Invalid Message, Sensor not being added

David Pinnock

Given up!

Written a simple flow in NodeRed that forwards the messages on just fine.

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[{"id":"a0e7c229.c1b2","type":"serial in","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"MySensorsInput","serial":"4ba29f87.c500a","x":100,"y":68,"wires":[["c275b371.0a92a"]]},{"id":"2c003b62.b3ca04","type":"debug","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"true","x":976,"y":57,"wires":[]},{"id":"c275b371.0a92a","type":"function","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"Decode Message","func":"var message = msg.payload;\nvar result = message.split(\";\");\nvar arrlength = result.length;\n\nmsg.payload = {};\n\nif(arrlength==6){\nmsg.payload.nodeid = result[0];\nmsg.payload.childid = result[1];\nmsg.payload.command = result[2];\nmsg.payload.ack = result[3];\nmsg.payload.type = result[4];\nmsg.payload.payload = result[5];\n} else {\n    msg.payload = \"Ignore\";\n}\n\n\n//1;1;1;0;39;8.8\n\n//1;;1;0;38;3.6\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":324,"y":68,"wires":[["5e07aa77.6b3884"]]},{"id":"5e07aa77.6b3884","type":"switch","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"Filter Update Messages","property":"payload.command","propertyType":"msg","rules":[{"t":"eq","v":"1","vt":"str"}],"checkall":"true","outputs":1,"x":581,"y":68,"wires":[["764204f4.fe8bdc"]]},{"id":"a9be705b.07cec","type":"mqtt out","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"","topic":"","qos":"","retain":"","broker":"9ccc9e2b.1b109","x":1018,"y":157,"wires":[]},{"id":"764204f4.fe8bdc","type":"function","z":"c20914f0.8b8318","name":"Format MQTT Message","func":"var nodeid = msg.payload.nodeid;\nvar type =  msg.payload.type;\nvar value = msg.payload.payload;\n\nmsg.payload = {}\n\nmsg.topic = \"haas/mySensors/\"+ nodeid +\"/\" + type;\nmsg.payload.string = value;\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":785,"y":157,"wires":[["a9be705b.07cec","2c003b62.b3ca04"]]},{"id":"4ba29f87.c500a","type":"serial-port","z":"","serialport":"/dev/ttyUSB0","serialbaud":"115200","databits":"8","parity":"none","stopbits":"1","newline":"\\n","bin":"false","out":"char","addchar":false},{"id":"9ccc9e2b.1b109","type":"mqtt-broker","z":"","broker":"localhost","port":"1883","clientid":"","usetls":false,"compatmode":true,"keepalive":"60","cleansession":true,"willTopic":"","willQos":"0","willPayload":"","birthTopic":"","birthQos":"0","birthPayload":""}]

This sends updates to a couple of MQTT sensors set up in my config.

sensor:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Charger Current"
    state_topic: "haas/mySensors/1/39"
    value_template: '{{ value_json.string }}'
    unit_of_measurement: 'a'
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Charger Voltage"
    state_topic: "haas/mySensors/1/38"
    value_template: '{{ value_json.string }}'
    unit_of_measurement: 'V'

Not sure if there's a better value template than string? Couldn't find any detail on what options there were..

martinhjelmare

Pymysensors and home assistant requires pyserial version 3.1.1 or higher. This should be installed automatically when installing and running home assistant with mysensors activated. If it doesn't do that something with your install and environment is not operating normally.

How have you installed home assistant?

David Pinnock

Installed Home Assistant manually on Raspian following the install guide

martinhjelmare

What version of pyserial is installed inside the virtual environment?

sudo su -s /bin/bash homeassistant
cd /srv/homeassistant
source bin/activate
pip3 show pyserial

David Pinnock

3.4:

Name: pyserial
Version: 3.4
Summary: Python Serial Port Extension
Home-page: https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial
Author: Chris Liechti
Author-email: cliechti@gmx.net
License: BSD
Location: /srv/homeassistant/lib/python3.4/site-packages

martinhjelmare

That's good at least. Then the home assistant core feature of installing requirements seems to work in your installation.

I'll have a look at the log messages and see if I can find the problem.

I'll post back later tonight.

David Pinnock

Brilliant thanks very much for the help!

martinhjelmare

I've looked at the home assistant log you've provided. Unfortunately I think I would need a serial log from the node to get more info. It's weird that you get an error about unit of measurement, since all values should be validated when leaving pymysensors before entering the home assistant layer.

If I would guess, I'd say that some message is not sent/received and presentation not fully performed.

I would recommend to change your sketch and keep one sensor value per child sensor, ie not both V_VOLTAGE and V_CURRENT in one child. Home assistant expects one value per child for normal sensors. Only complex entities like cover should report more than one value. It will avoid entity_id clashes.

David Pinnock

Ok I'll try that. Think I have already tried with just sending one value in the sketch but perhaps I would also need to delete the persistent mysensors.json file for it to have a chance.

terxw

I have same problem, on both my GWs using MQTT (ESP2866 nodes ) in homeassistant i get lots of these errors

At my parents:

2018-11-24 15:23:51 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '0.4'}: sensor platform: node 18 child 7: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_IMPEDANCE @ data[14]
2018-11-24 15:23:51 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: Lifepo solar node G 18 7: value_type 38, value = 0.4
2018-11-24 15:24:00 DEBUG (SyncWorker_18) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:24:17 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.view] Serving / to 127.0.0.1 (auth: False)
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/255/3/0/0: b'50'
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;255;3;0;0;50
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 255
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 28
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/1/1/0/38: b'2604.0'
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;1;1;0;38;2604.0
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 1
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2604.0'}: sensor platform: node 28 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_CURRENT @ data[39]
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2604.0'}: sensor platform: node 28 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_IMPEDANCE @ data[14]
2018-11-24 15:24:21 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: detska_dole 28 1: value_type 38, value = 2604.0
2018-11-24 15:24:22 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/0/1/0/0: b'20.3'
2018-11-24 15:24:22 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;0;1;0;0;20.3
2018-11-24 15:24:22 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 0
2018-11-24 15:24:22 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: detska_dole 28 0: value_type 0, value = 20.3
2018-11-24 15:24:30 DEBUG (SyncWorker_0) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/21/255/3/0/0: b'80'
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 21;255;3;0;0;80
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 21 child 255
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 21
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/21/1/1/0/38: b'3033.0'
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 21;1;1;0;38;3033.0
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 21 child 1
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node 21 is missing sketch name
2018-11-24 15:24:47 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.view] Serving / to 127.0.0.1 (auth: False)
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/21/0/1/0/0: b'22.5'
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 21;0;1;0;0;22.5
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 21 child 0
2018-11-24 15:24:47 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node 21 is missing sketch name
2018-11-24 15:24:50 DEBUG (SyncWorker_16) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/18/255/3/0/0: b'255'
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 18;255;3;0;0;255
2018-11-24 15:24:55 WARNING (MainThread) [mysensors] Not a valid message: value must be integer between 0 and 100 for dictionary value @ data['payload']
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/18/7/1/0/38: b'0.3'
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 18;7;1;0;38;0.3
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 18 child 7
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '0.3'}: sensor platform: node 18 child 7: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_CURRENT @ data[39]
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '0.3'}: sensor platform: node 18 child 7: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_IMPEDANCE @ data[14]
2018-11-24 15:24:55 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: Lifepo solar node G 18 7: value_type 38, value = 0.3
2018-11-24 15:25:00 DEBUG (SyncWorker_12) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:25:17 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.view] Serving / to 127.0.0.1 (auth: False)
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/255/3/0/0: b'50'
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;255;3;0;0;50
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 255
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 28
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/1/1/0/38: b'2604.0'
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;1;1;0;38;2604.0
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 1
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2604.0'}: sensor platform: node 28 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_CURRENT @ data[39]
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2604.0'}: sensor platform: node 28 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_IMPEDANCE @ data[14]
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: detska_dole 28 1: value_type 38, value = 2604.0
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on golianovo/mygateway1-out/28/0/1/0/0: b'20.3'
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 28;0;1;0;0;20.3
2018-11-24 15:25:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 28 child 0

And at home:

2018-11-24 15:26:07 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;255;3;0;0;13
2018-11-24 15:26:07 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 255
2018-11-24 15:26:07 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 14
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/4/1/0/0: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;4;1;0;0;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 4
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: balkon_polievanie 14 4: value_type 0, value = 0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/5/1/0/16: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:08 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;5;1;0;16;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:08 WARNING (MainThread) [mysensors] Not a valid message: value must be either 0 or 1 for dictionary value @ data['payload']
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/2/1/0/37: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;2;1;0;37;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 2
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {37: '0.0'}: binary_sensor platform: node 14 child 2: S_MOISTURE requires value_type V_TRIPPED @ data[16]
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {37: '0.0'}: switch platform: node 14 child 2: S_MOISTURE requires value_type V_ARMED @ data[15]
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: balkon_polievanie 14 2: value_type 37, value = 0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/255/3/0/22: b'17283381'
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;255;3;0;22;17283381
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 255
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 14
2018-11-24 15:26:09 DEBUG (SyncWorker_12) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:26:15 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.view] Serving / to 127.0.0.1 (auth: False)
2018-11-24 15:26:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/16/255/3/0/0: b'53'
2018-11-24 15:26:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 16;255;3;0;0;53
2018-11-24 15:26:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 16 child 255
2018-11-24 15:26:25 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 16
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/16/1/1/0/38: b'2654.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 16;1;1;0;38;2654.0
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 16 child 1
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2654.0'}: sensor platform: node 16 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_CURRENT @ data[39]
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {38: '2654.0'}: sensor platform: node 16 child 1: S_MULTIMETER requires value_type V_IMPEDANCE @ data[14]
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: cerman_kuchyna 16 1: value_type 38, value = 2654.0
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/16/0/1/0/0: b'25.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 16;0;1;0;0;25.0
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 16 child 0
2018-11-24 15:26:26 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: cerman_kuchyna 16 0: value_type 0, value = 25.0
2018-11-24 15:26:29 DEBUG (SyncWorker_10) [mysensors.persistence] Saving sensors to persistence file /config/mysensors.json
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/255/3/0/0: b'13'
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;255;3;0;0;13
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 255
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 14
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/4/1/0/0: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;4;1;0;0;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 4
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: balkon_polievanie 14 4: value_type 0, value = 0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/5/1/0/16: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:44 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;5;1;0;16;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:44 WARNING (MainThread) [mysensors] Not a valid message: value must be either 0 or 1 for dictionary value @ data['payload']
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/2/1/0/37: b'0.0'
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;2;1;0;37;0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 2
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {37: '0.0'}: binary_sensor platform: node 14 child 2: S_MOISTURE requires value_type V_TRIPPED @ data[16]
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Invalid values: {37: '0.0'}: switch platform: node 14 child 2: S_MOISTURE requires value_type V_ARMED @ data[15]
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.device] Entity update: balkon_polievanie 14 2: value_type 37, value = 0.0
2018-11-24 15:26:45 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.http.view] Serving / to 127.0.0.1 (auth: False)
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on cerman/mygateway1-out/14/255/3/0/22: b'17287055'
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [mysensors.gateway_mqtt] Receiving 14;255;3;0;22;17287055
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Node update: node 14 child 255
2018-11-24 15:26:45 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mysensors.gateway] Not a child update for node 14

My config (same on both hass dockers only prefixes are different):

mysensors:
  gateways:
    - device: mqtt
      topic_in_prefix: 'cerman/mygateway1-out'
      topic_out_prefix: 'cerman/mygateway1-in'
      persistence_file: '/config/mysensors.json'
      nodes:
        1:
          name: 'obyvacka'
#        3:
#          name: 'living_room'
  optimistic: false
  persistence: true
  retain: true
  version: '2.0'

terxw

Ok so after further reading I found info on the issue, it seems that these are debug messages, we can safaly ignore them.

homeassistant forum

Invalid Message, Sensor not being added

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