Connecting Switchbot and Bluetooth Proxy

Third party integrations
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I am sure I am missing something simple…

I have HA running on a VM - and it has for a few years now - but I wanted to start a clean set-up, removing the years of tweaks and stuff that is no longer used.

So I created another VM installed HA and added one of my ESPHome Atom Bluetooth Proxies. So far so good, proxy is showing.

I then try and add the Switchbot (Bluetooth) integration - the Switchbot Indoor/Outdoor is working well on my live HA setup, but when I try to install the integration, I get the error below (the Switchbot is right next to the Atom BLT Proxy, so it’s not range)…

What have I missed to get this working?

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No supported SwitchBot devices found in range; If the device is in range, ensure the scanner has active scanning enabled, as SwitchBot devices cannot be discovered with passive scans. Active scans can be disabled once the device is configured. If you need clarification on whether the device is in-range, download the diagnostics for the integration that provides your Bluetooth adapter or proxy and check if the MAC address of the SwitchBot device is present.

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Anyone any ideas ?

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If you go into the Bluetooth integration and click devices, you’ll get a list of your bluetooth and bluetooth proxy devices (which sounds like it’ll only be one). If you click on that device to get to the device detail, you can click on the bluetooth MAC address in the Device Info card to see the list of everything it’s seeing. My Switchbot blind tilt has a bluetooth name of WoBlindTilt, so I’d start by checking to see if you see it there. Also, if the blind tilt is already connected to another HA instance, you might have to unbind it and then bind it to the other HA instance. I’m not sure how discovery might work if the blind is already bound to another HA instance.