From f9782f0466b2f1c0824732ef8200d99b32680ed6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Affolter Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:16:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add Random binary sensor docs (#3798) --- .../_components/binary_sensor.random.markdown | 35 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_components/binary_sensor.random.markdown diff --git a/source/_components/binary_sensor.random.markdown b/source/_components/binary_sensor.random.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7376d6254d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/binary_sensor.random.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Random Binary Sensor" +description: "Instructions how to integrate random state sensors into Home Assistant." +date: 2017-10-27 08:00 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: home-assistant.png +ha_category: Sensor +ha_iot_class: "Local Polling" +ha_release: 0.57 +--- + + +The `random` binary sensor platform is creating random states (`True`, 1, `on` or `False`, 0, `off`). This can be useful if you want to test automation rules. It generates a new state every time it is polled. + +To enable the random binary sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry +binary_sensor: + - platform: random +``` + +{% configuration %} + name: + description: Name to use in the frontend. + required: false + type: string +{% endconfiguration %} + +See the [entity component options](/docs/configuration/platform_options/) to control how often the main component polls the random binary sensor. The default is 30 seconds. +