diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
index a6b23d9255..1ace22455c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/__init__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from esphome import automation
 from esphome.automation import maybe_simple_id
 from esphome.core import CORE, EsphomeError, Lambda, coroutine, coroutine_with_priority
 from esphome.components import sensor
-from esphome.py_compat import text_type
+from esphome.py_compat import text_type, binary_type, char_to_byte
 from esphome.const import CONF_ID, CONF_TRIGGER_ID
 
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True
+MULTI_CONF = True
 
 CONF_ON_RECEIVE = 'on_receive'
 CONF_CANBUS_ID = 'canbus_id'
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema({
 }).extend(cv.COMPONENT_SCHEMA)
 
 # Actions
-SendAction = canbus_ns.class_('SendAction', automation.Action)
+CanbusSendAction = canbus_ns.class_('CanbusSendAction', automation.Action)
 
 CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA = maybe_simple_id({
     cv.Required(CONF_CANBUS_ID): cv.use_id(CanbusComponent),
@@ -62,17 +63,26 @@ def register_canbus(var, config):
     yield setup_canbus_core_(var, config)
 
 
-@automation.register_action(CONF_CANBUS_SEND_ACTION, SendAction, CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA)
+@automation.register_action(CONF_CANBUS_SEND_ACTION, CanbusSendAction, CANBUS_ACTION_SCHEMA)
 def canbus_action_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
-    canbus = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID])
-    var = yield cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg,  canbus)
-    lambda_ = yield cg.process_lambda(config[CONF_CAN_DATA], args, return_type=cg.float_)
+    var = cg.new_Pvariable(action_id, template_arg)
+    yield cg.register_parented(var, config[CONF_CANBUS_ID])
+
     can_id = yield cg.templatable(config[CONF_CAN_ID], args, cg.uint16)
     cg.add(var.set_can_id(can_id))
-    cg.add(var.set_data(lambda_))
+    data = config[CONF_CAN_DATA]
+    if isinstance(data, binary_type):
+        data = [char_to_byte(x) for x in data]
+
+    if cg.is_template(data):
+        templ = yield cg.templatable(data, args, cg.std_vector.template(cg.uint8))
+        cg.add(var.set_data_template(templ))
+    else:
+        cg.add(var.set_data_static(data))
     yield var
 
 
+
 @coroutine_with_priority(100.0)
 def to_code(config):
     cg.add_global(canbus_ns.using)
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/automation.h b/esphome/components/canbus/automation.h
index 45506c1c51..037f0a005d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/canbus/automation.h
@@ -7,22 +7,42 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace canbus {
 
-template<typename... Ts> class SendAction : public Action<Ts...> {
+template<typename... Ts> class CanbusSendAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Parented<Canbus> {
  public:
-  explicit SendAction(Canbus *parent) : parent_(parent){}
+  void set_data_template(std::function<std::vector<uint8_t>(Ts...)> func) {
+    this->data_func_ = func;
+    this->static_ = false;
+  }
+  void set_data_static(const std::vector<uint8_t> &data) {
+    this->data_static_ = data;
+    this->static_ = true;
+  }
+
   void set_can_id(int can_id) {this->can_id_ = can_id;}
 
   TEMPLATABLE_VALUE(float, data)
 
-  void play(Ts... x) override { 
-    auto call = this->parent_->make_call(this->can_id_);
-    //unsigned uint const * p = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char const *>(&f);
-    call.set_data(this->data_.optional_value(x...));
-//    call.perform(this->parent_, this->can_id_);
+//   void play(Ts... x) override { 
+//     auto call = this->parent_->make_call(this->can_id_);
+//     //unsigned uint const * p = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char const *>(&f);
+//     call.set_data(this->data_.optional_value(x...));
+// //    call.perform(this->parent_, this->can_id_);
+//   }
+  void play(Ts... x) override {
+    if (this->static_) {
+      this->parent_->write_array(this->data_static_);
+    } else {
+      auto val = this->data_func_(x...);
+      this->parent_->write_array(val);
+    }
   }
  protected:
   Canbus *parent_;
   int can_id_;
+
+    bool static_{false};
+  std::function<std::vector<uint8_t>(Ts...)> data_func_{};
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data_static_{};
 };
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py b/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6d5b1043d..0000000000
--- a/esphome/components/canbus/binary_sensor.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import esphome.codegen as cg
-import esphome.config_validation as cv
-from esphome.components import binary_sensor
-from esphome.const import CONF_ID
-from . import canbus_ns, CanbusComponent, CONF_CANBUS_ID, CONF_CAN_ID
-
-print("canbus.binary_sensor.py")
-DEPENDENCIES = ['canbus']
-
-CanbusBinarySensor = canbus_ns.class_('CanbusBinarySensor', binary_sensor.BinarySensor)
-
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = binary_sensor.BINARY_SENSOR_SCHEMA.extend({
-    cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(CanbusBinarySensor),
-    cv.GenerateID(CONF_CANBUS_ID): cv.use_id(CanbusComponent),
-    cv.Required(CONF_CAN_ID): cv.int_range(min=1, max=255)
-})
-
-
-def to_code(config):
-    var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
-    yield binary_sensor.register_binary_sensor(var, config)
-
-    hub = yield cg.get_variable(config[CONF_CANBUS_ID])
-    cg.add(var.set_can_id(config[CONF_CAN_ID]))
-    cg.add(hub.register_can_device(var))
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/automation.h b/esphome/components/uart/automation.h
index 9686f94413..91e936ff97 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/automation.h
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/automation.h
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ template<typename... Ts> class UARTWriteAction : public Action<Ts...>, public Pa
 
   void play(Ts... x) override {
     if (this->static_) {
-      this->parent_->write_array(this->data_static_);
+      this->parent_->send_data(this->data_static_);
     } else {
       auto val = this->data_func_(x...);
-      this->parent_->write_array(val);
+      this->parent_->send_data(val);
     }
   }