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---
layout: page
title: TCP Binary Sensor
description: "Instructions on how to set up TCP binary sensors within Home Assistant."
date: 2016-02-22 11:05
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: tcp_ip.png
ha_category: Binary Sensor
ha_release: 0.14
redirect_from:
- /components/binary_sensor.tcp/
---
The TCP Binary Sensor is a type of [TCP Sensor](/components/sensor.tcp/) which is either "off" or "on". In order to use this sensor type, in addition to the configuration for the TCP Sensor, you must supply a `value_on` value to represent what is returned when the device is turned on.
## {% linkable_title Configuration %}
To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
- platform: tcp
name: TCP Binary Sensor
host: IP_ADDRESS
port: PORT
payload: "r State\n"
value_on: 1
timeout: 5
```
{% configuration %}
name:
description: The name you'd like to give the sensor in Home Assistant.
required: false
type: string
default: TCP Sensor
host:
description: The hostname/IP address to connect to.
required: true
type: string
port:
description: The port to connect to the host on.
required: true
type: integer
payload:
description: What to send to the host in order to get the response we're interested in.
required: true
type: string
value_on:
description: The value returned when the device is "on".
required: true
type: string
value_template:
description: Defines a [template](/docs/configuration/templating/#processing-incoming-data) to extract the value.
required: false
type: template
default: entire response is the value
buffer_size:
description: The size of the receive buffer in bytes. Set this to a larger value if you expect to receive a response larger than the default.
required: false
type: integer
default: 1024
timeout:
description: How long in seconds to wait for a response from the service before giving up and disconnecting.
required: false
type: integer
default: 10
{% endconfiguration %}