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UART Button
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.. seo::
:description: Instructions for setting up UART buttons in ESPHome that can output arbitrary UART sequences when activated.
:image: uart.svg
The ``uart`` button platform allows you to send a pre-defined sequence of bytes on a
:doc:`UART bus </components/uart>` when triggered.
.. code-block:: yaml
# Example configuration entry
button:
- platform: uart
name: "UART String Output"
data: 'DataToSend'
- platform: uart
name: "UART Bytes Output"
data: [0xDE, 0xAD, 0xBE, 0xEF]
Configuration variables:
------------------------
- **data** (**Required**, string or list of bytes): The data to send via UART. Either an ASCII string
or a list of bytes.
- **uart_id** (*Optional*, :ref:`config-id`): Manually specify the ID of the UART hub.
- All other options from :ref:`Button <config-button>`.
See Also
--------
- :doc:`/components/uart`
- :apiref:`uart/button/uart_button.h`
- :ghedit:`Edit`