diff --git a/source/_components/sensor.serial.markdown b/source/_components/sensor.serial.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index d03daed3906..00000000000 --- a/source/_components/sensor.serial.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: page -title: "Serial Sensor" -description: "Instructions how to integrate data from serial connected sensors into Home Assistant." -date: 2017-10-13 07:00 -sidebar: true -comments: false -sharing: true -footer: true -logo: home-assistant.png -ha_category: Sensor -ha_release: 0.56 -ha_iot_class: "Local Polling" ---- - -The `serial` sensor platform is using the data provided by a device connected to the serial port of the system where Home Assistant is running. With [`ser2net`](http://ser2net.sourceforge.net/) and [`socat`](http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/) would it also work for sensors connected to a remote system. - -To check what kind of data is arriving at your serial port, use a command-line tool like `minicom` or `picocom` on Linux, on a macOS you can use `screen` or on Windows `putty`. - -```bash -$ sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 -``` - -To setup a serial sensor to your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: - -```yaml -# Example configuration.yaml entry -sensor: - - platform: serial - port: /dev/ttyACM0 -``` - -{% configuration %} - port: - description: Local serial port where the sensor is connected and access is granted. - required: true - type: string - name: - description: Friendly name to use for the frontend. Default to "Serial sensor". - required: false - type: string -{% endconfiguration %} - - -## {% linkable_title `value_template` for Template sensor %} - -### {% linkable_title TMP36 %} - -{% raw %} -```yaml -"{{ (((states('sensor.serial_sensor') | float * 5 / 1024 ) - 0.5) * 100) | round(1) }}" -``` -{% endraw %} - -