I’m running HAOS on a dedicated Raspberry Pi 4, running the latest version (Core 2024.9.2, OS 13.1 as I type this). I also have a few Switchbot bots that control my curtains, which are connected to my HA using Bluetooth, no hub.
A few weeks ago I noticed the bots started responding erratically, and I only now found the time to look into it.
Looking at the logs, I can see each of them is in a constant loop of becoming available, then coming back online after a minute or so, only to become unavailable again a few minutes later.
The native bluetooth on a raspi is meant for VERY short range connections to a mouse or keyboard, headphones. It gets radio interference with the internal workings of the PI.
You would be best off adding a couple of espHome Bluetooth proxies near the curtains.
I’m not saying you’re wrong, and your suggestion does make sense, but this setup worked flawlessly for about 2 years now. So I don’t think that the BT range of the RasPi suddenly became an issue.
I figured, before buying an additional accessory I’d run a small experiment - I took one of the Switchbot bots and put it right next to the Raspi for a couple of hours to see if there’s any change in the connection cycle.
But the behaviour, I’m afraid, stayed as it was - the device keeps on losing connection, then regaining it and losing it again and so on.
Im not using a raspberry pi and my switchbot also goes unavailable exactly every 5 minutes. I am using a dell optiplex and proxmox.
I will probably try a recommended bluetooth adapter next since the one i have is not on the list