Python module to read status and energy monitoring data from Tuya based WiFi smart devices. This includes state (on/off), current (mA), voltage (V), and power (wattage).
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`tuya.deviceInfo` hanging if device not available? #31
Finally got my RPi and did some tweaks to my original python script you might remember helping me with a few months back.
Issue
The script should poll my 4 smart plugs for their current energy usage every 10 seconds, however it seems to do a one-off poll of 3 devices (writing the energy usage to a csv) but then hang... even after the 10-second sleep command and expected loop back to the beginning, the script doesn't output anything again.
As a workaround, if I deleted the device entry in the json file the script does then start working normally however this is not ideal as means basically hard-coding 'temporary changes' into the config file (i.e. every time I un-plug a smart plug I need to edit the json otherwise tuyapower will stop working(?)
For context
2x smart plugs are online and "on", drawing power and so returning various numbers wattages, etc
1x smart plug is *online** but "off" and (as expected) tuyapower returns 0 for that device
1x smart plug is offline (e.g. unplugged or the 240v socket is turned off, etc), these seems to cause tuyapower to hang
Query / Fix?
Assuming I have diagnosed this correctly, is there a way I can tell tuyapower to skip "offline" devices (and/or some other way to get have my script work with all 4 smart plugs in the json file (regardless whether or not they are online?
TBH, I feel like this functionality probably already exists (I've seen references to timeouts) however I'm a bit stuck trying to figure out if not this, what else could be stopping my script from working.
Hi @jasonacox,
Finally got my RPi and did some tweaks to my original python script you might remember helping me with a few months back.
Issue
The script should poll my 4 smart plugs for their current energy usage every 10 seconds, however it seems to do a one-off poll of 3 devices (writing the energy usage to a
csv) but then hang... even after the 10-secondsleepcommand and expected loop back to the beginning, the script doesn't output anything again.jsonfile the script does then start working normally however this is not ideal as means basically hard-coding 'temporary changes' into the config file (i.e. every time I un-plug a smart plug I need to edit the json otherwisetuyapowerwill stop working(?)For context
tuyapowerreturns 0 for that devicetuyapowerto hangQuery / Fix?
Assuming I have diagnosed this correctly, is there a way I can tell
tuyapowerto skip "offline" devices (and/or some other way to get have my script work with all 4 smart plugs in thejsonfile (regardless whether or not they are online?