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The binary_sensor.template was return states of "On" and "Off", however that doesn't seem to work in 0.47. You need True / False, which makes sense, given that's what the single line evals are going to return. Update the existing example, and add another one about computing composite occupancy from device tracker and motion sensors.
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The template platform supports sensors which breaks out the state and state_attributes from other entities. The state of a template binary sensor can only be on or off.
To enable template binary sensors in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:
# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
sun_up:
value_template: {% raw %}'{{ states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation > 0}}'{% endraw %}
friendly_name: 'Sun is up'
Configuration variables:
- sensors array (Required): List of your sensors.
- friendly_name (Optional): Name to use in the Frontend.
- device_class (Optional): The type/class of the sensor to set the icon in the frontend.
- value_template (Optional): Defines a template to extract a value from the payload.
- entity_id (Optional): Add a list of entity IDs so the sensor only reacts to state changes of these entities. This will reduce the number of times the sensor will try to update it's state.
{% linkable_title Examples %}
In this section you find some real life examples of how to use this sensor.
{% linkable_title Sensor threshold %}
This example indicates true if a sensor is above a given threshold. Assuming a sensor of furnace that provides a current reading for the fan motor, we can determine if the furnace is running by checking that it is over some threshold:
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
furnace_on:
value_template: {% raw %}{{ states.sensor.furnace.state > 2.5 }}{% endraw %}
friendly_name: 'Furnace Running'
device_class: heat
{% linkable_title Switch as sensor %}
Some movement sensors and door/window sensors will appear as a switch. By using a template binary sensor, the switch can be displayed as a binary sensors. The original switch can then be hidden by customizing.
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
movement:
value_template: {% raw %}"{{ states.switch.movement.state == 'on' }}"{% endraw %}
device_class: motion
door:
value_template: {% raw %}"{{ states.switch.door.state == 'on' }}"{% endraw %}
device_class: opening
{% linkable_title Combining multiple sensors, and using entity_id: %}
This example combines multiple CO sensors into a single overall
status. When using templates with binary sensors, you need to return
True or False explicitly. entity_id is used to limit which
sensors are being monitored to update the state, making computing this
sensor far more efficient.
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
co:
friendly_name: 'CO'
device_class: 'gas'
value_template: {% raw %}>-
{%- if is_state("sensor.bedroom_co_status", "Ok")
and is_state("sensor.kitchen_co_status", "Ok")
and is_state("sensor.wardrobe_co_status", "Ok") -%}
False
{%- else -%}
True
{%- endif %}{% endraw %}
entity_id:
- sensor.bedroom_co_status
- sensor.kitchen_co_status
- sensor.wardrobe_co_status
{% linkable_title Change the icon %}
This example shows how to change the icon based on the day/night cycle.
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
day_night:
friendly_name: 'Day/Night'
value_template: {% raw %}'{% if is_state("sun.sun", "above_horizon") %}Day{% else %}Night{% endif %}'{% endraw %}
icon_template: {% raw %}'{% if is_state("sun.sun", "above_horizon") %}mdi:weather-sunny{% else %}mdi:weather-night{% endif %}'{% endraw %}
{% linkable_title Is anyone home? %}
This example is determining if anyone is home based on the combination of device tracking and motion sensors. It's extremely useful if you have kids / baby sitter / grand parrents who might still be in your house that aren't represented by a trackable device in home assistant. This is providing a composite of wifi based device tracking and z-wave multisensor presence sensors.
binary_sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
people_home:
value_template: >-
{%- if is_state("device_tracker.sean", "home")
or is_state("device_tracker.susan", "home")
or is_state("binary_sensor.office_124", "on")
or is_state("binary_sensor.hallway_134", "on")
or is_state("binary_sensor.living_room_139", "on")
or is_state("binary_sensor.porch_ms6_1_129", "on")
or is_state("binary_sensor.family_room_144", "on")
-%}
True
{%- else -%}
False
{%- endif %}
entity_id:
- device_tracker.sean
- device_tracker.susan
- binary_sensor.office_124
- binary_sensor.hallway_134
- binary_sensor.living_room_139
- binary_sensor.porch_ms6_1_129
- binary_sensor.family_room_144