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docs: call out the Accessory Power Rail on Starter Kit module and buzzer pages - #1181

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What does this implement/fix?

A user didn't know the LED & Buzzer module needs the Accessory Power Rail. The rail powers the Onboard RGB LED and every module, but only the Core Components page explained it. This adds the rail to the pages where people set up and test the LED, buzzer and modules:

  • LED & Buzzer module: two new Device Builder steps (look for the Accessory Power switch, add the Accessory Power Rail if it's missing) and a "LEDs stay dark?" tip under Test the LEDs.
  • Play a Tune: a "Before you start" item for the rail, and the "No sound?" tip now checks the rail first.
  • First Steps: a warning to keep the rail in every project.
  • Button, Motion, and Temperature & Humidity modules: the same two Device Builder steps. They use the wording the SEN65 page already uses.
  • Breakout Module and Temperature probe: a short paragraph each.
  • Core Components: says the rail is required for the LED and modules, and that Device Builder hides it from the add list once a project has it.
  • FAQ: new question 16 for LEDs, buzzer or modules that don't respond.
  • Play a Tune from Home Assistant and Press to check climate: one troubleshooting line each.

Button Controlled LEDs, Motion-Activated Light, Temp-Reactive LEDs and Light Effects aren't changed. Each one lists the module page as a prerequisite, and that page now covers the rail.

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  • Typo / wording fix
  • Content update (correcting outdated info, adding missing steps, clarifications)
  • New page or new product section
  • Page move / rename (redirect added in mkdocs.yml)
  • Image / screenshot update
  • Nav / structure change
  • Site config or theme change
  • CI / workflows / dependencies — Does not publish

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  • This PR targets the dev branch (not main)
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  • If pages were moved or renamed, redirects were added to mkdocs.yml
  • If new pages were added, nav was updated in mkdocs.yml

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The rail powers the Onboard RGB LED and every module, but only Core
Components explained it. A user didn't know the LED & Buzzer module
needs it. Add a check-for-the-switch step to each module's Device
Builder steps (matching the SEN65 page), a warning in First Steps,
"No sound?" and "LEDs stay dark?" tips, and a FAQ entry.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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