Raspberry Pi Remote GPIO
remote_rpi_gpio
The Raspberry Pi Remote GPIO integration is the base for all related GPIO platforms in Home Assistant. For the platform configurations, please check their corresponding sections.
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 | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) |
What people report
Remote Raspberry Pi GPIO via pigpio works on older Pis but is outdated; newer Pi 5 unsupported with old libraries.
- Partly works1
- Requested1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 3B+ remote GPIO | Partly works Local | Needs gpiozero pigpio pin factory; BadPinFactory error on some setupsSaved copy… Assistant release (if known): N/A Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Hass.io Component/platform: Description of problem: I try to set up new remote rpi integration with no success. That is how the log looks like: > Error while setting up platform remote_rpi_gpio > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/helpers/entity_platform.py", line 126, in _async_setup_platform > SLOW_SETUP_MAX_WAIT) > File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/asyncio/tasks.py", line 416, in wait_for > return fut.result() > File … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #24416 · 2019-06 | |
| Raspberry Pi 5 remote GPIO | Requested | Old gpiozero and pigpio do not run on Pi 5; update requestedSaved copyThe problem Gpiozero is too old for modern RaspberryPi. The Pi5 needs at least version 2 https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/ede6e0180863bca0d382192b117a0fd1752774b4/requirements_all.txt#L955 RPi.gpio and pigpio are now deprecated as such on RaspberryPi since they can not run on Pi5 and probably any future Pi using the RP1 southbridge style setup. They need to use Linux built in gpio features etc. Gpiozero has been updated with v2 to use lgpio for the Pi5 and by default. (shipped with PiOS Bookworm for the record) It's going to be pretty much the same for most old Pi specific tools … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #108088 · 2024-01 |
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 push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 257 (0.04%) |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Legacy |
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.94 |
| Set up in the UI | No, YAML |
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.
