ESP8266 unable to add sensors

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Hello all
I am a complete novice to Cayenne and am having difficulty trying to add sensors to make up a project.

I have added and can communicate with the ESP-12 but cannot seem to add components , the sensor remains "greyed out " and I cannot add a device.
Appreciate some help.

Ian

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Which sensor are you referring to?

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Hello there and thanks for the speedy reply.

It would appear that I cannot add any sensor, on choosing a sensor or any widget the select device is not available.

Thanks

Ian

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Hello again
I can add devices and have got a DHT11 working successfully via Arduino IDE and uploading code but I cannot use the drag and drop systems.

Thanks

Ian

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that is because you have selected a generic esp8266 while adding device on the dashboard. You can add a new Arduino device and you will be able to select the sensor, though creating the sensor widget from the code using the correct data type as you did for DHT. Here you can find all the supported data type.Data types for Cayenne MQTT API

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Hello Shamrik

Many thanks for your reply, that answers my question, thank you very much for such a speedy answer.

Best regards

Ian

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