Lamps keep becoming unavailable, despite good RSSI

[TheAndi]

As the ESP32C3 does not work (yet). I keep trying to use a vanilla ESP32 (NodeMCU with WROOM32 Board) but I don't get a reliable control via home assistant. No matter how close I place the ESP32 to the lamp, the device constantly becomes unavailable and available.

I currently have 2 EGLO RGBW lamps installed. The ESP is now sitting 1m below one lamp. The Bluetooth connections seam really good with rssi: -43. The other one is about 6m away but still easily controllable with the EGLO remote from the spot of the ESP.

Here is my config:

esphome:
  name: awox-ble-mesh-hub
  friendly_name: "AwoX BLE mesh hub"

esp32:
  # Match this with the board your using
  board: nodemcu-32s
  framework:
    # Be sure to "Clean Build Files" when switching framework
    type: esp-idf

status_led:
  # Match this with the board your using
  pin: GPIO2

# Enable logging
logger:
  #level: VERY_VERBOSE

# debug:
#   update_interval: 5s

# text_sensor:
#   - platform: debug
#     reset_reason:
#      name: "Reset Reason"

# sensor:
#   - platform: debug
#     free:
#       name: "Heap Free"
#     loop_time:
#       name: "Loop Time"

mqtt:
  broker: !secret mqtt_host
  username: !secret mqtt_user
  password: !secret mqtt_password

  # Disable retained discovery messages until you are got the config correct
  discovery_retain: True

# Disable Home Assistant API to prevent frequent MQTT disconnections
#api:

ota:
  - platform: esphome
    password: !secret ota_password

wifi:
  ssid: !secret wifi_ssid
  password: !secret wifi_password

external_components:
  - source:
      type: git
      url: https://github.com/fsaris/EspHome-AwoX-BLE-mesh-hub
      ref: main
  #  ref: dev
  # - source:
  #     type: local
  #     path: components

esp32_ble_tracker:
  scan_parameters:
    active: false

awox_mesh:
  mesh_name: !secret mesh_name
  mesh_password: !secret mesh_password
  max_connections: 2 # max 3 connections <--- did not alter the problem

  # Optional options

  # address_prefix: A4:C1
  # min_rssi: -90 # to prevent that the mesh tries to connect to devices that are out of range
  # max_connections: 2 # max 3 connections

  # You can give a list of mesh_ids that only should be handled by this device
  # Example when you want to setup multiple ESP modules to only control a part of the mesh) be sure to also set allowed_mac_addresses option.

  # allowed_mesh_ids:
  #   - 12345
  #   - 23456
  #   - 6758

  # You can give a list of mac_addresses that are allowed to connect to (to exclude some devices that are often offline or for the allowed_mesh_ids option)

  # allowed_mac_addresses:
  #   - A4:C1:38:8A:BA:11
  #   - A4:C1:38:65:AD:22

  device_info:
    # Example device type, see device info in HomeAssistant or MQTT message to find the 'product_id'
  - product_id: 0x96
    device_type: RGB
    name: EGLO RGB+TW
    model: EGLO-RGB-TW
    manufacturer: EGLO
  - product_id: 0x96
    device_type: RGB
    name: EGLO RGB+TW
    model: EGLO-RGB-TW
    manufacturer: EGLO

And Log:
logs_awox-proxy_logs.txt

Hope there is a way to get this reliable, as I purchased a bunch of those lamps.

Thanks in advance!

[fsaris]

Did you install it over USB? A fresh install can help (especially by bigger code changes/upgrades) to resolve ble disconnect issues or other unexplainable issues