Entity Types used in EC

A component like EC unfortunately requires some domain specific language (jargon) to explain its functionality and enable people to adapt it for their use cases. There are four different types of entities used in EC.

Configuration	Description
control entities	The entities you wish to switch on and off depending on some trigger. EC will control these entities by turning them on or off.
sensor entities	Used as triggers. When these entities turn on, your control entities will be switched on.
state entities	Unless you wish to use non-stateful entities, you need not worry about state entities. Essentially, they allow you to define specific entities that will be used for state observation in cases where control entities do not supply a usable state. (As is the case with scene.) Optional.
override entities	The entities used to override the entire EC logic. Optional.

Note: Any entity in EC is just a normal Home Assistant entity.