esphome-docs/components/light/binary.rst
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Binary Light
============
.. seo::
:description: Instructions for setting up binary ON/OFF lights in ESPHome.
:image: lightbulb.png
The ``binary`` light platform creates a simple ON/OFF-only light from a
:ref:`binary output component <output>`.
.. figure:: images/binary-ui.png
:align: center
:width: 40.0%
.. code-block:: yaml
# 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**, :ref:`config-id`): The id of the
binary :ref:`output` to use for this light.
- **id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID used for code generation.
- **effects** (*Optional*, list): A list of :ref:`light effects <light-effects>` to use for this light, though binary lights
only support very few of them.
- All other options from :ref:`Light <config-light>`.
See Also
--------
- :doc:`/components/output/index`
- :doc:`/components/light/index`
- :doc:`/components/output/gpio`
- :doc:`/components/power_supply`
- :apiref:`binary/light/binary_light_output.h`
- :ghedit:`Edit`