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) |
What people report
Older KACO inverters are read over a serial adapter or ESPHome serial proxy.
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| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KACO RS485 inverter (Powder xi series per PR) | Works Local | Reads over serial adapter or ESPHome serial proxy; fault sensor addedSaved copyProposed change Adds the KACO RS485 integration for reading older Powder xi inverters over their proprietary serial protocol via a local adapter or an ESPHome serial proxy. `kaco-serial` library repo ## Type of change <!-- What type of Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #182109 · 2026-09 |
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
| Quality scale | Silver |
|---|---|
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @g4bri3lDev |
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.
