ArgumentError::invalid byte sequence in UTF-8, Duration: 0.179 seconds

[keesma]

ArgumentError::invalid byte sequence in UTF-8, Duration: 0.179 seconds

[skoona]

I am researching a fix for this. So far each report of this nature has been resolved by replacing the offending chars, and often the degree symbol has been the cause. You however, know the proper utf-8 values for it, so I'll dig a little deeper. StandBy.

These lines in your log are of interest. I agree it should be handled in any case. However, this is it!

"devices/ichmv3/temperature/t4/$unit °"
"devices/badkamer-dht/temperature/temperature/$format ���?��?P��?$m @"

[skoona]

I believe Release 0.9.0 will resolve this issue by converting the invalid char to a question mark or a period. Homie recommends that all transported values be string chars, and I assumed that to mean UTF-8. When binary data is in the payload these exceptions are raised and thus far cannot be intercepted, as there is not guarantee that the binary data will map to UTF.

Identifying the invalid char and replacing it at the source is the only course of action.