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Klaas Schoute 87e0cb6523 Update Aurora binary sensor component configuration variable (#6596)
Update style of Aurora binary sensor component documentation to follow new configuration variables description.
Related to #6385.
2018-10-08 19:57:42 +02:00

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The aurora platform uses the NOAA aurora forecast service to let you know if an aurora might be visible at your home location in the next 30 minutes, based off of current solar flare activity.

This service gives a number 0-100 representing the current likelihood of visible auroras at your latitude/longitude. By default this sensor is set up to trigger when the reported likelihood for your location is > 75. It updates every 5 minutes.

You can check the attributes of the sensor to see your exact forecast.

{% linkable_title Configuration %}

To add the aurora binary sensor to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

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

{% configuration %} forecast_threshold: description: Provide your own threshold number above which the sensor will trigger. required: false default: 75 type: integer name: description: The name of the sensor. required: false default: Aurora Visibility type: string {% endconfiguration %}

  binary_sensor:
    - platform: aurora
      forecast_threshold: 50