Binary Sensors

Misc examples using binary sensors.

Combined Sensors

Combines multiple binary sensors (using the or keyword).

Usage Ideas

Create a single home smoke detector from mutiple smoke sensors

binary_sensor:
  - platform: template
    sensors:
      front_yard_motion:
        friendly_name: "Front Yard Motion"
        device_class: motion
        value_template: >
            {{ is_state('binary_sensor.front_yard_left_motion', 'on') or 
            is_state('binary_sensor.front_yard_right_motion', 'on') }}

Combined Sensors