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Remove yaml, add notes about Blink Mini camera (#14057)

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@ -31,32 +31,7 @@ The preferred method for setting this up is by using the configuration flow. Go
Your integration will then set up. Given that setup is asynchronous, you may see your sensors before they have finished extracting data from the Blink servers. After a few minutes (at most) this information should populate.
Existing YAML will be converted to this flow but will be removed in a future version. This is due to Blink's migration to 2FA which is rolling out this year, and which YAML cannot support.
If you'd like to continue using YAML until it is fully removed, you can use the following example:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
blink:
username: YOUR_USERNAME
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
```
{% configuration %}
username:
description: The username for accessing your Blink account.
required: true
type: string
password:
description: The password for accessing your Blink account.
required: true
type: string
scan_interval:
description: How frequently to query for new data. Defaults to 300 seconds (5 minutes).
required: false
type: integer
{% endconfiguration %}
Once Home Assistant starts and you authenticate access, the `blink` integration will create the following platforms:
Once Home Assistant starts and you authenticate access, the `blink` integration will create the following platforms (note: Blink Mini cameras do not currently support any of the sensors, nor the battery status binary sensor):
- An `alarm_control_panel` to arm/disarm the whole blink system (note, `alarm_arm_home` is not implemented and will not actually do anything, despite it being an option in the GUI).
- A `camera` for each camera linked to your Blink sync module.
@ -65,17 +40,7 @@ Once Home Assistant starts and you authenticate access, the `blink` integration
Since the cameras are battery operated, setting the `scan_interval` must be done with care so as to not drain the battery too quickly, or hammer Blink's servers with too many API requests. The cameras can be manually updated via the `trigger_camera` service which will ignore the throttling caused by `scan_interval`. As a note, all of the camera-specific sensors are only polled when a new image is requested from the camera. This means that relying on any of these sensors to provide timely and accurate data is not recommended.
Please note that each camera reports two different states: one as `sensor.blink_<camera_name>_status` and the other as `binary_sensor.blink_<camera_name>_motion_enabled`. The `motion_enabled` property reports if the `camera` is ready to detect motion *regardless if the system is actually armed**.
Below is an example showing every possible entry:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
blink:
username: YOUR_USERNAME
password: YOUR_PASSWORD
scan_interval: 300
```
Please note that each camera reports two different states: one as `sensor.blink_<camera_name>_status` and the other as `binary_sensor.blink_<camera_name>_motion_enabled`. The `motion_enabled` property reports if the `camera` is ready to detect motion **regardless if the system is actually armed**.
## Services
@ -120,8 +85,7 @@ Send a new pin to blink. Since Blink's 2FA implementation is new and changing,
### Other Services
In addition to the services mentioned above, there are generic `camera` and `alarm_control_panel` services available for use as well. The `camera.enable_motion_detection` and `camera.disable_motion_detection` services allow for individual cameras to be enabled and disabled, respectively, within the Blink system. The `alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away` and `alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm` services allow for the whole system to be armed and disarmed, respectively.
In addition to the services mentioned above, there are generic `camera` and `alarm_control_panel` services available for use as well. The `camera.enable_motion_detection` and `camera.disable_motion_detection` services allow for individual cameras to be enabled and disabled, respectively, within the Blink system. The `alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away` and `alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm` services allow for the whole system to be armed and disarmed, respectively. Blink Mini cameras linked to an existing sync module cannot be armed/disarmed via Home Assistant.
## Examples