I have an outdoor temperature sensor which, when looking at the ESPHome Logs seems to send its status to HA without any issue. I use the native API (not MQTT).
But HA reports the device as “Unavailable” and there are no duplicate devices I can find which have been recreated instead. Any idea what could be going on or how to debug it?
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tom_l
June 4, 2021, 8:18am
2
doubledutch:
the ESPHome Logs
Can you please copy and paste these beginning from rebooting the device.
Thanks for the prompt reply
INFO Reading configuration /config/esphome/bme280.yaml...
INFO Starting log output from 192.168.1.21 using esphome API
INFO Connecting to 192.168.1.21:6053 (192.168.1.21)
INFO Successfully connected to 192.168.1.21
[09:22:02][I][app:105]: ESPHome version 1.16.2 compiled on Apr 26 2021, 18:34:11
[09:22:02][C][status_led:019]: Status LED:
[09:22:02][C][status_led:020]: Pin: GPIO15 (Mode: OUTPUT)
[09:22:02][C][wifi:443]: WiFi:
[09:22:02][C][wifi:303]: SSID:
[redacted]
[09:22:02][C][wifi:304]: IP Address: 192.168.1.21
[09:22:02][C][wifi:306]: BSSID:
[redacted]
[09:22:02][C][wifi:307]: Hostname: 'outside21'
[09:22:02][C][wifi:311]: Signal strength: -70 dB ▂▄▆█
[09:22:02][C][wifi:315]: Channel: 1
[09:22:02][C][wifi:316]: Subnet: 255.255.255.0
[09:22:02][C][wifi:317]: Gateway: 192.168.1.254
[09:22:02][C][wifi:318]: DNS1: 8.8.8.8
[09:22:02][C][wifi:319]: DNS2: 8.8.4.4
[09:22:02][C][i2c:028]: I2C Bus:
[09:22:02][C][i2c:029]: SDA Pin: GPIO4
[09:22:02][C][i2c:030]: SCL Pin: GPIO5
[09:22:02][C][i2c:031]: Frequency: 50000 Hz
[09:22:02][I][i2c:033]: Scanning i2c bus for active devices...
[09:22:02][I][i2c:040]: Found i2c device at address 0x23
[09:22:03][I][i2c:040]: Found i2c device at address 0x76
[09:22:03][C][logger:185]: Logger:
[09:22:03][C][logger:186]: Level: VERBOSE
[09:22:03][C][logger:187]: Log Baud Rate: 115200
[09:22:03][C][logger:188]: Hardware UART: UART0
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:142]: BME280:
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:143]: Address: 0x76
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:155]: IIR Filter: OFF
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:156]: Update Interval: 90.0s
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:158]: Temperature 'Outside Temperature'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:158]: Unit of Measurement: '°C'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:158]: Accuracy Decimals: 1
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:158]: Icon: 'mdi:thermometer'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:159]: Oversampling: 16x
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:160]: Pressure 'Outside Pressure'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:160]: Unit of Measurement: 'hPa'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:160]: Accuracy Decimals: 1
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:160]: Icon: 'mdi:gauge'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:161]: Oversampling: 16x
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:162]: Humidity 'Outside Humidity'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:162]: Unit of Measurement: '%'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:162]: Accuracy Decimals: 1
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:162]: Icon: 'mdi:water-percent'
[09:22:03][C][bme280.sensor:163]: Oversampling: 16x
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:027]: BH1750 'Outside Illuminance'
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:027]: Unit of Measurement: 'lx'
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:027]: Accuracy Decimals: 1
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:027]: Icon: 'mdi:brightness-5'
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:028]: Address: 0x23
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:048]: Resolution: 0.5
[09:22:03][C][bh1750.sensor:049]: Update Interval: 60.0s
[09:22:03][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[09:22:03][C][ota:030]: Address: 192.168.1.21:8266
[09:22:03][C][api:095]: API Server:
[09:22:03][C][api:096]: Address: 192.168.1.21:6053
[09:22:55][D][bh1750.sensor:081]: 'Outside Illuminance': Got illuminance=1131.7lx
[09:22:55][V][sensor:013]: 'Outside Illuminance': Received new state 1131.666626
[09:22:55][D][sensor:092]: 'Outside Illuminance': Sending state 1131.66663 lx with 1 decimals of accuracy
[09:23:27][V][bme280.sensor:171]: Sending conversion request...
[09:23:27][D][bme280.sensor:197]: Got temperature=12.9°C pressure=1011.1hPa humidity=80.5%
[09:23:27][V][sensor:013]: 'Outside Temperature': Received new state 12.870000
[09:23:27][D][sensor:092]: 'Outside Temperature': Sending state 12.87000 °C with 1 decimals of accuracy
[09:23:27][V][sensor:013]: 'Outside Pressure': Received new state 1011.050781
[09:23:27][D][sensor:092]: 'Outside Pressure': Sending state 1011.05078 hPa with 1 decimals of accuracy
[09:23:27][V][sensor:013]: 'Outside Humidity': Received new state 80.483398
[09:23:27][D][sensor:092]: 'Outside Humidity': Sending state 80.48340 % with 1 decimals of accuracy
[09:23:55][D][bh1750.sensor:081]: 'Outside Illuminance': Got illuminance=1181.7lx
[09:23:55][V][sensor:013]: 'Outside Illuminance': Received new state 1181.666626
[09:23:55][D][sensor:092]: 'Outside Illuminance': Sending state 1181.66663 lx with 1 decimals of accuracy
This is how the device now shows in HA. It used to work fine until I upgraded HA a few days ago, first to 1.5.x (Can’t remember which) and now 1.6.1.
tom_l
June 4, 2021, 8:31am
5
Try removing the device from Home Assistant and re-adding it manually.
Troon
(Troon)
June 4, 2021, 8:36am
6
If that’s the logs from boot, HA doesn’t make a connection. Similar section from my logs:
[09:33:33][C][captive_portal:169]: Captive Portal:
[09:33:33][C][ota:029]: Over-The-Air Updates:
[09:33:33][C][ota:030]: Address: 192.168.1.39:8266
[09:33:33][C][ota:032]: Using Password.
[09:33:33][C][api:095]: API Server:
[09:33:33][C][api:096]: Address: 192.168.1.39:6053
[09:33:33][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: WiFi Signal 'Garage lux wifi signal'
[09:33:33][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: Device Class: 'signal_strength'
[09:33:33][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: Unit of Measurement: 'dB'
[09:33:33][C][wifi_signal.sensor:009]: Accuracy Decimals: 0
[09:33:40][D][api.connection:617]: Client 'Home Assistant 2021.6.0 (192.168.1.7)' connected successfully!
[09:33:40][D][time:040]: Synchronized time: Fri Jun 4 09:33:40 2021
[09:33:40][D][bh1750.sensor:081]: 'Outside illuminance': Got illuminance=535.0lx
[09:33:40][D][sensor:099]: 'Outside illuminance': Sending state 535.00000 lx with 0 decimals of accuracy
[09:33:40][D][switch:021]: 'Garage light sensor onboard LED' Turning ON.
[09:33:40][D][switch:045]: 'Garage light sensor onboard LED': Sending state ON
Note the api.connection
line. Try @tom_l ’s suggestion (here’s how ) first.
Thank you both - much appreciated and will revert when I have done so.
@tom_l - I’ve tried what you suggested. The new devices (different name) shows up in Home Assistant but the Sensor Entities are still listed as “Unavailable”
@Troon - the API Connection line does not seem to be there either on the new device.
tom_l
June 4, 2021, 2:08pm
9
Are there any errors in the log about it not having a unique id?
Apologies but I don’t think I ever had an error about not having a UniqueID? Is that in the device log or somewhere else?
There is no reference to that sensor in that log…
tom_l
June 4, 2021, 3:30pm
13
And you definitely have this in your ESP config:
api:
Here’s the complete yaml file - which has worked for months:
esphome:
name: outside
platform: ESP8266
board: d1_mini_pro
status_led:
pin: GPIO15
wifi:
manual_ip:
static_ip: 192.168.1.21
gateway: 192.168.1.254
subnet: 255.255.255.0
dns1: 8.8.8.8
dns2: 8.8.4.4
reboot_timeout: 45min
networks:
- said: <redacted>
password: <redacted>
# Enable fallback hotspot (captive portal) in case wifi connection fails
ap:
ssid: "Outside Sensors Fallback Hotspot"
password: <redacted>
captive_portal:
# Enable logging
logger:
level: VERBOSE
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:
ota:
sensor:
- platform: bme280
temperature:
name: "Outside Temperature"
oversampling: 16x
pressure:
name: "Outside Pressure"
humidity:
name: "Outside Humidity"
address: 0x76
update_interval: 90s
# - platform: bh1750
# name: "Outside Illuminance"
# address: 0x23
# update_interval: 90s
i2c:
sda: D2
scl: D1
scan: true
typo ?
networks:
- said: <redacted>
password: <redacted>
networks:
- ssid: <redacted>
password: <redacted>
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Yes obviously that’s a typo - otherwise I would not receive the logs
@tom_l - any further thoughts? (This doesn’t make any sense to me either…)
Does anyone have any further thoughts on this? The sensor randomly seems to start working/stop working. I can always retrieve the logs and upload the firmware so the wifi communication seems to work fine.
But the HA-API comms seems to fail regularly and unpredictably and when that happens the sensor shows as “Unavailable” in-home assistant?
Happy to spend some time debugging further but don’t know where to start.
doubledutch:
api:
Hi, were you able to get your status working again?
I’ve got a new esp32 installed, while it does work, epshome is still giving me unknown status
I believe it was a hardware failure. I replaced the unit and it now worked for months.