error - BluetoothClassicService: RSSI update for empty address requested (HASSIO and iPhone / Apple Watch)

Describe the bug After some time that room-assistant is running, I start getting this error in the logs: error - BluetoothClassicService: RSSI update for empty address requested and my device’s room is no longer updated. A reboot sometimes fixes the problem for a while.

To reproduce I’ve 2 room-assistant instances on HASSIO, one rPi 3B+ and one rPi 4B. The two Pis also have a USB bluetooth adapter each, which I was hoping would solve the problem (freeing up the internal receiver). Unfortunately, the problem occurs using both. I’m trying to track 4 devices: iPhone X, XS; Apple Watch 3 and 6.

Relevant logs After some time that room-assistant is running, the logs gets filled with: error - BluetoothClassicService: RSSI update for empty address requested

And occasionally I also get: error - BluetoothClassicService: Command failed: hcitool -i hci0 cc "[MAC]" && hcitool -i hci0 rssi "[MAC]"

Relevant configuration Main instance:

  instanceName: xxxx
  integrations:
    - homeAssistant
    - bluetoothClassic
cluster:
  weight: 0
  autoDiscovery: false
  peerAddresses:
    - 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxx'
homeAssistant:
  mqttUrl: 'mqtt://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxx'
  mqttOptions:
    username: xxx
    password: xxx
bluetoothClassic:
  hciDeviceId: 0 # i also get the error when using the external adapter "1"
  minRssi: -89
  interval: 10
  addresses:
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'

Secondary instance (and mqtt server):

  instanceName: xxxx
  integrations:
    - homeAssistant
    - bluetoothClassic
cluster:
  weight: 1
  autoDiscovery: false
  peerAddresses:
    - 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxx'
homeAssistant:
  mqttOptions:
    username: xxx
    password: xxx
bluetoothClassic:
  hciDeviceId: 0 # same as above: i also get the error when using the external adapter "1"
  minRssi: -99
  interval: 10
  addresses:
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'
    - 'xxx'

Expected behavior I’ld expect room-assistant to track and update which room my device is in.

Environment

• room-assistant version: 2.9.0
• installation type: Hass.io
• hardware: RaspberryPi 3B+ and 4B (using both the internal and an external adapter)
• OS: HassOS 4.13 (on rPi 3B+) and HassOS 5.2 (on rPi 4B)

[gionaf]

Hi, thanks for taking the time to debug this issue!

Here are the logs:

10/6/2020, 9:46:23 AM - info - HomeAssistantService: Device tracker requires manual setup in Home Assistant with topic: room-assistant/device_tracker/bluetooth-classic-[IPHONE MAC]-tracker/state
10/6/2020, 9:46:52 AM - error - BluetoothClassicService: Trying to request inquiry without MAC! Current index: 1. Addresses in this round: [WATCH MAC]. Nodes in this round: [object Object],[object Object].
10/6/2020, 9:46:52 AM - error - BluetoothClassicService: RSSI update for empty address requested

I’m also now experiencing a lot of reboots of the cluster leader.

I’ve also done a simple custom sensor for tracking which room i’m in, by simply comparing the rssi from the 2 instances (when connected to both). I get some temporary wrong results, but it’s pretty accurate, just need to filter for 30/60 seconds

[alastaid]

@mKeRix , thanks! So just finished upgrading all 8 nodes to @beta, and run it for a few minutes and dont see the error at all now, which I doubt helps, I will let it run for a few hours and if it shows I will post it