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 ?
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For my Zigbee things I use this
example:
- 00 - Sensor - Hall - PIR - Motion
- 01 - Switch - Bedroom 01 - Main Light
So to break it down:
- First 2 numbers represent the floor, 00 = Ground, 01 First Floor and so on.
- Describes the type of device.
- Room Name.
- Describes the Function of Device, eg PIR, Temperature Sensor, Contact Sensor….
- Used to describe the entities of the device.
10 floors, 0 basements.
So if a device has multiple entities, you rename each one ? i.e. a hygrometer that measures humidity and temperature, you name each one separately ?
No, if a device has multiple entities I leave the names as they are. HA will append them to the name of the device
