Sensor suddenly stops working until I restart HA

leonardomrc · December 1, 2020, 11:29pm

My ultrasonic sensor jsn-sr04t is working but its integration ESPHome / HA seems to have an issue. Suddenly it gets stuck in the same value. At that time I have 2 choices. Either I can use SQL and delete all the entries from that sensor or I can just restart HA. And then it will start updating the values again.

ESPHome logs always show the correct values, so the sensor is working properly.

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Configurarion.yaml:

sensor:
  - platform: filter
    name: "Nível da Caixa d'Água Ajustado"
    entity_id: sensor.sensor_nivel_caixa_superior_nivel_em_litros
    filters:
      - filter: outlier
        window_size: 4
        radius: 4.0
      - filter: lowpass
        time_constant: 10
        precision: 2
        
  - platform: filter
    name: "Nível Percentual da Caixa d'Água Ajustado"
    entity_id: sensor.sensor_nivel_caixa_superior_nivel_percentual
    filters:
      - filter: outlier
        window_size: 4
        radius: 4.0
      - filter: lowpass
        time_constant: 10
        precision: 2

Has anyone experienced this anomaly?

nickrout · December 2, 2020, 6:28am

What do your esphome logs say?

leonardomrc · December 2, 2020, 6:36pm

INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.yaml...
INFO Detected timezone 'TZ' with UTC offset -3
INFO Starting log output from sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local using esphome API
INFO Connecting to sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:6053 (xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
INFO Successfully connected to sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local
[12:43:28][I][app:105]: ESPHome version 1.15.3 compiled on Dec  1 2020, 20:16:51
[12:43:28][C][wifi:443]: WiFi:
[12:43:28][C][wifi:303]:   SSID: [redacted]
[12:43:28][C][wifi:304]:   IP Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[12:43:28][C][wifi:306]:   BSSID: [redacted]
[12:43:28][C][wifi:307]:   Hostname: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior'
[12:43:28][C][wifi:311]:   Signal strength: -75 dB ▂▄▆█
[12:43:28][C][wifi:315]:   Channel: 7
[12:43:28][C][wifi:316]:   Subnet: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[12:43:28][C][wifi:317]:   Gateway: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[12:43:28][C][wifi:318]:   DNS1: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[12:43:28][C][wifi:319]:   DNS2: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[12:43:28][C][uptime.sensor:030]: Uptime Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Uptime'
[12:43:28][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Unit of Measurement: 's'
[12:43:28][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[12:43:28][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Icon: 'mdi:timer-outline'
[12:43:28][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[12:43:28][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[12:43:28][C][logger:187]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[12:43:28][C][logger:188]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[12:43:28][C][restart:021]: Restart Switch 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Restart'
[12:43:28][C][restart:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:restart'
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual'
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: '%'
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[12:43:28][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'cm'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 2
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'l'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'cm'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 2
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[12:43:29][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[12:43:29][C][homeassistant.time:010]: Home Assistant Time:
[12:43:29][C][homeassistant.time:011]:   Timezone: 'TZ3'
[12:43:29][C][version.text_sensor:021]: Version Text Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior ESPHome Version'
[12:43:29][C][version.text_sensor:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:new-box'
[12:43:29][C][web_server:131]: Web Server:
[12:43:29][C][web_server:132]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:80
[12:43:29][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[12:43:29][C][ota:030]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:8266
[12:43:29][C][api:095]: API Server:
[12:43:29][C][api:096]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:6053
[12:43:29][C][wifi_info:009]: WifiInfo IPAddress 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior IP'
[12:43:29][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior WiFi Signal'
[12:43:29][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Unit of Measurement: 'dB'
[12:43:29][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[12:43:29][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Icon: 'mdi:wifi'
[12:43:29][C][wifi_info:010]: WifiInfo SSID 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior SSID'
[12:43:29][C][wifi_info:011]: WifiInfo BSSID 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior BSSID'
[12:43:34][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:34][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros': Sending state 1898.42993 l with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:34][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:34][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual': Sending state 82.32227 % with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:35][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:35][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm': Sending state 34.90025 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:35][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:35][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm': Sending state 62.51690 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:44][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:44][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros': Sending state 1898.95093 l with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:44][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:44][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual': Sending state 82.36746 % with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:45][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:45][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm': Sending state 34.88310 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:45][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:45][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm': Sending state 62.46545 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:48][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Uptime': Sending state 59076.81250 s with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:54][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:54][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros': Sending state 1898.42993 l with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:54][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:54][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual': Sending state 82.36746 % with 0 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:55][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m
[12:43:55][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm': Sending state 34.93455 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[12:43:55][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm' - Got distance: 0.35 m

leonardomrc · December 2, 2020, 6:37pm

It reads a totally different value than the one shown in lovelace. It will work properly after restarting HA. This problem occurs probably once a week.

nickrout · December 2, 2020, 6:41pm

So the esphome log shows the correct value, but it is not being reported correctly in home assistant?

What value is showing in states in dev tools?

leonardomrc · December 3, 2020, 2:22pm

Exactly!

About the value showed in dev tool, I will have to wait untill the problem happens again (maybe next week haha )

nawafbana · December 16, 2020, 10:37pm

I have same problem

leonardomrc · December 21, 2020, 2:59pm

So Here I am again with thse same problem and the logs.

This is my ESPHome log:

INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.yaml...
INFO Detected timezone 'TZ' with UTC offset -3
INFO Starting log output from sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local using esphome API
INFO Connecting to sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:6053 (192.168.68.129)
INFO Successfully connected to sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local
[11:53:03][I][app:105]: ESPHome version 1.15.3 compiled on Dec  1 2020, 20:16:51
[11:53:03][C][wifi:443]: WiFi:
[11:53:03][C][wifi:303]:   SSID: [redacted]
[11:53:03][C][wifi:304]:   IP Address: 192.168.68.129
[11:53:03][C][wifi:306]:   BSSID: [redacted]
[11:53:03][C][wifi:307]:   Hostname: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior'
[11:53:03][C][wifi:311]:   Signal strength: -71 dB ▂▄▆█
[11:53:03][C][wifi:315]:   Channel: 9
[11:53:03][C][wifi:316]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[11:53:03][C][wifi:317]:   Gateway: 192.168.68.1
[11:53:03][C][wifi:318]:   DNS1: 181.213.132.4
[11:53:03][C][wifi:319]:   DNS2: 181.213.132.5
[11:53:03][C][uptime.sensor:030]: Uptime Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Uptime'
[11:53:03][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Unit of Measurement: 's'
[11:53:03][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[11:53:03][C][uptime.sensor:030]:   Icon: 'mdi:timer-outline'
[11:53:03][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[11:53:03][C][logger:186]:   Level: DEBUG
[11:53:03][C][logger:187]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[11:53:03][C][logger:188]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[11:53:03][C][restart:021]: Restart Switch 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Restart'
[11:53:03][C][restart:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:restart'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: '%'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'cm'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 2
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'l'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]: Ultrasonic Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Unit of Measurement: 'cm'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Accuracy Decimals: 2
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:035]:   Icon: 'mdi:arrow-expand-vertical'
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:036]:   Echo Pin: GPIO4 (Mode: INPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:037]:   Trigger Pin: GPIO5 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:038]:   Pulse time: 10 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:039]:   Timeout: 11661 µs
[11:53:03][C][ultrasonic.sensor:040]:   Update Interval: 10.0s
[11:53:03][C][homeassistant.time:010]: Home Assistant Time:
[11:53:03][C][homeassistant.time:011]:   Timezone: 'TZ3'
[11:53:03][C][version.text_sensor:021]: Version Text Sensor 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior ESPHome Version'
[11:53:03][C][version.text_sensor:021]:   Icon: 'mdi:new-box'
[11:53:03][C][web_server:131]: Web Server:
[11:53:03][C][web_server:132]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:80
[11:53:04][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[11:53:04][C][ota:030]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:8266
[11:53:04][C][api:095]: API Server:
[11:53:04][C][api:096]:   Address: sensor_nivel_caixa_superior.local:6053
[11:53:04][C][wifi_info:009]: WifiInfo IPAddress 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior IP'
[11:53:04][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior WiFi Signal'
[11:53:04][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Unit of Measurement: 'dB'
[11:53:04][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Accuracy Decimals: 0
[11:53:04][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]:   Icon: 'mdi:wifi'
[11:53:04][C][wifi_info:010]: WifiInfo SSID 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior SSID'
[11:53:04][C][wifi_info:011]: WifiInfo BSSID 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior BSSID'
[11:53:08][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:08][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm': Sending state 40.51345 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:09][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:09][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual': Sending state 53.44519 % with 0 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:10][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:10][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em litros': Sending state 1230.59595 l with 0 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:11][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:11][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Medição absoluta em cm': Sending state 56.85225 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:11][I][ota:046]: Boot seems successful, resetting boot loop counter.
[11:53:11][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior WiFi Signal': Sending state -67.00000 dB with 0 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:18][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:18][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível em cm': Sending state 40.54775 cm with 2 decimals of accuracy
[11:53:19][D][ultrasonic.sensor:030]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual' - Got distance: 0.57 m
[11:53:19][D][sensor:092]: 'sensor_nivel_caixa_superior Nível percentual': Sending state 53.44519 % with 0 decimals of accuracy

And this is the value in DEV tools:

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You can notice the state was last updated 2 days ago! So…there is something happening here that prevents the states from being updated to the correct value.

I have a few sensors and some of them are receiving values each 10s/30s/60s. So… it is a lot a new rows being added all the time. Is the a limit of rows in the database table that collects all the data?

dasbooter · June 18, 2023, 3:12pm

Its like a cliff hanger…lol
maybe they all died when the all important sensor was showing the wrong value