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title: "EnOcean Binary Sensor"
description: "Instructions on how to set up EnOcean binary sensors within Home Assistant."
date: 2016-05-25 23:49
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logo: enocean.png
ha_category: Binary Sensor
ha_release: 0.21
ha_iot_class: "Local Push"
---

This can typically be one of those batteryless wall switches.
Tested with:

- Eltako FT55 which uses the EnOcean PTM 215 module
- [TRIO2SYS Wall switches](http://www.trio2sys.fr/index.php/fr/produits-enocean-sans-fil-sans-pile-interoperable/emetteur-sans-fils-sans-pile-interoperable-enocean) which uses the EnOcean PTM210 DB module

All switches using theses modules are expected to work. Other devices will most likely not work without changing the Home Assistant code.

## {% linkable_title Configuration %}

To use your EnOcean device, you first have to set up your [EnOcean hub](/components/enocean/) and then add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: enocean
    id: [0x01,0x90,0x84,0x3C]
```

{% configuration %}
id:
  description: The ID of the device. This is the 4 bytes long number written on the dimmer.
  required: true
  type: list
name:
  description: An identifier for the switch in the frontend.
  required: false
  type: string
  default: EnOcean binary sensor
device_class:
  description: The [type/class](/components/binary_sensor/) of the sensor to set the icon in the frontend.
  required: false
  type: device_class
{% endconfiguration %}

EnOcean binary sensors only generate 'button_pressed' events. The event data has following four fields:

 - **id**: The ID of the device (see configuration).
 - **pushed**: `1` for a button press, `0` for a button release.
 - **which**: Always `0` when using the single rocket.  `0` or `1` when using the dual rocket switch.
 - **onoff**: `0` or `1` for either side of the rocket.

## {% linkable_title Automation example %}

Sample automation to switch lights on and off:

```yaml
# Example automation to turn lights on/off on button release
automation:
  - alias: hall light switches
    trigger:
      platform: event
      event_type: button_pressed
      event_data:
        id: [0xYY, 0xYY, 0xYY, 0xYY]
        pushed: 0
    action:
      service_template: "{% raw %}{% if trigger.event.data.onoff %} light.turn_on {% else %} light.turn_off {%endif %}{% endraw %}"
      data_template:
        entity_id: "{% raw %}{% if trigger.event.data.which == 1 %} light.hall_left {% else %} light.hall_right {%endif %}{% endraw %}"
```