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The velbus binary_sensor allows you to control Velbus connected wall switches.

To use your Velbus wall switches in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry

binary_sensor:
  - platform: velbus
    devices:
       - name: Wall Switch 1
         module: 0xda
         channel: 4
       - name: Wall Switch 2
         module: 0xbc
         channel: 1
         is_pushbutton: true

Configuration variables:

• devices array (Required): The array contains the binary sensors to configure
  • name (Required): Name of the binary sensor.
  • module (Required): The hexadecimal module address
  • channel (Required): The channel number in the module.
  • is_pushbutton (Optional): Boolean to indicate if a wall switch is a push button or not (default: false)

For hub configuration, see the Velbus component.