Last update : System Variable un CCU now appears as binary_sensor

[cy-bertrand]

Hello,

Since last update of the integration, some entities have disapeared from my HA.
Precisely what i've seen is that all my system variables (binary ones) are now integrated as binary_sensor instead of sensor.

The problem I've got is that I can not change the value of a binary_sensor in HA but a sensor can be switched on/off.
So now, let's say it is a read only value.

Aa-s my CCU is reading theses variables for several programs, it is now impossible to control these programs anymore through HA :-(

Anyway to recover the variable as sensor ?

Many thanks,

Bertrand.

[SukramJ]

I read your text several times, but i have no clue what you are talking about!
It's also possible to write it i german if it helps.

Please describe only one case/problem with one sysvar. Generalization with last, one, some, all are not helpful

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[Baxxy13]

@cy-bertrand
To use boolean SysVars as "switches" mark them with hahm in their description (WebUI).
And read the README.

[cy-bertrand]

Great, perfect !

(note that after adding hahm in the description of my sysvar on the CCU, it is automatically integrated as sensor in HA with a "Sv_" in the name. And theses new entities are desactivated by the integration by default)

Strange that it was working without needing the marker before the last serie of updates of the integration.

Many thanks @Baxxy13
Sorry @SukramJ for the difficulties to be understable ;-) Baxxy gave me the answer.

[SukramJ]

Strange that it was working without needing the marker before the last serie of updates of the integration.

The marker is required since this feature was introduced.