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Clarity update (#6655)

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The _user_ docs imply that setting the device class sets the unit of measurement. This clearly isn't the case, so doing a set of clarity edits.
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DubhAd 2018-10-10 08:18:13 +01:00 committed by Franck Nijhof
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@ -67,15 +67,17 @@ assumed_state:
type: boolean
default: True
device_class:
description: Sets the class of the device, changing the device state and icon that is displayed on the UI (see below).
description: Sets the class of the device, changing the device state and icon that is displayed on the UI (see below). It does not set the `unit_of_measurement`.
required: false
type: boolean
initial_state:
description: Sets the initial state for automations, `on` or `off`.
type: device_class
default: None
unit_of_measurement:
description: Defines the units of measurement, if any. This will also influence the graphical presentation in the history visualisation as continuous value. Sensors with missing `unit_of_measurement` are showing as discrete values.
required: false
type: string
unit_of_measurement:
description: Defines the units of measurement, if any.
default: None
initial_state:
description: Sets the initial state for automations, `on` or `off`.
required: false
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}