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Python code to read the Mopeka Pro Check Tank Sensor
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Pro Plus Support? #5

Closed TaZZaT closed 1 year ago

TaZZaT commented 1 year ago

Happy 2023.

I purchased a Mopeka Pro "Plus" for genmon (part of my home automation) and I can't get it to work in Genmon. On deeper investigation, I don't believe the mopeka_pro_check library is recognizing the Mopeka Pro Plus model. Anyway, I'm wondering if you might know if it's even possible to make this work.

Thanks in advance...

spbrogan commented 1 year ago

I think it just needs to be added here: https://github.com/spbrogan/mopeka_pro_check/blob/main/mopeka_pro_check/advertisement.py#L30 and https://github.com/spbrogan/mopeka_pro_check/blob/main/mopeka_pro_check/advertisement.py#L133

This was added to the esphome component and i have been told it works fine. You can see that the sensor id is: 0x08. https://github.com/esphome/esphome/blob/dev/esphome/components/mopeka_pro_check/mopeka_pro_check.h#L18

There is also another sensor from Mopeka rebranded as lippert and that is getting added to esphome too. See PR here: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/pull/4118/files

But this HA integration no longer works. Over the past year there have been major changes in ble support in Home assistant and this integration hasn't been updated. So, if you are using a version of HA from April 2022 or newer i would expect problems.
I plan to create a new integration that can leverage the new support but i haven't had time. If you want to get involved or read more, I started writing a few notes down in this discussion. https://github.com/spbrogan/sensor.mopeka_pro_check/discussions/22

For now, the best experience is by using esphome. I authored that component and it continues to work well for me and a number of others that I have heard from. Here is more info about esphome support which is what i recommend at the moment. https://esphome.io/components/sensor/mopeka_pro_check.html

TaZZaT commented 1 year ago

Thanks for all the info/help. I was on the right track, but missed L133 - after I posted this issue I noticed the work you had done with esphome and found the manufacturing code for the "plus" in your code. I will give the modification a try and have a spare esp32 board and will also give that a try... Sadly, it's going to be a couple of weeks, as I'm not at the place where the mopeka is installed. I will also review the new support you are working on... I'm a bit of a hack so we will see if I can provide any value. Thanks again and have an epic day.

spbrogan commented 1 year ago

I am archiving this project. There is now a native ha solution and that or the esphome solution should be used. If you end up having requests please use those projects.
Thanks