Binary Light

The binary light platform creates a simple ON/OFF-only light from a binary output component.

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# Example configuration entry
light:
  - platform: binary
    name: "Desk Lamp"
    output: light_output

output:
  - id: light_output
    platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO16

Configuration variables:

  • name (Required, string): The name of the light.

  • output (Required, ID): The id of the binary Output Component to use for this light.

  • id (Optional, ID): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.

  • effects (Optional, list): A list of light effects to use for this light, though binary lights only support very few of them.

  • All other options from Light.

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