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Adding scan_interval and name to configuration documentation (#14703)

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@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ host:
required: true
type: string
count:
description: Number of packets to send.
description: Number of packages to be sent up to a maximum of 100.
required: false
type: integer
default: 5
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ name:
description: Let you overwrite the name of the device.
required: false
type: string
default: Ping Binary sensor
default: Binary sensor Ping [hostname]
{% endconfiguration %}
The sensor exposes the different round trip times values measured by `ping` as attributes:
@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ The sensor exposes the different round trip times values measured by `ping` as a
- `round trip time min`
- `round trip time max`
The default polling interval is 5 minutes. As many integrations [based on the entity class](/docs/configuration/platform_options), it is possible to overwrite this scan interval by specifying a `scan_interval` configuration key (value in seconds). In the example below we setup the `ping` binary sensor to poll the devices every 30 seconds.
The default polling interval is 5 minutes. As many integrations [based on the entity class](/docs/configuration/platform_options), it is possible to overwrite this scan interval by specifying a `scan_interval` configuration key (value in seconds). In the example below we setup the `ping` binary sensor to poll the device every 30 seconds.
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry to ping host 192.168.0.1 with 2 packets every 30 seconds.
binary_sensor:
- platform: ping
host: 192.168.0.1
name: "device name"
count: 2
scan_interval: 30
```
@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ To use this presence detection in your installation, add the following to your `
device_tracker:
- platform: ping
hosts:
hostone: 192.168.2.10
hostname: 192.168.2.10
```
{% configuration %}