# How to automatically ping devices and use the result

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-automatically-ping-devices-and-use-the-result/88845>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [September 5, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-automatically-ping-devices-and-use-the-result/88845 "2023-09-05T18:24:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-automatically-ping-devices-and-use-the-result/88845/5 "2023-10-16T15:28:49Z")

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For my Zigbee divices I use this script to see “lastseen”. It works fine.

> [@A script to check sensor last update](https://community.homey.app/t/a-script-to-check-sensor-last-update/63142):
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> Hello everyone, In my home set-up I have a bunch of Aqara sensors directly connected to a Homey that I use to monitor temperature and humidity (and for some of them, to trigger some automations based on those). Overtime they run out of battery and I only realised it when the automations don’t start or for the “passive” ones, only when I dive a little deeper in the Insights section. My idea was to use a script to read at a regular interval (say every day) the last updated value of a given senso…

Same kind of script insite this test:

> [@\[Homey Pro\] overview script](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-overview-script/77459):
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> Homey Pro overview script Always wanted an overview of your current Homey? Because you are in the process of migrating to another Homey Pro, or just for the fun of it. Well that is what this very HomeyScript script is for. Feel free to share your results in this thread, as I do like to see every ones Homey too! (no sensitive data is shown) I’ve tried to make this overview script somewhat user friendly to use. The only thing you need is an Homey Pro (any version, besides Homey (Cloud)) and t…

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