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flint island May 25, 2024, 7:18 PM

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i see a value in reading mqtt:

0.42```

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  sensor:
    - name: "Energy Usage"
      state_topic: "mpmw/total_battery"
      state_class: "total"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"```

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but even with that i never get a sensor created or value set

sick vigil May 25, 2024, 7:22 PM

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Have you restarted HA?

flint island May 25, 2024, 7:23 PM

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i did a reload of config - does it need a full restart?

fair trout May 25, 2024, 7:23 PM

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Yes

flint island May 25, 2024, 7:24 PM

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🤦🏻‍♂️ i've been at this all day, if it's that i'll go mad

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still not seeing it

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what's the best way to debug? as i see the mqtt message coming in when i sub the mqtt stream

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0.41
QoS: 0 - Retain: false```

fair trout May 25, 2024, 7:27 PM

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Not seeing what? The sensor?

flint island May 25, 2024, 7:28 PM

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oh i'm also an idiot, i removed the made up id so it named it iself and it's different

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in the config.yaml, can i create a unique id for it?

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  sensor:
    - name: "Energy Usage"
      unique_id: "mpmw_total_battery"
      state_topic: "mpmw/total_battery"
      state_class: "total"
      device_class: "energy"
      unit_of_measurement: "kWh"

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is that a thing?

fair trout May 25, 2024, 7:29 PM

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Docs: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/sensor.mqtt/#unique_id

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No need to guess

flint island May 25, 2024, 7:30 PM

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my day is guessing even after reading 😉

#could anyone help me with the template