code: def get_simple_devices_info(self):
          
          j = self.data_request({'id': 'sdata'}).json()
  
          self.scenes = []
          items = j.get('scenes')
  
          for item in items:
              self.scenes.append(VeraScene(item, self))
  
          if j.get('temperature'):
              self.temperature_units = j.get('temperature')
  
          self.categories = {}
          cats = j.get('categories')
  
          for cat in cats:
              self.categories[cat.get('id')] = cat.get('name')
  
          self.device_id_map = {}
  
          devs = j.get('devices')
          for dev in devs:
              dev['categoryName'] = self.categories.get(dev.get('category'))
              self.device_id_map[dev.get('id')] = dev
docs: Get basic device info from Vera.