Elmax
elmax
The Elmax integration enables Home Assistant integration with ELMAX control panels. Elmax panels are domotic systems focused on intrusion detection and home surveillance.
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 |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
cover | Blind, garage door, window or door | |
alarm_control_panel | Security system | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (contact) |
What people report
Elmax panels gained a local API in 2023, but the VENUS alarm panel only works through the cloud and users report timeouts and unavailable entities.
- Works1
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmax alarm panels (local API) | Works Local | Local discovery and communication addedSaved copyProposed change Add support for local discovery and communication with Elmax Panels. Thanks to the latest firmware implementation of the Elmax panels, it is now possible to talk directly with alarm panels without relying on the cloud APIs. ## Type of change <!-- What type of change does your PR introduce to Home Assistant? NOTE: Please, check only 1! box! If your PR requires multiple boxes to be checked, you'll most Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #94392 · 2023-06 | |
| Elmax VENUS alarm panel | Not working Cloud | Arm/disarm intermittent; entities unavailable from cloud timeoutsSaved copy> My Home Assistant instance checks the alarm (VENUS) states via a cloud connection, since VENUS does not allow local control over IP.That said, the Home Assistant log shows the following error: > > Logger: homeassistant.components.elmax.coordinator Source: helpers/update_coordinator.py:425Integration: Elmax (documentation, issues)First occurred: 14 December 2025 at 08:38:44 (552 occurrences) Last logged: 09:36:45 > > Timeout fetching Elmax Cloud 01JBBXMM5FYX5X1GN6SRYREDFR data. > > Strangely, if I reload the integration for the service of any entity, it starts reading the state correctly … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #154893 · 2025-10 |
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
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Found automatically over
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 18 |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 2022.2 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @albertogeniola |
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.
