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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:

# 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 to control how often the main component polls the random binary sensor. The default is 30 seconds.