Problem with BT connection until Mammotion app is started.

[JoWe78]

Hello,

I'm having some trouble with the integration during a mow. Maybe someone has some experience? I saw that there was an open issue, but no solution in there.

Using 2 ESP32 BT proxys on opposite sides of the house. , but i shutdown the one furthest away from the area being mowed, so only 1 possible connection at a time. OK Wi-Fi by the charge station. But very limited in the garden.

On the latest version v0.6.3
Under options "Prefer Bluetooth over Wi-Fi when available" checked

I start a mow from a HA automation, no problem to start with mammotion.start_mow
But the BT connection don't seem to be active.

So starting with sporadic updates (over Wi-Fi?)

When i restarted the integration at 8:55 nothing happens then just started the Mammotion mobile app and chose "Connect" a second time, (it didn't connect right away). The battery % and also the 2 attributes below that i use to populate a csv file start immediately updating every second. After that the connection stays stable for a while. But stops responding again later during the mow, or on next area. Second area after charging, I did not start the Mammotion app at all.
{{ state_attr("device_tracker.yuka_mv3wjdqe_yuka_mv3wjdqe","latitude") }}
{{ state_attr("device_tracker.yuka_mv3wjdqe_yuka_mv3wjdqe","longitude") }}

Before starting the Mammotion app i have no connection switching at all. After it does a couple of times, but it all works.

I have a html page that shows the lawn and progress. When the mower starts, the data is not consistently getting updated. But after starting the app, the stripes are consistently being drawn.

Thanks, and keep up the great work!

[wk1410]

Hello JoWe78,
I've read your post. Your log is similar to mine. I think there is nothing wrong. The changes between WIFI an WIFI/BLE is normal. I guess, you have to accounts (one für HA and one for the app). that will be ok. You mostly do not need the app.
But my experience is that sometimes my HA-automations do not start the mower. I guess, there is somethink wrong with the integration. Others said, the integration need a connection to china. But I don t believe, that curses your problems.

I think it depends on your WLAN or the esp32 ble. To use several ESP32 ble s is ok, when you have a large area. Perhaps you check the WLAN RSSI an proof the distance between your esp32 BLEs.

If you have several areas and so several entities, have a look of the entities. In my case, the entities often goes loosing and I get an error information from HA. Could be, you have a similar problem like me with the area entities.

I guess, the integration code is not optimal or has some errors.

By the way, when the integration not works, the best way is, to configure it once more. Do not restart the mower.

WK