'IF' with a local LED

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I know this is possible but I’m missing something and can’t get it right so any help would be appreciated.

I have 4 door and window sensors set up as binary sensors on an ESP32. I want to turn a local LED, configured as a light, on when one or more of the door or windows are open - and turn it off when they are all closed.

Has anyone got a code snippet they can share please before I tear out what’s left of my hair?

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Thanks, I have that.I also realise that I didn’t express myself well in my frustration!

My query was more about the approach. Is it better to use on_loop and check every cycle, or to monitor for status changes and then set the LED on or off? Is one better than the other and, if so, why?

Thanks.

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This is what I’ve ended up with. It works but if there is a better way please let me know.

  on_loop:
    then:
      - if:
          condition:
            or:
              - binary_sensor.is_on: pir2
              - binary_sensor.is_on: pir3
          then:
            - light.turn_on: utility_led
          else:
            - light.turn_off: utility_led
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