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**spud** · May 2, 2018, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by ServiceXp View Post

Unfortunately, .20 has been far worst as there are now 3 problems.

1) A complete disconnect across all devices which does not recover.
2) Individual devices disconnecting which will not automatically reconnect, unless clicking on the 'connect' button.
3) With this version I can no longer automatically shut the PI down using Jon's plug-in disabler.

I don't have full logs as I started them after this mornings episode. Manually disabling and re enabling the PI corrects the problem.

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I made some changes. Could you test version 3.0.0.21.
Please delete your log file before starting the new version so that it's not too big.

thanks

**ServiceXp** · May 2, 2018, 05:48 PM

Originally posted by spud View Post

I made some changes. Could you test version 3.0.0.21.
Please delete your log file before starting the new version so that it's not too big.

thanks

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**spud** · May 3, 2018, 06:10 AM

Originally posted by ServiceXp View Post

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sorry about that, it's fixed now

**spud** · May 8, 2018, 10:23 AM

so were you able to test version 3.0.0.21? How is it going?

**ServiceXp** · May 8, 2018, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by spud View Post

so were you able to test version 3.0.0.21? How is it going?

Sorry for the delay. Still disconnects, but now recovers more gracefully, and doesn't take everything down with it. And when the PI doesn't re-connect on it's own (generally just one or two at a time), I'm able to shut the PI down and turn it back on via Jon's plug-in app.

So much better IMO..

**benrjunk** · May 9, 2018, 07:44 AM

The behaviour on my system has changed.

I am still getting disconnects every day around 3-5am (typically 430). Whereas in the past all devices have reconnected, now only the Chromecast devices reconnect and groups do not reconnect. Clicking the "connect" button on the root doesn't do anything and the only way I can reestablish the connection between Chromecast groups and this plugin is to restart the plugin.

I am running beta version 19, will update to 21 today. I'll post logs tomorrow morning.

Could this be related to a WiFi/router problem? I have a Netgear Orbi.

**ServiceXp** · May 9, 2018, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by benrjunk View Post

The behaviour on my system has changed.

I am still getting disconnects every day around 3-5am (typically 430). Whereas in the past all devices have reconnected, now only the Chromecast devices reconnect and groups do not reconnect. Clicking the "connect" button on the root doesn't do anything and the only way I can reestablish the connection between Chromecast groups and this plugin is to restart the plugin.

I am running beta version 19, will update to 21 today. I'll post logs tomorrow morning.

Could this be related to a WiFi/router problem? I have a Netgear Orbi.

I'm seeing the same thing on completely different network gear. I think the root of the problem is the PI reliance on the Crapple service Bonjour.

I've setup a fairly elaborate 'system' to first reconnect if any CCA device is disconnected for more then 5 min. If that fails and any device is disconnected for 20min, I then use Jon's PI disabler to shutdown and restart the plugin.

So far that is working in build .21

**Slab0** · May 11, 2018, 08:22 AM

I've been testing this plugin for a day and while it works quite well, the log is filled with constant disconnects/reconnects. Sometimes devices connect and disconnect in as little as 5 minutes or so, sometimes more (there doesn't appear to be any consistency).

Additionally, previously removed Chromecasts (via the plugin's configuration page) are added back when devices are rediscovered and reconnected.

It would be very useful (for me anyway) to have an option on the configuration page that allows one to select utilizing auto-discovery/Bonjour, or just a manual device configuration. In my case, Bonjour is installed on the Homeseer machine for other purposes... I cannot remove it. I just don't want/need it for the plugin.

**benrjunk** · May 15, 2018, 02:20 PM

Ethernet connection

Hi,

Disconnects without reconnection became so frequent with this plugin that I purchased ethernet adapters for all my chromecast devices (5 of them). I'll post and let you know if this improves the situation.

https://store.google.com/product/eth...for_chromecast

Ben

**benrjunk** · May 17, 2018, 06:36 AM

With the Ethernet adapters for Chromecast, the plugin still disconnects daily around 430-5am from all the Chromecast devices but (at least over the past 48h) reconnects automatically to devices and CCA groups. These adapters seem to have improved the reliability of my system, but it is a relatively expensive fix.

Ben

**marcusone** · January 4, 2019, 10:32 AM

I'm also experiencing this

guess i should have tested more before purchasing... spud is hopefully still working on a solution? a manual setup and "connected" feature should be a good short term fix.

Mine disconnect a lot and the logs if flooded with "heartbeat" items.

83610 lines in debug log and only been running for a few hours.

Jan-04 10:33:27 DEBUG TX: { "sourceId": "sender-0", "destinationId": "receiver-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PING"}" }
Jan-04 10:33:27 DEBUG RX: { "sourceId": "receiver-0", "destinationId": "sender-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PONG"}" }
Jan-04 10:33:28 DEBUG TX: { "sourceId": "sender-0", "destinationId": "receiver-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PING"}" }
Jan-04 10:33:28 DEBUG RX: { "sourceId": "receiver-0", "destinationId": "sender-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PONG"}" }
Jan-04 10:33:28 DEBUG TX: { "sourceId": "sender-0", "destinationId": "receiver-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PING"}" }
Jan-04 10:33:29 DEBUG RX: { "sourceId": "receiver-0", "destinationId": "sender-0", "namespace": "urn:x-cast:com.google.cast.tp.heartbeat", "payloadUtf8": "{"type":"PONG"}" }

**CElliott13@gmail.com** · January 19, 2019, 08:19 AM

Plug-In Version: 3.0.0.29
Platform: Windows
Issue: I too get lost/found posted non-stop in the log even though I do not have the group enabled in the plug-in. Below is a short example of what I see.

Jan-19 8:08:59 AM

Chromecast