OpenEPaperLink for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 704 sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 330
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: 3.0.0, October 10, 2026
Category: Computers and network
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: open_epaper_link
Source: github.com/OpenEPaperLink/Home_Assistant_Integration
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

OpenEPaperLink is an integration that controls and monitors electronic shelf labels through the OpenEPaperLink project. Each tag and access point appears as a device, with buttons, selects, sensors, switches, text fields, a light and a content image, plus a firmware update. Device triggers cover buttons, NFC and GPIO, so tag events can start automations. Options let tags be hidden from updates, set debounce delays for button and NFC input, and add font directories for generated images. The drawcustom action builds displays from text, shapes, icons, QR codes, images from URLs, sensor plots and progress bars. It works locally and is set up in the UI, with an access point address or Bluetooth tags running the matching firmware.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
Device triggers Its devices can start automations directly.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

Lights
Switches
Sensors

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Connect

Host or IPHostname or IP of the OpenEPaperLink access point.

Also asked when changing the connection.

After setup

Blacklisted TagsTags to hide; blacklisted tags will not update or trigger services.
Button Debounce Time (seconds)Delay before another button press is accepted (seconds).
NFC Debounce Time (seconds)Delay before another NFC tap is accepted (seconds).
Custom Font DirectoriesComma-separated directories containing additional fonts for generated images.

Texts from the code of OpenEPaperLink/Home_Assistant_Integration.

Entities

ButtonsClear Pending Updates, Force Refresh Content, Reboot Tag, Scan Channels, Deep Sleep, Reboot AP, Refresh Tag Types, Refresh Configuration
ImagesContent
LightsLED
SelectsChannel, RGB LED brightness, TFT Brightness, Maximum sleep, Lock tag inventory, WiFi Power, Language, Discovery method, Sub-GHz Channel, No updates between 1 (from), No updates between 2 (to)
SensorsIP Address, WiFi SSID, Tag Count, Database Size, LittleFS Free, State, Run State, WiFi RSSI, Free Heap, System Time, Uptime, Low Battery Tag Count, and 21 more
SwitchesPreview Images on AP, Bluetooth LE, Nightly Reboot, Show Timestamp
TextsAlias, Repository
UpdatesFirmware

Troubleshooting

DiagnosticsDownloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.
Repair noticesNotices it can show in Settings, Repairs:Camera entities migrated

From the README

Home Assistant Integration for the OpenEPaperLink project, enabling control and monitoring of electronic shelf labels (ESLs) through Home Assistant.
Each tag and AP appears as a device in Home Assistant
Device triggers for buttons, NFC, and GPIO
Automatic tag discovery and configuration

From the README of OpenEPaperLink/Home_Assistant_Integration, Apache License 2.0. Shortened.