Switches from ESP32 cannot be switched in HA dashboard

ESPHome
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Home Assistant 2023.6.1
Supervisor 2023.06.2
Operating System 10.2
Frontend 20230608.0 - latest
ESPHome 2023.5.5

I want to reset up a feedback cover which was already running as an end-stop cover before on an older esp32 and different hardwareon the cover itself.
Before starting the new project I was may be not properly deleting the old node from my system. I took a brand new board and flashed it. Given a different name it showed up in esphome and I could integrate it in ha, but I used almost the same yaml.
Now a very rare effect occurred in HA frontend. In my dashboard I could see all entities but two switches from the ESP32 showed status “on” while in the yaml they are set to “always off”. Then I switched them off one after the other and after a few seconds they toggled back into the on state one after the other. I changed the GPIOs and the same behaviour. After that I took it off, deleted it from my fritzbox, from HA esphome integration and from esphome I took the old esp32 installed the yaml on that one, integrated it into esphome and HA and both switches were on and showed the same strange behaviour. I tried a lot of deletings from HA and esphome, but the behaviour never changed. The two switches always toggle back to on after a few seconds. For more then a week long this is driving me crazy, because I could not find anything to explain what the reason may be.
I hope someone can help me or pointing into the right direction.

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yaml, logs.

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log recorded directly after flashing:

i:141]:   Using noise encryption: YES
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[C][ap32
load:0x40080400,len:3036
entry 0x400805e4
[     6][D][esp32-hal-cpu.c:244] setCpuFrequencyMhz(): PLL: 480 / 2 = 240 Mhz, APB: 80000000 Hz
[I][logger:262]: Log initialized
[V][esp32.preferences:059]: nvs_get_blob('233825507'): ESP_i:141]:   Using noise encryption: YES
[D][api:102]: Accepted 192.168.188.100
[W][api.connection:075]: 192.168.188.100: Socket operation failed: BAD_INDICATOR errno=11
[V][api:114]: Removing connection to 192.168.188.100
[D][api:102]: Accepted 192.168.188.100
[V][api.connection:941]: Hello from client: 'aioesphomeapi (192.168.188.100)' | API Version 1.7
[W][api.connection:087]: aioesphomeapi (192.168.188.100): Connection closed
[D][api:102]: Accepted 192.168.188.100
[V][api:114]: Removing connection to aioesphomeapi (192.168.188.100)
[V][api.connection:941]: Hello from client: 'Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100)' | API Version 1.7
[D][api.connection:959]: Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100): Connected successfully
[D][api.connection:163]: Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100) requested disconnected
[V][api:114]: Removing connection to Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100)
[D][api:102]: Accepted 192.168.188.100
[V][api.connection:941]: Hello from client: 'Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100)' | API Version 1.7
[D][api.connection:959]: Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100): Connected successfully
[288717][V][WiFiGeneric.cpp:360] _arduino_event_cb(): STA Disconnected: SSID: FRITZBox-7590-5193180, BSSID: 3c:37:12:4b:39:76, Reason: 34
[288718][D][WiFiGeneric.cpp:929] _eventCallback(): Arduino Event: 5 - STA_DISCONNECTED
[288726][W][WiFiGeneric.cpp:950] _eventCallback(): Reason: 34 - STA_STOP
[W][wifi_esp32:504]: Event: Disconnected ssid='FRITZBox-7590-5193180' bssid=3C:37:12:4B:39:76[redacted] reason='Unspecified'
[W][wifi:126]: WiFi Connection lost... Reconnecting...
[I][wifi:258]: WiFi Connecting to 'FRITZBox-7590-5193180'...
[V][wifi:260]: Connection Params:
[V][wifi:261]:   SSID: 'FRITZBox-7590-5193180'
[V][wifi:264]:   BSSID: 3C:37:12:4B:39:76
[V][wifi:284]:   Password: '84Ax&921727Po2764'[redacted]
[V][wifi:289]:   Channel: 6
[V][wifi:296]:   Manual IP: Static IP=192.168.188.103 Gateway=192.168.188.1 Subnet=255.255.255.0 DNS1=0.0.0.0 DNS2=0.0.0.0
[V][wifi:300]:   Hidden: NO
[V][component:204]: Component wifi took a long time for an operation (0.05 s).
[V][component:205]: Components should block for at most 20-30ms.
[W][api.connection:062]: Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100): Network unavailable, disconnecting
[V][api:114]: Removing connection to Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100)
[288905][V][WiFiGeneric.cpp:353] _arduino_event_cb(): STA Connected: SSID: FRITZBox-7590-5193180, BSSID: 3c:37:12:4b:39:76, Channel: 6, Auth: WPA2_WPA3_PSK
[288908][D][WiFiGeneric.cpp:929] _eventCallback(): Arduino Event: 4 - STA_CONNECTED
[288911][V][WiFiGeneric.cpp:367] _arduino_event_cb(): STA Got Same IP:192.168.188.103
[V][wifi_esp32:487]: Event: Connected ssid='FRITZBox-7590-5193180' bssid=3C:37:12:4B:39:76[redacted] channel=6, authmode=UNKNOWN
[288943][D][WiFiGeneric.cpp:929] _eventCallback(): Arduino Event: 7 - STA_GOT_IP
[288943][D][WiFiGeneric.cpp:991] _eventCallback(): STA IP: 192.168.188.103, MASK: 255.255.255.0, GW: 192.168.188.1
[V][wifi_esp32:546]: Event: Got IP static_ip=192.168.188.103 gateway=192.168.188.1
[I][wifi:519]: WiFi Connected!
[C][wifi:363]:   Local MAC: C8:F0:9E:F4:52:04
[C][wifi:364]:   SSID: 'FRITZBox-7590-5193180'[redacted]
[C][wifi:365]:   IP Address: 192.168.188.103
[C][wifi:367]:   BSSID: 3C:37:12:4B:39:76[redacted]
[C][wifi:368]:   Hostname: 'hoftor'
[C][wifi:370]:   Signal strength: -63 dB ▂▄▆█
[V][wifi:372]:   Priority: -2.0
[C][wifi:374]:   Channel: 6
[C][wifi:375]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[C][wifi:376]:   Gateway: 192.168.188.1
[C][wifi:377]:   DNS1: 0.0.0.0
[C][wifi:378]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[D][wifi:528]: Disabling AP...
[V][component:204]: Component wifi took a long time for an operation (0.07 s).
[V][component:205]: Components should block for at most 20-30ms.
[I][ota:113]: Boot seems successful, resetting boot loop counter.
[D][esp32.preferences:114]: Saving 1 preferences to flash...
[V][esp32.preferences:126]: sync: key: 233825507, len: 4
[D][esp32.preferences:143]: Saving 1 preferences to flash: 0 cached, 1 written, 0 failed
[D][api:102]: Accepted 192.168.188.100
[V][api.connection:941]: Hello from client: 'Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100)' | API Version 1.7
[D][api.connection:959]: Home Assistant 2023.6.1 (192.168.188.100): Connected successfully
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.

esphome:
  name: hoftor
  friendly_name: Hoftor

esp32:
  board: esp32dev
  framework:
    type: arduino

# Enable logging
logger: 
  level: verbose

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
  encryption:
    key: !secret api_password

ota:
  password: !secret esp32-hoftor_password  
wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password
  manual_ip:
    # To set a static IP for the ESP
    static_ip: 192.168.188.103
    gateway: 192.168.188.1
    subnet: 255.255.255.0

  # Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
  ap:
    ssid: fba-hoftor_ssid
    password: fba-hoftor_password    

captive_portal:

# Definitionen der Schalter für den Optokoppler
switch:

# Tor an, Betrieb      
- platform: gpio
  name: "Hoftor ein"
  id: ht_on
  pin: 
    number: 33    # Schaltet das Hoftor ein:   Kanal 6
    inverted: false
    mode:
      output: true
  restore_mode: always off

  #Polwendung Auf oder Zu  
- platform: gpio
  name: "Hoftor auf"  
  id: ht_auf
  pin:
    number: 32  # Polwenderelais ein: Auf, aus: Zu:   Kanal 7
    inverted: false 
    mode:
      output: true
  restore_mode: always off

#Torgeschwindigkeit  
- platform: gpio
  name: "Hoftor speed"
  id: ht_speed
  pin: 
    number: 22   # 24V / 12V Umschaltung: Kanal 8
    inverted: false
    mode:
      output: true

# Warnleuchte
- platform: gpio
  name: "Warnleuchte"
  id: warnleuchte
  pin: 
    number: 13    # Schaltet die Warnleuchte ein: Kanal 5
    inverted: false
    mode:
      output: true
  restore_mode: always off  
  

binary_sensor:   

# Bewegungsrichtung ermitteln aus Schalterzuständen 

- platform: template
  name: "Tor oeffnet"
  id: 'tor_oeffnet'
  lambda: |-
    if ((id(ht_on).state = "on") && (id(ht_auf).state = "on")) {
      // Tor öffnet.
      return true;
    } else {
      // Tor bewegt sich nicht.
      return false;
    }

- platform: template
  name: "Tor schliesst"
  id: 'tor_schliesst'
  lambda: |-
    if ((id(ht_on).state = "on") && (id(ht_auf).state = "off")) {
      // Tor schliesst.
      return true;
    } else {
      // Tor bewegt sich nicht.
      return false;
    }

# Lichtschranke 
- platform: gpio
  pin:
    number: 27    # Lichtschranke schaltet bei Unterbrechung aus 
    mode:
      input: true
      pullup: true
    inverted: false
  name: Lichtschranke
  id: lichtschranke

# Endschalter   
- platform: gpio
  pin:
    number: 25     # Endschalter ganz zu 
    mode: INPUT_PULLUP 
    inverted: false 
  name: Endschalter_S
  id: hoftor_zu

- platform: gpio
  pin:
    number: 26    # Endschalter ganz offen
    mode: INPUT_PULLUP 
    inverted: false 
  name: Endschalter_N
  id: hoftor_offen

# Art der Hoftorsteuerung  
cover:
- platform: feedback
  name: Hoftor
  id: hoftor
  device_class: gate
  assumed_state: true
  has_built_in_endstop: false
  max_duration: 60s
  open_duration: 55s
  direction_change_wait_time: 500ms
#  open_sensor: tor_oeffnet
  open_endstop: hoftor_offen
  open_obstacle_sensor: lichtschranke
  close_duration: 30s
#  close_sensor: tor_schliesst
  close_endstop: hoftor_zu
  close_obstacle_sensor: lichtschranke 
  obstacle_rollback: 5%      

  open_action:
    - switch.turn_on: warnleuchte
    - delay: 2s
    - switch.turn_on: ht_auf
    - switch.turn_off: ht_speed
    - switch.turn_on: ht_on
  close_action:
    - switch.turn_on: warnleuchte
    - delay: 2s
    - switch.turn_off: ht_auf  # ausgeschaltet schließt das Tor
    - switch.turn_on: ht_on
  stop_action:
    - switch.turn_off: ht_on
    - switch.turn_off: ht_auf
    - switch.turn_off: ht_speed
    - delay: 1s
    - switch.turn_off: warnleuchte

log recorded wirelessly installed in place


INFO ESPHome 2023.5.5
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/Hoftor.yaml...
INFO Starting log output from 192.168.188.103 using esphome API
INFO Successfully connected to 192.168.188.103
[00:51:53][I][app:102]: ESPHome version 2023.5.5 compiled on Jun 15 2023, 18:04:10
[00:51:53][C][wifi:505]: WiFi:
[00:51:53][C][wifi:363]:   Local MAC: C8:F0:9E:F4:52:04
[00:51:53][C][wifi:364]:   SSID: [redacted]
[00:51:53][C][wifi:365]:   IP Address: 192.168.188.103
[00:51:53][C][wifi:367]:   BSSID: [redacted]
[00:51:53][C][wifi:368]:   Hostname: 'hoftor'
[00:51:53][C][wifi:370]:   Signal strength: -74 dB ▂▄▆█
[00:51:53][V][wifi:372]:   Priority: -3.0
[00:51:53][C][wifi:374]:   Channel: 6
[00:51:53][C][wifi:375]:   Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[00:51:53][C][wifi:376]:   Gateway: 192.168.188.1
[00:51:53][C][wifi:377]:   DNS1: 0.0.0.0
[00:51:53][C][wifi:378]:   DNS2: 0.0.0.0
[00:51:53][C][logger:301]: Logger:
[00:51:53][C][logger:302]:   Level: VERBOSE
[00:51:53][C][logger:303]:   Log Baud Rate: 115200
[00:51:53][C][logger:305]:   Hardware UART: UART0
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:068]: GPIO Switch 'Hoftor ein'
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:091]:   Restore Mode: always OFF
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:031]:   Pin: GPIO33
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:068]: GPIO Switch 'Hoftor auf'
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:091]:   Restore Mode: always OFF
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:031]:   Pin: GPIO32
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:068]: GPIO Switch 'Hoftor speed'
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:091]:   Restore Mode: always OFF
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:031]:   Pin: GPIO22
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:068]: GPIO Switch 'Warnleuchte'
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:091]:   Restore Mode: always OFF
[00:51:53][C][switch.gpio:031]:   Pin: GPIO13
[00:51:53][C][template.binary_sensor:018]: Template Binary Sensor 'Tor oeffnet'
[00:51:54][C][template.binary_sensor:018]: Template Binary Sensor 'Tor schliesst'
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:015]: GPIO Binary Sensor 'Lichtschranke'
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:016]:   Pin: GPIO27
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:015]: GPIO Binary Sensor 'Endschalter_S'
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:016]:   Pin: GPIO25
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:015]: GPIO Binary Sensor 'Endschalter_N'
[00:51:54][C][gpio.binary_sensor:016]:   Pin: GPIO26
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:052]: Endstop Cover 'Hoftor'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:052]:   Assumed State: YES
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:052]:   Device Class: 'gate'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:053]:   Open Duration: 55.0s
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:055]:   Open Endstop 'Endschalter_N'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:057]:   Open Obstacle 'Lichtschranke'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:059]:   Close Duration: 30.0s
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:061]:   Close Endstop 'Endschalter_S'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:063]:   Close Obstacle 'Lichtschranke'
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:072]:   Max Duration: 60.0s
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:075]:   Direction change wait time: 0.5s
[00:51:54][C][feedback.cover:082]:   Obstacle rollback: 5.0%
[00:51:54][C][captive_portal:088]: Captive Portal:
[00:51:54][C][mdns:108]: mDNS:
[00:51:54][C][mdns:109]:   Hostname: hoftor
[00:51:54][V][mdns:110]:   Services:
[00:51:54][V][mdns:112]:   - _esphomelib, _tcp, 6053
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: friendly_name = Hoftor
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: version = 2023.5.5
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: mac = c8f09ef45204
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: platform = ESP32
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: board = esp32dev
[00:51:54][V][mdns:114]:     TXT: network = wifi
[00:51:54][C][ota:093]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[00:51:54][C][ota:094]:   Address: 192.168.188.103:3232
[00:51:54][C][ota:097]:   Using Password.
[00:51:54][C][api:138]: API Server:
[00:51:54][C][api:139]:   Address: 192.168.188.103:6053
[00:51:54][C][api:141]:   Using noise encryption: YES
[00:52:17][D][cover:076]: 'Hoftor' - Setting
[00:52:17][D][cover:080]:   Command: STOP
[00:52:17][D][cover:170]: 'Hoftor' - Publishing:
[00:52:17][D][cover:173]:   Position: 100%
[00:52:17][D][cover:186]:   Current Operation: IDLE
[00:52:17][D][feedback.cover:385]: 'Hoftor' - Firing 'STOP' trigger.
[00:52:17][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[00:52:17][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[00:52:17][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor speed' Turning OFF.
[00:52:18][D][switch:016]: 'Warnleuchte' Turning OFF.
[00:52:23][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[00:52:25][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[00:52:26][D][switch:012]: 'Hoftor speed' Turning ON.
[00:52:26][D][switch:055]: 'Hoftor speed': Sending state ON
[00:52:28][D][switch:012]: 'Warnleuchte' Turning ON.
[00:52:28][D][switch:055]: 'Warnleuchte': Sending state ON
[00:52:30][D][switch:016]: 'Warnleuchte' Turning OFF.
[00:52:30][D][switch:055]: 'Warnleuchte': Sending state OFF
[00:52:32][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor speed' Turning OFF.
[00:52:32][D][switch:055]: 'Hoftor speed': Sending state OFF
[00:52:33][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor ein' Turning OFF.
[00:52:35][D][switch:016]: 'Hoftor auf' Turning OFF.
[00:52:57][D][esp32.preferences:114]: Saving 1 preferences to flash...
[00:52:57][V][esp32.preferences:137]: NVS data not changed skipping 2617425443  len=8
[00:52:58][D][esp32.preferences:143]: Saving 1 preferences to flash: 1 cached, 0 written, 0 failed

The differences between the different switches are some sending feedback “Sending state …”, but the two switches ‘Hoftor auf’ and ‘Hoftor ein’ they do not send a feedback.

By the way the two template binary sensors “Tor schliesst” and “Tor oeffnet” are not giving the expected result. I think the lambda is correct. May be this has also to do with the same issue.

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Hello nickrout,
do you have any ideas what causes this rare behavior of the switches? I appreciate any help, thank you in advance.