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Raspberry Pi

HC-SR501 Motion

homebridge-hc-sr501 · v2.0.0

LocalHomebridge 2.0

Adds PIR motion sensors such as the HC-SR501 on a Raspberry Pi GPIO pin as HomeKit motion sensors.

View on npm Source code

What it says it supports

Brands

  • Raspberry Pi

Devices it names

  • HC-SR501 PIR sensor
  • Raspberry Pi 5
  • GPIO motion sensors

Shows up in Apple Home as from its README

Sensor readings in its code

What people report

Raspberry Pi GPIO motion sensor plugin; works once the correct pin is used.

  • Works1
DeviceStatusWhat they saidSource
HC-SR501 PIR motion sensorWorksWorks on Raspberry Pi GPIO; wiring to the correct pin needed
Saved copy
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I installed the plugin and connected up my HC-SR501 to PWR, GND & GPIO24 but I'm getting no motion detection in the Home app.

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

Issue #2 · 2017-03

Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.

How it connects

Local

GPIO via libgpiod on the Raspberry Pi

You’ll need

  • Raspberry Pi GPIO wiring

Compatibility

Verified by HomebridgeNo
Homebridge versions^1.6.0 || ^2.0.0
Homebridge 2.0Yes
Node.js^22.12.0 || ^24.0.0
Settings in Homebridge UIYes
MatterNo
Platform nameHcSr501Platform
LicenseGPL-3.0

Community signals

Downloads a week187
Downloads a month199
GitHub stars10
Open issues3
Closed issues9
Last code push2026-10-12
Latest version2.0.0 (2026-10-12)
First published2017-03-10
Releases9

In ReReHome

Whatever this plugin publishes reaches Apple Home as a normal HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.

HomeKit services in its code

Found by scanning the published npm package. A plugin can register a service only for some devices.

  • MotionSensor

Sources

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