The Smart Home Detective Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed!

Want to see exactly when your smart home devices go offline — and for how long? Today we’re diving into Device Pulse, one of the most useful HACS integrations for diagnosing WiFi devices, ESPHome nodes, Bluetooth proxies, smart hubs, and anything on your network with an IP address. If you've ever debugged a flaky camera, a rebooting ESP32, or a TV that pretends to be online when it’s not… this tool will change your life. And with two amazing companion cards — the Timeline Card and the Table Card — you get a beautiful visual dashboard that shows your smart home’s “heartbeat” over time. 🔧 HACS Integration & Cards Covered in This Video 📦 Device Pulse (Main Integration) 🔗 https://github.com/studiobts/home-ass... 📊 Device Pulse Timeline Card 🔗 https://github.com/studiobts/device-p... 📋 Device Pulse Table Card 🔗 https://github.com/studiobts/device-p... These three tools combined give you the BEST visibility into networked device uptime in Home Assistant. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:49 - What is Device Pulse 02:00 - Installing and configuring Device Pulse (HACS) 06:54 - Timeline and Table Cards 11:21 - Practical Examples 12:41 - Final Thoughts & Outro ❤️ Support the Channel 👕 Merch Store ▶ https://shop.beardedtinker.com 🧡 Become a Channel Member ▶ https://www.youtube.com/BeardedTinker... 🙏 Send a Super Thanks I’ll be super thankful! 📣 Follow me for more smart home magic 🐦 Twitter / X: @BeardedTinker 📸 Instagram: @2BeardedTinker 📘 Bluesky: @beardedtinker 💬 Discord:   / discord   (*) Affiliate Disclosure Some links may be affiliate links. They cost you nothing extra, but they help support the channel and future videos — thank you!