<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Idea: multiple virtual devices on one Arduino]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Following up on the idea to create more UX-focussed children, I would also propose that MySensors devices could report multiple devices from one Arduino.</p>
<p dir="auto">For example, I have a plant sensor that has 6 moisture sensors and 6 dimmers that indicate the level at which each plant should be irrigated.</p>
<p dir="auto">Right now they are presented as one huge device with 12 children.</p>
<p dir="auto">It would be great to have more control over how these sensors are presented in the controller UX. To be able to say "Moisture 1 and Dimmer 1 belong together, and their UX elements should be joined together".</p>
<p dir="auto">One way of doing with would be to present the device as 6 separate devices, each having a moisture sensor and a dimmer.</p>
<p dir="auto">Currently the MySensors system assumes one node ID per radio.</p>
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<li>I don't know if this is very hard,  but could it be an idea to make this more flexible?</li>
<li>Could there be some other way of indicating to the controller how to automatically display children together that belong together?</li>
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