bluetooth automation | Home Assistant | Page 1

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 3:58 PM

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hi so i have tried to create a automtion but i keep getting errors. ive been using the bluetoothctl connect F1:0E:55:0F:B9:4C to connect to my speaker because it will either disconnect or will do on reboot. is there a way to check if its connected and if not then enter in the shell the command and check every second

/homeassistant/automations.yaml

automation:
  - alias: Ensure Bluetooth Speaker Connection
    trigger:
      - platform: time_pattern
        seconds: "/1"  # Trigger every second
    condition:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ not is_state('sensor.bluetooth_speaker_status', 'connected') }}"
    action:
      - service: shell_command.connect_speaker

/homeassistant/configuration.yaml


# Loads default set of integrations. Do not remove.
default_config:

# Load frontend themes from the themes folder
frontend:
  themes: !include_dir_merge_named themes

automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml
scene: !include scenes.yaml


bluetooth:

sensor:
  - platform: bluetooth_tracker

shell_command:
  connect_speaker: "bluetoothctl connect F1:0E:55:0F:B9:4C"

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:11 PM

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What errors?

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:23 PM

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i rebooted and they have vanished but my speaker is still in pairing mode and its not connected

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and it is saying it cant be edited as its not in the correct file when it is so maybe its just not being detected

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:23 PM

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automations.yaml shouldn't have automation: as the first line

rotund loomBOT Jan 13, 2025, 4:24 PM

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To check your configuration use the command for your install method:

HAOS

ha core check

Container

docker commands

Core

Requires you to activate the venv first

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:24 PM

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That command will help you fix broken YAML

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:25 PM

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ahh ok thank you i removed it and rebooted aswell as restarted the speaker

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:25 PM

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Did you run the check command?

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:26 PM

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erm no where could i find that, in developer tools?

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Configuration warnings
Platform error 'sensor' from integration 'bluetooth_tracker' - Requirements for bluetooth_tracker not found: ['PyBluez==0.22'].

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:29 PM

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You run that command over SSH

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:30 PM

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kindred sage Configuration warnings Platform error 'sensor' from integration 'bluetooth_track...

How did you install Home Assistant? HAOS? Docker? pip install?

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:30 PM

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HAOS its on my proxmox server

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:31 PM

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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A"integration%3A+bluetooth_tracker" also says that it's currently a bit broken

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Based on memory I doubt bluetooth_tracker will work any time soon

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:32 PM

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ahh ok thank you. what could i do just have it repeat the command to connect every x seconds

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:33 PM

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That's what your automation does

kindred sage Jan 13, 2025, 4:35 PM

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ahh yeh it is working lol it wasnt on boot but ill sort that out. there is no way then to just check if its connected or not yet

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just as yea it pinging quite alot and my speaker keeps disconnecting so not sure whats going on there

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yeah when it disconnects it says DEL how could i fix this

scenic kiln Jan 13, 2025, 4:46 PM

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The easy fix is to use a natively supported speaker 😄

#bluetooth automation