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76 lines
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---
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title: "Random"
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description: "Instructions on how to integrate random numbers into Home Assistant."
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logo: home-assistant.png
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ha_category:
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- Utility
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- Sensor
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- Binary Sensor
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ha_iot_class: Local Polling
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ha_release: 0.32
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ha_qa_scale: internal
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redirect_from:
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- /components/sensor.random/
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- /components/binary_sensor.random/
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---
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The `random` integration simply creates random values or state. This can be useful if you want to test automation rules or run an interactive demo. It generates a new state every time it is polled.
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## Binary Sensor
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The `random` binary sensor platform is creating random states (`true`, 1, `on` or `false`, 0, `off`).
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### Configuration
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To enable the random binary sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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binary_sensor:
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- platform: random
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```
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{% configuration %}
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name:
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description: Name to use in the frontend.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: Random Binary Sensor
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{% endconfiguration %}
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## Sensor
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The `random` sensor platform is creating random sensor values (integers) out of a given range. Returned values form a [discrete uniform distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_uniform_distribution), meaning that each integer value in the range configured is equally likely to be drawn.
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### Configuration
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To enable the random sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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sensor:
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- platform: random
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```
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{% configuration %}
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name:
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description: Name to use in the frontend.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: Random Sensor
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minimum:
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description: Lower limit for the values.
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required: false
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type: string
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default: 0
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maximum:
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description: Upper limit for the values.
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required: false
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type: integer
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default: 20
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unit_of_measurement:
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description: Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any.
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required: false
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type: string
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{% endconfiguration %}
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