Device Pulse
studiobts/home-assistant-device-pulse · vv1.8.1
Device Pulse provides a centralized, extensible monitoring layer for any IP-based devices in Home Assistant. It simplifies the setup of device connectivity checks, automations, and dashboards for network health visibility.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) |
What people report
Monitors device availability; HomeKit presence sensors failed after restart in one report.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 | Partly works Local | HomeKit Device integration not detected after restart; had to re-addSaved copy… Pulse is looking for the integration with domain `homekit_controller`, but it cannot find it. The 'Homekit Device' Integration is installed and the 4x Aqara Presence Sensor FP2 are online and not impacted after restarting HA. Not sure why Device Pulse loses them after a restart. Any ideas? Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #24 · 2026-01 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,400 (0.2%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 131 |
| Latest version | v1.8.1 (2026-07-17) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @studiobts |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
