Binary Sensor - help!

Configuration
1

I’ve been trying to setup a binary_sensor for homekit presence detection, however, when I try to validate it it throws this: Error loading /config/configuration.yaml: mapping values are not allowed here in "/config/binary_sensor.yaml", line 2, column 11

The code in question is here:

 - platform: template
    sensors:
      k_present:
        friendly_name: "K"
        device_class: presence
        value_template: >-
          {{ is_state('input_boolean.k_present', 'on') }}
 - platform: template
    sensors:
      o_present:
        friendly_name: "O"
        value_template: >-
          {{ is_state('input_boolean.o_present', 'on') }}

For the life of me, I can’t figure this one out. I’m pretty new when it comes to YAML.

2

try this:

- platform: template
  sensors:
    k_present:
      friendly_name: "K"
      device_class: presence
      value_template: >-
        {{ is_state('input_boolean.k_present', 'on') }}
    o_present:
      friendly_name: "O"
      value_template: >-
        {{ is_state('input_boolean.o_present', 'on') }}

Since you’re breaking your config in separate files, you need to watch your indentation
Also you can simply list your sensors without having to call the platform template again

3

Awesome, thanks heaps! That worked a treat. I’ve been caught by the indentations before.

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4

Fab, feel free to mark it as solved :wink: