2025, 12:35 PM

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Thank you, I'm gonna test it!

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I have the zw164-c, I pasted the YAML, but I got this fault below

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old hearth Dec 20, 2025, 3:29 PM

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You'd probably have to target your device to make that work. Does it have the same firmware and same controls as mine? Can you manually fire the alarm?

visual crystal Dec 20, 2025, 11:53 PM

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Doesn't look the same 🤔

old hearth Dec 21, 2025, 11:01 AM

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Mines added with Z-Wave JS. Maybe that's the difference?

visual crystal Dec 21, 2025, 11:55 AM

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That was I also thinking. But as far as my knowledge reaching, it isn't possible to run zwave js ui (MQTT) and zwave js at the same time due conflicts. Maybe someone knows a solution to make it work. Strange thing is that when I change the default setting for sound from default to another sound in the MQTT settings the sirene starts making that sound. So MQTT could send settings to the device, but I only can't add it in a flow or automation due the missing entity

old hearth Dec 21, 2025, 2:18 PM

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Ya agreed I don't think you can run both together.
That's interesting....
Hopefully someone else will have some insight. Sorry I couldn't help more. If I can share anything else on my setup just let me know.

visual crystal Dec 21, 2025, 3:12 PM

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No problem, thanks for replying. Hopefully someone else has it working with mqtt

grim basalt Dec 22, 2025, 2:17 PM

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visual crystal No problem, thanks for replying. Hopefully someone else has it working with mqtt

I have it working with zwave js ui, but I use websockets rather than MQTT. I would expect that to matter, but mine does have the individual volume controls like kikilink’s image shows.

But I see that you have 8 controls shown, and I’d expect those to play the 8 different sounds. Do those not work? What happens when you turn one on?

#Creating a tone on Aeotec sirene 6