Node-Red not showing all entities from ESPHome Sensor

Third party integrations Node-RED
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HI,

I’ve recently just started using ESPhome and have been working on an IRSensor for a universal remote to control some lighting and scenes in a room. I have the yaml code for ESPHome working and all the entities show up in HA. But; only 20 or so of the entities will appear in Node-Red; leaving some options like Indigo, and Violet now showing up when trying to create an automation. Can anyone explain why?

esphome:
  name: man_cave_multisensor
  platform: ESP8266
  board: nodemcuv2

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_network
  password: !secret wifi_password
  manual_ip:
    # Set this to the IP of the ESP
    static_ip: 192.168.1.73
    # Set this to the IP address of the router. Often ends with .1
    gateway: 192.168.1.1
    # The subnet of the network. 255.255.255.0 works for most home networks.
    subnet: 255.255.255.0

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: "Man Cave Multisensor"
    password: !secret wifi_password

captive_portal:

# Enable logging
logger:
  level: warn
  
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  password: !secret api_password

ota:
  password: !secret api_password

remote_receiver:
  pin:
    number: D1
    inverted: yes
  #  mode: INPUT_PULLUP
 # dump: all
  
remote_transmitter:
  pin: D5
  carrier_duty_percent: 50%

dallas:
  - pin: D7
  
#binary sensors from remote controls
#First binary sensor sets with MCR are for Man Cave Remote
binary_sensor:
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Fan"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0F807
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR CR-10 Lamp"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0C43B
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Set Lights White"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E08877
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Set Lights Red"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E020DF
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Set Lights Orange"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0A05F
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Set Lights Yellow"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0609F
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Power"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E040BF
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "MCR Lamps"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E016E9
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Set Lights Green"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E010EF
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Set Lights Blue"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0906F
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Set Lights Indigo"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E050AF
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Set Lights Violet"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E030CF
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Stream Q104"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0926D
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Stop Media"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0629D
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Pause Media"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E052AD
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
  - platform: remote_receiver
    name: "Heater"
    samsung:
      data: 0xE0E0C837
    filters:
      - delayed_off: 200ms
#start of other binary sensors      
  - platform: gpio
    pin: GPIO12
    name: "Man Cave Motion"
    device_class: motion
#switches for remote transmitter

switch:
  - platform: template
    name: "Master Bedroom Fan"
    turn_on_action:
      remote_transmitter.transmit_nec:
        address: 0x807F
        command: 0xC03F
  - platform: template
    name: "Living Room TV On"
    turn_on_action:
      remote_transmitter.transmit_sony:
        data: 0x00000A90
        nbits: 12
        
sensor:
  - platform: dallas
    address: 0x64031515AAD3FF28
    name: "Man Cave Temperature"

-Cheers,

2

Did you “added them later”? Might need to restart nodered then

3

Yes I did. I also have tried restarting node red as well as the host pc and so far nothing. It’s almost as if I hit a limit with node red.

4

yes seems so then… sorry dont know that

5

What happens if you just add them manually. I assume that when you type an entity, the one you are looking for doesn’t appear? You can type out the name of the sensor and save it even if it doesn’t autogen.

Then fire the automation and see if it works. This seems to be an open issue from 2018, manually entering the sensor is listed as a work around. This add-on supposedly fixes the problem but didn’t read the whole threads.

plugin:

Bug threads:

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Thanks; got it figured out. I had some items wrong in Node-Red (my bad). Next time I won’t code with my eyes closed.

That said; i’m now trying to figure out how to send multiple codes at once. I have a remote that if you press the power button it it the IR receiver receives 4 different brands of code at the same time.

Received JVC: data=0x01FE
Received LG: data=0x01FE7887, nbits=32
Received NEC: address=0x01FE, command=0x7887
Received Pioneer: rc_code_X=0x011E

I’m just not sure how/if ESPHome and the IR Blaster component can send 4 codes from four different brands at the same time.

-Cheers,