[Bug]: HA BLE DIY format - not work two counters

[slacky1965]

What happened?

Hello.

My advertsing payload

0x02010615161C180200010201640509BE0000000509C8000100

0x020106 - LE only
0x15 - size
0x16 - 16-bit UUID
0x1C18 - GAT service User Data
0x020001 - incrementable Packet ID
0x020164 - battery level
0x0509BE000000 - first 32-bit counter
0x0509C8000100 - second 32-bit counter

BLE Monitor finds 1 device and 3 entities.
1 entity - battery level
2 entity - last counter
3 entity - RSSI

How can I get two counters?

Thanks.

Sensor type

HA BLE DIY format

Relevant log output

No response

[Ernst79]

Currently it is not possible to have two measurements of the same type. Its on the todo list, but might be that we add it when we move to a core HA integration.

[slacky1965]

It seems obvious to me. Hot water, cold water.

[Ernst79]

Yes, it is, but the code on the HA sensor side isnt easy adjustable to create multiple sensors of the same type. It requires some significant changes in the code.

But multiple sensor support of the same type is on the planning, when we move HA BLE to a new official integration. In the meantime, I would use another measurement type as a dummy for the second counter

[slacky1965]

Which for example, if the counter has 32 bits?

[Ernst79]

Doesnt matter which one, the number of bits is flexibel. Just pick one with a factor of 1 (not a binary sensor of course) and create a template sensor in HA to remove the unit of measurement

[slacky1965]

Thanks.

[Ernst79]

For now, Im closing this issue, as it is a duplicate of #854