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How do you organize your HA devices
(lemmy.world)
I have a concoction of devices from all kind of manufacturers with cryptic codes in their names. Each device exposes multitude of sensors which makes the dashboard look like a mess.
- Is there a best practice for renaming devices ? Do you name them by their location ? By their utility ? manufacturer ?
- How do you identify the devices later in case there's a problem and one needs to be replaced / battery need to be replaced ?
As a side note, I really wish folders were implemented for devices and automations and such. Especially since I have a scene controller (and another on the way) with several buttons, each of which can have 6 different triggers (pressing 1-5 times or holding the button down). Oh, and more for the LEDs.
Yes! Especially automations! I would rather have tags than folders, so an automation could fit into more than one category (eg. Location, action) but I'd take anything over alphabetical!!
This is why all my automations are in Node-Red. Reusability.
I have monthly problems with nodered. I have transitioned most of my automations away from it.
I thought this was implemented on the dashboard. I don't recall what exactly it's called (context cards?) but I recall you could click a button to show a separate card or click and have it open a second 'tab' on the dashboard to control more things like with your scene controller.