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Improve rainbird documentation (#35948)

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@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:
- [Number](#number)
- [Switch](#switch)
Home Assistant allows you to control the irrigation values, log details about
the device including optional rain sensor, and allow you to view any upcoming
irrigations schedules on a calendar.
## Prerequisites
1. Follow the Rain Bird instructions for set up of your sprinkler system
1. Follow the setup guide for installing your LNK WiFi Module
1. Complete the necessary steps in the Rain Bird App
1. Home Assistant should auto discover the device on your network based on the mac address. Otherwise you will need to know the devices IP address on your network to let Home Assistant know how to connect to it.
{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}
## Configuration options
@ -41,7 +52,8 @@ will run when turning on a zone switch (default is 6 minutes). This can be overr
## Binary sensor
The `rainsensor` sensor will tell if you if the device has detected rain.
The `rainsensor` sensor will tell if you if the device has detected rain. The
rain sensor is an optional add-on for the device purchased from Rain Bird.
## Calendar
@ -53,6 +65,9 @@ based on the irrigation start or end time.
The Rain Delay Number Entity lets you set and view the number of days, if any, the automatic irrigation schedule has been delayed.
You may use the number entity with an automation such as increasing the number
of days delay when combined with another weather forecast integration in Home Assistant.
## Switch
Switches are automatically added for all available zones of configured controllers.
@ -85,3 +100,19 @@ automation:
entity_id: switch.rain_bird_sprinkler_1
duration: 5
```
This lets you other triggers in Home Assistant to set a more complex schedule
than what is possible using the built in schedule in the Rain Bird app.
## Known Limitations
The Rain Bird LNK WiFi can only receive one incoming request at a time. It may
not be possible for Home Assistant to send commands to the device while you
are also using the Rain Bird App. Home Assistant tries to carefully limit
connections to the device to avoid failures.
## Remove integration
This integration can be removed by following these steps:
{% include integrations/remove_device_service.md %}