Modbus drops connection often on 2023.8.x

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Hello, ever since upgrading from 2023.6.x to 2023.8.1 the modbus sensor keeps disconnecting and becomes unavailable. When I restart modbus via developers tools menu then it goes online again for a while. Any idea what might be casuing this? All was OK with previous versions. Updated now to 2023.8.2 to see if it will help…

Here is the modbus config:

modbus:
  - name: TC_Ecodan
    type: tcp
    host: 192.168.x.x
    port: 502
    retry_on_empty: true
    ##timeout: 14
    close_comm_on_error: false
    message_wait_milliseconds: 120
    delay: 5
    sensors:
      - name: TC_Ecodan_Total_Stystem_Power
        unit_of_measurement: W
        address: 52
        input_type: input
        data_type: float32
        #scale: 1
        count: 2
        scan_interval: 3 
        slave: 9
        device_class: power
        precision: 1
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Hi @raenji-sk did you ever get a resolution to this? My TCP Modbus also appears to disconnect after a while, it’s been working for years and the only change to my environment is HA version - same as you, a restart in dev tools brings things back up.

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Same issue here too. I’m thinking an automation to refresh the yaml might be a solution to whatever HA bodge has been implemented.

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Also having the same issue – modbus dropout – with 2023.8.3

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same issue here as well, after upgrading to 2023.9

is here someone from ha modbus experts, who knows , what the issue is?

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Same for me, started happening after the 2023.9.0 update…

The only error I’m getting is :

Logger: homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus
Source: components/modbus/modbus.py:401
Integration: Modbus (documentation, issues)
First occurred: 1:09:04 PM (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 1:09:04 PM

Pymodbus: hub1: Modbus Error: [Input/Output] Modbus Error: [Invalid Message] No response received, expected at least 8 bytes (0 received)

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hi, I have the same problem. I use modbus for my SMA inverter and the sensors goes into unavailable state after some time.

I used the integration over a year without problems and now with the 20.23.9 update I got these errors. Only error I found:

2023-09-10 11:07:51.844 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.sensor] Setting up sensor.modbus
2023-09-10 15:34:27.937 ERROR (SyncWorker_2) [homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus] Pymodbus: sma: Modbus Error: [Input/Output] No Response received from the remote slave/Unable to decode response
2023-09-10 20:34:09.546 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.helpers.script.websocket_api_script] websocket_api script: Error executing script. Unexpected error for call_service at pos 1: 'modbus_hub'
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py", line 236, in async_restart_hub
KeyError: 'modbus_hub'
  File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/modbus/modbus.py", line 236, in async_restart_hub
KeyError: 'modbus_hub'
2023-09-10 20:34:24.441 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.modbus] Modbus reloading
2023-09-10 20:34:24.441 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus] modbus sma communication closed
2023-09-10 20:34:24.457 INFO (SyncWorker_10) [homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus] modbus sma communication open

If I reload the modbus service, sensors are available again.

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I’m seeing this also now, last few days - I think since updating to 2023.9. Modbus stops after logging these:

2023-09-11 09:37:51.303 ERROR (SyncWorker_14) [homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus] Pymodbus: Iammeter_3_modbus: Modbus Error: [Input/Output] Modbus Error: [Invalid Message] No response received, expected at least 8 bytes (0 received)
2023-09-11 09:38:01.307 ERROR (SyncWorker_26) [homeassistant.components.modbus.modbus] Pymodbus: Iammeter_1_modbus: Modbus Error: [Input/Output] Modbus Error: [Invalid Message] No response received, expected at least 8 bytes (0 received)

These devices are wifi connected, and occasionally they do drop packets, but it’s never just given up in the past, it’s always recovered quickly.

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See TCP modbus connection not restored after device restarted · Issue #100063 · home-assistant/core · GitHub

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F.Y.I.: HA 2023.9.2 fixed my issue. Modbus is stable again.

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I changed a few settings on my Modbus to Wifi adapter and now it is pretty stable. Running HA 2023.8.4

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hi, can you share those settings that helps you to improve the modbus connection !

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Hi - also interested in what you changed to stabilise things ……