Well... did i kill it? NSPanel died after update and change the bluetooth settings

[TeDeVPrime]

TFT Version

4.3.2

ESPHome Version

4.3.2

Blueprint Version

4.3.2

Panel Model

EU

What is the bug?

i spent a few hours trying to update my nspanel to the latest 4.3.2.
long story short... i had to download the tft locally so that i could actually work.

right when i said "finally!" i decided to try and enable the ble_tracker...

i included these lines

esp32_ble_tracker:
scan_parameters:
interval: 1100ms
window: 1100ms

then i pressed installed in the ESPHome....
the installation finished.... and then it died.... it doesn't boot up.... i tried turning the power off and on again ... nothing. it's a brick device.

i know that it doesn't make sense... but this is my story. any ideas?

Steps to Reproduce

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Your Panel's YAML

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ESPHome Logs

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Home Assistant Logs

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[edwardtfn]

Flash it using TTL adapter and without the Bluetooth and it should work.

By the way, it will probably work with Bluetooth if you use v4.3.4. 😉

[edwardtfn]

The idea is to have a BLE Tracker add-on in experimental mode with v4.3.5.

[TeDeVPrime]

@edwardtfn hi. what do you mean it will work with bluetooth? i had the latest version installed 4.3.4.
then i tried the above config and it died on me. nothing works.

[edwardtfn]

It should work with v4.3.4. Do you have any other component added in your yaml?

[TeDeVPrime]

It should work with v4.3.4. Do you have any other component added in your yaml?

no i don't. this is the only one i installed. so you believe that it is not bricked? i should remove it from the wall and try to connect it with the usb adapter again?

[edwardtfn]

Yes, I got to this situation a few times when playing with different components and it's just about compile the firmware with just the basics, then install using TTL and the panel is back to life.

[edwardtfn]

The issue is about getting out of RAM during the boot, then the panel stops it even before turning on the display or starting support to OTA flashing.
Flashing with a firmware which didn't take all the memory should work, but will require TTL adapter as OTA is out.

[TeDeVPrime]

The issue is about getting out of RAM during the boot, then the panel stops it even before turning on the display or starting support to OTA flashing. Flashing with a firmware which didn't take all the memory should work, but will require TTL adapter as OTA is out.

ok i will try it next weekend because i don't have time for that right now. i also ordered a new nspanel just to be sure. they came out as an offer yesterday for 30 euros!

[edwardtfn]

Where did you found this price?

[Mauricewillemstein]

ok i will try it next weekend because i don't have time for that right now. i also ordered a new nspanel just to be sure. they came out as an offer yesterday for 30 euros!

I also want to know wehere you found it for 30 euros :)

[TeDeVPrime]

it's on offer here in Greece for this week. i ordered two
https://www.e-shop.gr/sonoff-nspanel-smart-scene-wall-switch-black-p-PER.941903

[edwardtfn]

How is the panel where you got the black screen? Flashing via ttl recovered that one?

[TeDeVPrime]

How is the panel where you got the black screen? Flashing via ttl recovered that one?

i will try it this weekend. i didn't have time to take it out because of work.

what are the latest optimal esp config that i should use in order to flash my nspanel again?

[TeDeVPrime]

How is the panel where you got the black screen? Flashing via ttl recovered that one?

ok i just managed to get it back into working again.
how should i enable the bluetooth?

i have the latest TFT and version installed

[edwardtfn]

I'd like to know if the add on Bluetooth proxy works for you. That worked fine on all my tests, so I really wanna know if that is working or not.
I will fully understand if you don't wanna give a try, as the chance of having to flash via TTL exists, but if you wanna try that, please let us know your results.

[TeDeVPrime]

I'd like to know if the add on Bluetooth proxy works for you. That worked fine on all my tests, so I really wanna know if that is working or not. I will fully understand if you don't wanna give a try, as the chance of having to flash via TTL exists, but if you wanna try that, please let us know your results.

well i have closed everything again so if i need to flash via ttl again i will cry, since taking the panel off is a real pain the butt.
i will probably try it on another nspanel that i have.
what configuration do i need to add in the esp in order for the bluetooth to work?

[Ierlandfan]

Maybe dumb side question: I I flashed Pre-built firmware update: 8833784908 which addds th BT functionality. Just be sure I have flashed it via TTL (Successfully) I also see a BT icon in the display (gray, just like wireless)
But how to check whether it is working? Shouldn't I get a "new device"inside Home assistant?

[edwardtfn]

It is a BLE proxy, so if you have BLE devices nearby, those will use your panel to communicate to Home Assistant, and the creation of new entities will depend on the integration supporting those devices (via BLE) and won't be inside the panel's page.
I can try to create a sensor for counting the number of devices using your panel as a proxy... Will that be any useful?
Maybe we should have controls to disable BLE and to select between active/passive, but I'm not sure we will find much more to see or control.

[Ierlandfan]

A device count would be great so we at least see that it's doing something. I have a NUC that runs HA and ble integrated and atm I cannot see any difference between nspanel ble or NUC ble. Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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[TeDeVPrime]

what are the best settings for enable BLE on the nspanel?

[edwardtfn]

what are the best settings for enable BLE on the nspanel?

Use one of the add-ons available:

• https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/blob/main/docs/addon_ble_tracker.md
• https://github.com/Blackymas/NSPanel_HA_Blueprint/blob/main/docs/addon_bluetooth_proxy.md

[edwardtfn]

Make sure you are not enforcing arduino (it requires esp-idf).

[TeDeVPrime]

can i do it wirelessly or do i need to flash with TTL again?

[edwardtfn]

Wirelessly should be fine.

[TeDeVPrime]

can i get some help with this?
i managed to install ble_tracker (i am still not sure about the differences between the tracker and the proxy.)

in the long run first i would like to be able to track my smart watch in the house.
secondly i would like to add bluetooth devices into home assistant like the xiaomi mi scale that i have for example.

after installing the ble_tracker, there is nothing that i can see in my integrations. am i doing something wrong here?

[edwardtfn]

in the long run first i would like to be able to track my smart watch in the house.

This is BLE Tracker. You have to setup your watch as a BLE Client Sensor depending on what you wanna do with that.

secondly i would like to add bluetooth devices into home assistant like the xiaomi mi scale that i have for example.

This is where BLE proxy helps.

[edwardtfn]

If your scale is supported by Home Assistant, use that very same integration as if the scale was close to home assistant host. What proxy is doing is extending the Bluetooth coverage using your panel's Bluetooth antena, but it is quite transparent, as if your scale was close to Home Assistant server.

You can also set the integration directly as a customization on ESPHome using the native component: https://esphome.io/components/sensor/xiaomi_miscale.html (this is probably the way I woukd go).
This requires Bluetooth tracker, not proxy.

[TeDeVPrime]

so in the esp configuration of the nspanel i need to add the following...

sensor:
  - platform: xiaomi_miscale
    mac_address: '5C:CA:D3:70:D4:A2'
    weight:
      name: "Xiaomi Mi Scale Weight"
    impedance:
      name: "Xiaomi Mi Scale Impedance"

but how do i get the mac_address from the scale?

[TeDeVPrime]

i installed the bluetooth proxy and it discovered the devices.
now i am just trying to figure out how to track my watch with it