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{% linkable_title Binary Sensor %}

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 file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: random

{% configuration %} name: description: Name to use in the frontend. required: false type: string default: Random Binary Sensor {% endconfiguration %}

{% linkable_title Sensor %}

The random sensor platform is creating random sensor values (integers) out of a given range. Returned values form a discrete uniform distribution, meaning that each integer value in the range configured is equally likely to be drawn. This can be useful if you want to test automation rules. It generates a new value every time it is polled.

To enable the random sensor, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: random

{% configuration %} name: description: Name to use in the frontend. required: false type: string default: Random Sensor minimum: description: Lower limit for the values. required: false type: string default: 0 maximum: description: Upper limit for the values. required: false type: integer default: 20 unit_of_measurement: description: Defines the units of measurement of the sensor, if any. required: false type: string {% endconfiguration %}