How to read power meter with Hichi IR USB and EDL21?

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 1:28pm

Hi all, just started with HA, installed it on a Raspi 3 via Hass.io, updated to latest.

Bought a Hichi USB IR reader for my power meter, which is not yet connected to the meter. Enabled HA “advanced mode”, installed SSH add-on and EDL21 according to doc.

lsusb shows 4 devices. Only when Hichi USB is inserted, it shows /dev/ttyUSB0. I used Settings - Devices - “Add Device” to add EDL21. It asks for a path, I enter /dev/ttyUSB0. I get “Success! Created configuration for Smart Meter.”

But there is no new device shown. There is no sensor entry in configuration.yml, as this post from a year ago suggests.

Integrations - EDL21 - shows “1 entry” on the summary page. But then on the details page there is no device. When I try to add the same device path again, I get the error message “Device is already configured”.

Shouldn’t the sensor show up on the page, even though it is not yet connected to the meter? (It’s gonna be installed in No-Internet land.) Shouldn’t there be an entry in configuration.yml (or is this only for older HA versions)?

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 1:54pm

Okay, I enabled debug and stopped debug - and it’s automatically downloading a file.

2024-04-26 15:45:14.541 INFO (MainThread) [sml.asyncio] Connected to /dev/ttyUSB0
2024-04-26 15:46:16.154 WARNING (MainThread) [sml.asyncio] Timeout while waiting for meter data. Please check reading device. Restarting edl21
2024-04-26 15:46:16.155 DEBUG (MainThread) [sml.asyncio] port closed

So maybe the sensor really needs to be connected to the meter to show up.

But where is /dev/ttyUSB0 stored, when not in configuration.yaml?

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 3:56pm

Connected the Hichi IR USB to the power meter. No more errors in log.

Still I see no device, but can’t add a new one, as it should already exist.

Did anyone get this to work?

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 4:40pm

Tested the sensor with minicom, that seems to work. It echos entered keys when holding close to a white piece of paper:

apk add minicom
minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 9600

Not sure how to exit, I had to restart the SSH add-on.

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 6:39pm

Seems to be a common problem (German discussion), without a solution.

bluepuma77 · April 26, 2024, 7:08pm

Maybe a custom add-on can help.

deluxestyle · April 28, 2024, 6:45pm

which ha version are you on? after I updated to 2024.4.4, my edl21 stopped to work. had to go back to 2024.4.3

deluxestyle · April 28, 2024, 6:46pm

don*t use it. it is not working at all

bluepuma77 · April 29, 2024, 10:24am

That’s a though task I am using Home Assistant Operating System and it seems even though I use an older image, it always automatically updates HA core to the latest version

deluxestyle · April 29, 2024, 11:16am

I opened a new issue as it seems to be a python problem

github.com/home-assistant/core

edl21 Integration breaks with 2024.4.4

opened 08:26AM - 29 Apr 24 UTC

deluxestyle

integration: edl21

### The problem the edl21 integration breaks with the update to 2024.4.4 with f…ollowing error message `Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1232, in _load_platform cache[full_name] = self._import_platform(platform_name) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1264, in _import_platform return importlib.import_module(f"{self.pkg_path}.{platform_name}") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 995, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/edl21/sensor.py", line 9, in <module> from sml import SmlGetListResponse File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sml/__init__.py", line 32, in <module> import bitstring File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/__init__.py", line 197, in <module> DtypeDefinition('uintle', Bits._setuintle, Bits._getuintle, int, False, uint_bits2chars, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 275, in __init__ if self.allowed_lengths: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 244, in __len__ return len(self.value) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OverflowError: Python int too large to convert to C ssize_t` ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2024.4.4 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? core-2024.4.3 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Container ### Integration causing the issue edl21 ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/edl21/ ### Diagnostics information not available ### Example YAML snippet _No response_ ### Anything in the logs that might be useful for us? ```txt Logger: homeassistant.loader Quelle: loader.py:1232 Erstmals aufgetreten: 10:16:33 (2 Vorkommnisse) Zuletzt protokolliert: 10:16:34 Unexpected exception importing platform homeassistant.components.edl21.sensor Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1232, in _load_platform cache[full_name] = self._import_platform(platform_name) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1264, in _import_platform return importlib.import_module(f"{self.pkg_path}.{platform_name}") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 995, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/edl21/sensor.py", line 9, in <module> from sml import SmlGetListResponse File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sml/__init__.py", line 32, in <module> import bitstring File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/__init__.py", line 197, in <module> DtypeDefinition('uintle', Bits._setuintle, Bits._getuintle, int, False, uint_bits2chars, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 275, in __init__ if self.allowed_lengths: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 244, in __len__ return len(self.value) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OverflowError: Python int too large to convert to C ssize_t Logger: homeassistant.config_entries Quelle: config_entries.py:551 Erstmals aufgetreten: 10:16:34 (1 Vorkommnisse) Zuletzt protokolliert: 10:16:34 Error setting up entry Smart Meter for edl21 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1232, in _load_platform cache[full_name] = self._import_platform(platform_name) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1264, in _import_platform return importlib.import_module(f"{self.pkg_path}.{platform_name}") ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/importlib/__init__.py", line 90, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 995, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/edl21/sensor.py", line 9, in <module> from sml import SmlGetListResponse File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sml/__init__.py", line 32, in <module> import bitstring File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/__init__.py", line 197, in <module> DtypeDefinition('uintle', Bits._setuintle, Bits._getuintle, int, False, uint_bits2chars, File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 275, in __init__ if self.allowed_lengths: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bitstring/dtypes.py", line 244, in __len__ return len(self.value) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ OverflowError: Python int too large to convert to C ssize_t The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/config_entries.py", line 551, in async_setup result = await component.async_setup_entry(hass, self) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/edl21/__init__.py", line 12, in async_setup_entry await hass.config_entries.async_forward_entry_setups(config_entry, PLATFORMS) File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/config_entries.py", line 1860, in async_forward_entry_setups await integration.async_get_platforms(platforms) File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1145, in async_get_platforms import_future.result() File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1133, in async_get_platforms platforms.update(self._load_platforms(platform_names)) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1060, in _load_platforms platform_name: self._load_platform(platform_name) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/loader.py", line 1252, in _load_platform raise ImportError( ImportError: Exception importing homeassistant.components.edl21.sensor ``` ### Additional information _No response_

bluepuma77 · April 29, 2024, 11:18am

I opened an issue yesterday

It seems HA core on HA OS can be downgraded (post):

ha core update --version 2024.4.3

I just installed a fresh Raspberry Pi OS Lite and Docker, and will test

docker run -d \
  --name homeassistant \
  --privileged \
  --restart=unless-stopped \
  -e TZ=MY_TIME_ZONE \
  -v /PATH_TO_YOUR_CONFIG:/config \
  -v /run/dbus:/run/dbus:ro \
  --network=host \
  --device /dev/ttyUSB0:/dev/ttyUSB0 \
  ghcr.io/home-assistant/home-assistant:2024.4.3

deluxestyle · May 6, 2024, 7:08am

it is now working again with 2024.5.1

SchmidSP · October 6, 2024, 8:01am

Hi,

since the edl21 integration works very well in the meantime, I have made the following suggestion for improvement here.

EDL21 Automatic PIN entry Powermeter after power failure - Feature Requests - Home Assistant Community (home-assistant.io)

What do you think?

Do you also have the problem after a power failure that you have to reactivate the PIN of the electricity meter and the extended data playback with a flashlight?
According to my network operator (Netze-BW), this is necessary for data protection reasons.

Thank you.