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In this video we take a look at the Home Assistant template sensors and helper entities. First, I'll explain some of the most commonly used helper entities and go into detail about ... Then we'll take a look at what templates are and how they can help you set up your (home) automation quickly and easily and why they are essential for creating sensors from entity attributes ???? ???? == BLOG POST =⇒ More information, code snippets for template sensors & more → https://www.simon42.com/home-assistan... ======== VIDEOS & PLAYLISTS ======== ???? • Home Assistant Automation Tutorial - ... ???? • Using Home Assistant to set up ZigBee devices... (Z2M setup & basics) ???? • Home Assistant basics for beginners... ???? • New to Home Assistant? → Start here ???? ???? Do you need help with Home Assistant topics? → https://community.simon42.com -- Chapter ???? -- 00:00 - What are the template integration and helpers in Home Assistant for? 00:52 - What are helpers in Home Assistant? 01:08 - Creating helpers 01:39 - What are input helpers in Home Assistant? 03:15 - Example of an input button 04:57 - Input helper for configuration variables of automations and blueprints 06:34 - Input Boolean in Home Assistant 08:32 - Other input helpers in Home Assistant 10:28 - Special helpers in Home Assistant 12:22 - Changing the device type of a switch 12:57 - Sensor helpers in Home Assistant 14:33 - Min / Max / Average helpers 15:31 - Conclusion on helpers 15:56 - Template integration in Home Assistant 17:05 - Practical examples of template sensors 18:58 - Binary sensors in template integration 20:39 - Sensor example: Is anyone at home 22:03 - Example of air quality sensors created from air purifier attributes 24:13 - Creating template sensors yourself 29:44 - When do you use helpers and when templates? 30:48 - Conclusion on template integration & helpers in Home Assistant #homeassistant #smarthome #iot