Home Assistant GPIO Integration

This is a libgpiod2 rewrite of https://github.com/thecode/ha-rpi_gpio to support generic GPIO devices.

This integration supports any device with libgpiod 2.0.2 or later, i.e. all versions of Raspberry Pi, including Raspberry Pi 5. The platform will guess sensible defaults for the GPIO device path, or you can use device when defining entities to select the GPIO device (e.g. /dev/gpiochip4).

Note that port referrs to the GPIO number, not the pin number. This can be unintuitive on some platforms. For example, if you have a relay connected to pin 11 of the Raspberry Pi, its GPIO number is 17. See the Wikipedia article about the Raspberry Pi for more details about the GPIO layout.

The gpio integration supports the following platforms: Binary Sensor, Cover, and Switch.

Installation

HACS

As soon as this PR is accepted, the recommend way to install gpio will be through HACS.

Manual installation

Copy the gpio folder and all of its contents into your Home Assistant's custom_components folder. This folder is usually inside your /config folder. If you are running Hass.io, use SAMBA to copy the folder over. You may need to create the custom_components folder and then copy the gpio folder and all of its contents into it.

Usage

Binary Sensor

The gpio binary sensor platform allows you to read sensor values of the GPIOs of your device.

Configuration

Legacy binary sensor configuration

Add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Basic configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    sensors:
      - port: 11
        name: "PIR Office"
      - port: 12
        name: "PIR Bedroom"

# Full configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    sensors:
      - port: 11
        device: "/dev/gpiochip4"
        name: "PIR Office"
        unique_id: "pir_office_sensor_port_11"
        bouncetime: 80
        invert_logic: true
        pull_mode: "DOWN"

Options

Key	Required	Default	Type	Description
sensors	yes		list	List of sensor IO ports (BCM mode pin numbers)
port	yes		integer	The GPIO port (a.k.a line) number
name	yes		string	The name for the binary sensor entity
device	no	Hardware dependent	string	Path to the GPIO device, e.g. /dev/gpiochip4
unique_id	no		string	An ID that uniquely identifies the sensor. Set this to a unique value to allow customization through the UI
bouncetime	no	50	integer	The time in milliseconds for port debouncing
invert_logic	no	false (ACTIVE HIGH)	boolean	If true, inverts the output logic to ACTIVE LOW
pull_mode	no	UP	string	Type of internal pull resistor to use: UP - pull-up resistor, DOWN - pull-down resistor

Cover

The gpio cover platform allows you to use a GPIO device to control covers, e.g. a garage door.

It uses two pins on the GPIO device:

• The state_pin will detect if the cover is closed, and
• the relay_pin will trigger the cover to open or close.

Although you do not need Andrews Hilliday's software controller when you run Home Assistant, he has written clear instructions on how to hook your garage door and sensors up to your Raspberry Pi, which can be found here.

Configuration

Add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Basic configuration.yaml entry
cover:
  - platform: gpio
    covers:
      - relay_pin: 10
        state_pin: 11

# Full configuration.yaml entry
cover:
  - platform: gpio
    relay_time: 0.2
    invert_relay: false
    state_pull_mode: "UP"
    invert_state: true
    covers:
      - relay_pin: 12
        state_pin: 13
        device: "/dev/gpiochip4"
        name: "Right door"
        unique_id: "right_door_cover_port_13"

Options

Key	Required	Default	Type	Description
relay_time	no	0.2	float	The time that the relay will be on for in seconds
invert_relay	no	false	boolean	Invert the relay pin output so that it is active-high (True)
state_pull_mode	no	UP	string	The direction the State pin is pulling. It can be UP or DOWN
invert_state	no	false	boolean	Invert the value of the State pin so that 0 means closed
covers	yes		list	List of covers
relay_pin	yes		integer	The pin of your Raspberry Pi where the relay is connected
state_pin	yes		integer	The pin of your Raspberry Pi to retrieve the state
device	no	Hardware dependent	string	Path to the GPIO device, e.g. /dev/gpiochip4
name	no		string	The name for the cover entity
unique_id	no		string	An ID that uniquely identifies the cover. Set this to a unique value to allow customization through the UI

Switch

The gpio switch platform allows you to control the GPIOs of your device.

Configuration

Legacy switch configuration

Add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Basic configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: gpio
    switches:
      - port: 11
        name: "Fan Office"
      - port: 12
        name: "Light Desk"

# Full configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: gpio
    switches:
      - port: 11
        device: "/dev/gpiochip4"
        name: "Fan Office"
        unique_id: "fan_office_switch_port_11"
        invert_logic: true

Options

Key	Required	Default	Type	Description
switches	yes		list	List of switch IO ports (BCM mode pin numbers)
name	yes		string	The name for the switch entity
device	no	Hardware dependent	string	Path to the GPIO device, e.g. /dev/gpiochip4
unique_id	no		string	An ID that uniquely identifies the switch. Set this to a unique value to allow customization through the UI
invert_logic	no	false	boolean	If true, inverts the output logic to ACTIVE LOW