component no longer being loaded on esphome 2023.11.2?

[mrambossek]

heya,
i successfully used your syslog component before on a dingtian board (ethernet only) by using the known hack of just commenting out the if(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) line.

"some" months later, i tried using it again, in the meantime esphome was updated to 2023.11.2 (not sure what version was in use previously.. ), and now it looks like the component is not loaded at all. i dont even see the "syslog started" line, let alone the wifi not connected part (not using the ethernet "hack").

i also tried manually reverting this change but it had no effect.

could you please check if any "structural" changes are needed for current esphome version? am i missing something? someone else has it working with 2023.11.2 currently?
thanks

[TheStaticTurtle]

Hi,

I'm not aware of any recent changes, but I'll look into it.

There was a change a while back tho, how are you importing the component?

[mrambossek]

sorry for my late reply :)

my complete config looks like this.. as you can see its a dingtian board with modbus, that part still works, but the remote-syslogging stopped working at some point :)

thanks for any help.

esphome:
  name: relayboard3
  friendly_name: "Dingtian 2CH Relay Board#3"
  platform: esp32
  board: esp32dev

external_components:
  - source: github://TheStaticTurtle/esphome_syslog
    components: [syslog]
  - source: 
      type: git
      url: https://github.com/elupus/esphome-nibe.git
    components: [ nibegw ]

logger:
  level: DEBUG
  hardware_uart: "UART1"
  baud_rate: 0

syslog:
  ip_address: "10.43.2.201"
  port: 1514

api:

ota:
  password: !secret ota_password

ethernet:
  type: JL1101
  mdc_pin: 23
  mdio_pin: 18
  clk_mode: GPIO17_OUT
  use_address: 10.43.2.53

web_server:
  port: 80

status_led:
  pin:
    number: 15
    inverted: true
  
switch:
  - platform: gpio
    name: "Relay1"
    pin: 16
    id: relay1

  - platform: gpio
    name: "Relay2"
    pin: 2
    id: relay2

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    name: "FACTORY (onboard) -> Relay1"
    pin:
      number: 34
      inverted: true
    on_press:
      then:
        - switch.toggle: relay1

  - platform: gpio
    name: "INPUT I1"
    pin:
      number: 36
      inverted: true

  - platform: gpio
    name: "INPUT I2"
    pin:
      number: 39
      inverted: true

uart:
 tx_pin: 1
 rx_pin: 3
 baud_rate: 9600
 debug:
   direction: BOTH
         
nibegw:
  dir_pin:
    number: GPIO33
    inverted: false
  udp:
    target:
      - ip: 10.43.2.201
        port: 19999
    source:
      - 10.43.2.201
  acknowledge:
    - MODBUS40
    - RMU40_S4
  constants:
    - address: MODBUS40
      token: ACCESSORY
      data: [
            0x0A, # MODBUS version low
            0x00, # MODBUS version high
            0x02, # MODBUS address?
      ]
    # Accessory version response
    - address: RMU40_S4
      token: ACCESSORY
      data: [
            0xEE, # RMU ?
            0x03, # RMU version low
            0x01, # RMU version high
      ]
    # Unknown response that nibepi uses
    - address: RMU40_S4
      token: RMU_DATA
      command: RMU_WRITE
      data: [
            0x63,
            0x00,
      ]
    # Constant fixed temperature to avoid pump going into alarm.
    - address: RMU40_S4
      token: RMU_WRITE
      data: [
            0x06, # Temperature
            0x14, # degrees low
            0x00, # degrees high
      ]

button:
  - platform: restart
    name: Nibegw Restart
  - platform: safe_mode
    name: Nibegw Safe Mode Boot`

[TheStaticTurtle]

Hi,

I'm not sure why it stopped working, did it happen after an update or reboot, or just out of the blue?

If it was after an update can you send me the compilation log?
Would you mind also providing the startup logs ?

Thanks

[mrambossek]

sorry i should have specified that :)
the original module's modbus component died, probably due to some voltage spike / eletrical problem
so we transferred everything to a same-model device, but we recompiled the firmware with newest stuff while doing so.

i do remember trying to completely "strip it down" (remove the nibe component) to reduce general debug logging, and even then, NOTHING In the log output had any reference to the syslog component. in particular, i remember seeing the output from

esphome_syslog/components/syslog/syslog_component.cpp

Line 32 in 6cab198

this->log(ESPHOME_LOG_LEVEL_INFO , "syslog", "Syslog started");

on the console previously, but this is no longer the case, as if it wouldnt be loaded at all for some reason.

the install is at a friends' place, so it will take me a few days, but i will provide compile and startup logs asap (probably next monday).

[mrambossek]

took me a bit longer than expected, sorry about that :)

this is the config i tested it with:

esphome:
  name: relayboard2
  friendly_name: "Dingtian 2CH Relay Board#2 + defMOD [c4-de-e2-87-a6-47]"
  platform: esp32
  board: esp32dev

external_components:
  - source: github://TheStaticTurtle/esphome_syslog
    components: [syslog]
  
syslog:
  ip_address: "10.43.2.201"
  port: 1514
  
logger:

# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

ota:
  password: !secret ota_password

ethernet:
  type: JL1101
  mdc_pin: 23
  mdio_pin: 18
  clk_mode: GPIO17_OUT
  use_address: 10.43.2.54

web_server:
  port: 80

status_led:
  pin:
    number: 15
    inverted: true
  
switch:
  - platform: gpio
    name: "Relay1"
    pin: 16
    id: relay1

  - platform: gpio
    name: "Relay2"
    pin: 2
    id: relay2

binary_sensor:
  - platform: gpio
    name: "FACTORY (onboard) -> Relay1"
    pin:
      number: 34
      inverted: true
    on_press:
      then:
        - switch.toggle: relay1

  - platform: gpio
    name: "INPUT I1"
    pin:
      number: 36
      inverted: true

  - platform: gpio
    name: "INPUT I2"
    pin:
      number: 39
      inverted: true

and this is the compile output. it looks to me as if esphome is completely ignoring my external_components stanza.. no idea whats going on :x
compile1.txt

[TheStaticTurtle]

Hi, thanks for getting back to me.

It appears that the component was loaded since the library manager is installing the underling Syslog@2.0.0 library.
It also appears that it was compiled:

• Compiling .pioenvs\relayboard2\src\esphome\components\syslog\syslog_component.cpp.o
• Compiling .pioenvs\relayboard2\lib4ac\Syslog\Syslog.cpp.o

What stumps me is why it doesn't start.

The Syslog started message is printed at the very start of the setup and there shouldn't be any way to disable it appart from esphome simply not executing setup() but no clue why.

Or the log output got silenced somehow and everything is actually working. Do you receive syslog message? (you can potentially check by sending messages to your computer IP and running Wireshark with a filter on udp.port==<port>)

I've just re-read all the changelogs from esphome since January 2022, and I didn't see anything that could cause that.
I also heavily doubt that they would make a breaking change that big (changing the setup procedure would break hundreds of components).

Could you try with Wi-Fi? Maybe also try a complete clean install (new device)?

Thanks,
Samuel