HA Issue, confusing entities and names | Home Assistant | Page 1

hidden yoke Apr 21, 2024, 6:29 PM

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Hi, I need some help, asked it in Home Assistant but I guess no one is willing to bother to even read it.
So I have an issue, I have 4 Smart plugs and I have named them, by naming I mean that all of them have this name template "SmartPlug_<device>"
SmartPlug_Light
SmartPlug_Hifi
SmartPlug_Monitor
SmartPlug_Nuc

For example with SmartPlug_Light the topic in MQTT is set to SmartPlug_Light same as the Names in "other settings"
They are connected in the Home Assistant with the Tasmota add-on, issue here is that the Entity name doesn't match the Sensor names in Home assistant.
So when I go into Devices in Home Assistant, select Tasmota at the bottom I see 4 devices
SmartPlug_Hifi
SmartPlug_Light
SmartPlug_Light
SmartPlug_Monitor
(This is the order in which it shows the 4 devices.)

I don't know where the issue is, HA, Tasmota no idea it just simply is a pain in the ass

https://i.ibb.co/vhbwByT/Screenshot-20240421-203533-Home-Assistant.jpg

Fixed it myself, seems to work.
Factory reset all smart plugs
Removed the Tasmota add-on
Restarted HA
Installed Tasmota add-on back
Setup all the smart plugs and looks like it works and the sensors make more sense now.

hidden yoke Apr 21, 2024, 6:47 PM

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I forgot to mention, when looking at the screenshot the first device is called "Light" but the entity name of "Light" is SmartPlug_Light ENERGY Today and the Sensor is named "sensor.smartplug_nuc_energy_today". I know I can change the Alias, but why the hell is the Entity name and sensor name different??

raven badger Apr 21, 2024, 7:01 PM

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You think you are running core, or you are running core?

hidden yoke Apr 21, 2024, 7:04 PM

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raven badger You think you are running core, or you are running core?

You think you can help me to find it out?

patent ferryBOT Apr 21, 2024, 7:07 PM

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Add-on store

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the add-on store

raven badger Apr 21, 2024, 7:07 PM

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Can you get there?

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or

patent ferryBOT Apr 21, 2024, 7:13 PM

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System info

Open your Home Assistant instance and show information about your system

raven badger Apr 21, 2024, 7:19 PM

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"Hi, I need some help, asked it in Home Assistant but I guess no one is willing to bother to even read it."
Home Assistant what? This is Home Assistant...

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I don't know how much time you think I have to wait, but 20 minutes is outside the box for sure...
Look here...
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/

#HA Issue, confusing entities and names