---
title: "Manage stations and station groups"
slug: "manage-stations-and-station-groups"
tags: ["Station", "Station Group", "Configuration", "Shop Floor", "Stations Page"]
updated: 2024-07-09T18:55:30Z
published: 2024-07-09T18:55:30Z
canonical: "support.tulip.co/manage-stations-and-station-groups"
---

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# Manage stations and station groups

Feature update

          

From r283 onwards, display devices will be renamed interfaces.

*Learn how to organize your stations within Tulip using station groups.*

## Stations

**Stations** are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with Interfaces (display devices) running Tulip Player, but stations can also be assigned Edge Devices, Tulip Vision camera configurations, Machines, and more.

Station Groups can be added at the top level, or will be added below the station group that is currently selected. **Stations** can only be nested within one station group, and station groups cannot be nesting within each other.

If a station group is selected, new stations will be added within that station group. If no group is selected, they will be added as ungrouped.

## Create a Station Group

1. Click the **Create Station Group** button in the top right corner of the screen.

![Create Station Group Group.png](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/Create%20Station%20Group%20Group.png)

1. In the pop-up modal, enter the name of the station group and click **OK**.

## Add and Configure a Station

Stations can be added within a station group or exist as a standalone station. Similar to station groups, stations will be added within the station group which is currently selected or exist as a standalone if a station group isn’t selected.

There are a few minor pieces of information required when you create a new station.

1. Click the **Create Station** button in the top right corner of the screen. A modal will appear.
2. Name your station.
3. You may choose to pair the station with a registered interface (display device) at this point.
4. Add your station to a station group. Alternatively, you may wish to leave the station ungrouped.
5. Assign any applications you'd like available to end users to this station.
6. Click **Create**.
7. If you would like to move a station once created, select the **three-dot-menu** at the top right of the station and click **Move Group**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-14%20at%208.55.26%20AM.png?sv=2019-07-07&sig=F%2BlwzLwzAK0snwUBIUcdCq9euoJ9nE5rVjJ2lQAZ94U%3D&spr=https%2Chttp&st=2022-10-17T21%3A50%3A40Z&se=2022-10-17T22%3A00%3A40Z&srt=o&ss=b&sp=r)

## Remove a Station or Station Group

1. To remove a station or station group, first click the title of the station or station group to select it.
2. Click the **trash** icon in the top corner of the station.
3. A pop up will appear asking you to confirm deletion. Click **OK** to confirm deletion.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/Delete%20Station.png?sv=2019-07-07&sig=F%2BlwzLwzAK0snwUBIUcdCq9euoJ9nE5rVjJ2lQAZ94U%3D&spr=https%2Chttp&st=2022-10-17T21%3A50%3A40Z&se=2022-10-17T22%3A00%3A40Z&srt=o&ss=b&sp=r)

When a station is deleted, all interfaces and devices assigned to it will not be deleted, but rather will be returned to the **Unassigned Machines** drawer at the bottom of the page. They can be assigned to other stations at any time.

When deleting a station group, all stations within will be deleted and all interfaces and devices returned to an unassigned state.

## Organize Stations and Station Groups

Stations and station groups are organized alphabetically. However, you can use numerics at the beginning of your station names (ex: 1 - Station Name) to display them in a customizable order. You can also choose to assign an unassigned station or reassign a station from another group.

![List of Stations](https://cdn.document360.io/7c6ff534-cad3-4fc8-9583-912c4016362f/Images/Documentation/List%20of%20Stations.png)

**Station**

**Stations**are a digital representation of a physical place or device in your facility. Stations are 1:1 with **Interfaces (display devices)** running Tulip Player, but Stations can also be assigned **Edge Devices,**Tulip Vision Camera Configurations, Machines,****and more.

**Interface (Display Device)**

Users interact with Tulip applications through physical devices like touchscreens, PC monitors, mobile devices, and LCD screens. We refer to these as **interfac****es.**Interfaces must be assigned to a **station** in order to run applications.

**Tulip Player**

**Tulip Player** is the Windows/Mac executable program where users can run Tulip apps. Tulip player allows you to create a more seamless user experience by removing the need for a web browser and allows increased IT controls.

**Edge Devices**

**Edge Devices** are any hardware intended to connect physical things to the cloud. This can include entirely mechanical devices, older machines without network functionality, PLCs, and more.

Tulip sells the **Edge IO** and **Edge MC** that interface directly into **Triggers** in a breeze, but Tulip can also support other Edge Devices.

**Tulip Vision**

**Vision**is a simple no-code tool to use cameras for visual inspection, process adherence, equipment, personnel, and material tracking on the shop floor.

**Machine**

A **Machine**is a digital representation of a physical datasource. Machines have **Attributes**that are updated through an OPC-UA Connector or the Tulip API.

**Station Group**

A higher-level grouping of **Stations** within an instance. Useful for application management and bulk station configuration.