HowTo: Node Red / FritzBox – View call notification on incoming phone calls

Falls Ihr in Eurem Zuhause neben einem RaspberryPi mit NodeRed auch noch eine FritzBox beheimatet, könnte der folgende Artikel interessant für Euch sein.

In diesem wird erklärt, wie Ihr per NodeRed Auf potentielle Anrufe reagieren könnt. Als Beispiel wird hierbei eine Nachricht auf dem Dashboard angezeigt sobald ein Anruf auf der FritzBox eingeht.

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Requirements

Helpful Articles:
Of course NodeRed should already be installed so that you can take over this configuration.
How to prepare a RaspberryPi and then install NodeRed on it, is described in the following articles.
RaspberryPi – Setting up for Nerdiys!
RaspberryPi – The first configuration
RaspberryPi – Controlling the RaspberryPi via SSH
NodeRed – Installing NodeRed on the RaspberryPi
NodeRed – Install New Nodes
NodeRed – Import and Export Node Code

Required tools:
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Required material:

In the following list you will find all the parts you need to implement this article.

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Log in to the NodeRed configuration interface

Before you can edit your NodeRed configuration you must - if activated - first log in to the NodeRed configuration interface.

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Install FritzBox-Node

So that NodeRed can communicate with your FritzBox you have to install the node “node-red-contrib-fritz”. How to install Nodes is described in the article NodeRed – Install New Nodes.

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Enter FritzBox node configuration

So that the just installed FritzBox node can also communicate with your FritzBox, you have to specify your FritzBox login data in the configuration of the node.

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Node code for caller notification

On the call to your FritzBox you can react with all sorts of actions. For example, you could also switch a lamp on when a call comes in. In this example, a call will display a pop-up-message on the dashboard with the caller number and the time of the call.

Copy the Node code below and import it into your NodeRed installation.

Node-Code:

[{"id":"13066853.acf578","type":"function","z":"5ebf035f.49459c","name":"","func":"\nif (msg.payload.type==\"INBOUND\")\n{\n    var output=\"\";\n    output+=\"Anrufer: \"+msg.payload.caller+\" am \"+msg.payload.timestamp;\n    msg.payload=output;\n    return msg;\n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":510,"y":300,"wires":[["c49fb24f.fdfa9"]]},{"id":"c49fb24f.fdfa9","type":"ui_toast","z":"5ebf035f.49459c","position":"dialog","displayTime":"25","highlight":"","outputs":1,"ok":"OK","cancel":"","topic":"Aktueller Anruf","name":"Aktueller Anruf","x":700,"y":300,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"2d4a3414.8a1a4c","type":"comment","z":"5ebf035f.49459c","name":"Aktuellen Anruf anzeigen","info":"","x":270,"y":260,"wires":[]},{"id":"7665017.2302b","type":"fritzbox-callmonitor","z":"5ebf035f.49459c","device":"b6df4765.5508a8","name":"","topic":"","x":300,"y":300,"wires":[["13066853.acf578"]]},{"id":"b6df4765.5508a8","type":"fritzbox-config","z":"5ebf035f.49459c","name":"FasbFritzBox","host":"fritz.box","port":"49000","ssl":false}]

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I hope everything worked as described. If not or you have any other questions or suggestions, please let me know in the comments. Also, ideas for new projects are always welcome. 🙂

Fab

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