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Intro

The zendō floorplan is designed to help you control your home in just few taps.

You can place your accessories on the floorplan in two ways:

  • Room Accessories
  • Pins

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Room Accessories

Each room on the zendō floorplan has Room Accessories. These accessories should control the entire room.

Examples:

  • Add a light accessory that controls all the lights in the room
  • Add a thermostat for each room that has one
  • Add a fan if the room has a ceiling fan or just one fan in the entire room

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Pins

Use pins for the following:

  • Each blind/curtain should have a Pin on the floorplan, next to the window where they’re installed
  • Place a light Pin for task lighting like reading lights, desk light or beside table light
  • On/off accessories can be added as a Pin (e.g. hairdryers, coffee makers, electric vehicle chargers, turntables)
  • Christmas trees or other festive decorations can be added to the floorplan using a Pin

For a better control experience, use the same language for both pin labels and room names. For example, if your room names are in English, your pin labels should also be in English.

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Tips and tricks to get the most out of your floorplan

The zendō floorplan is designed to be flexible and fit your needs. You can configure it as you like. However, here are some tips that you might want to follow:

  • Keep it simple: the fewer pins you have on the floorplan, the easier it will be to find what you’re looking for
  • Use Home Assistant automations, scenes and groups: grouping accessories will help reduce the number of pins and simplify control
  • Not every accessory needs to be on the floorplan (e.g. accessories that are only used as part of automations)