ESPEasy mega-20180114 (normal,dev,testing) not accepting command via MQTT

[gatsu_1981]

Hello,

I'm using ESPEasy on a couple of devices.
One of them is a fake Wemos D1 Mini (1MB), the other one is a real Wemos D1 Mini (4MB).
Both seems configured well, connected on mosquitto server on my Lede (OpenWRT) router.
My first try was with the embedded Home Assistant MQTT server, but I read online that it's not pretty good, so I switched everything to Mosquitto.

I can see everything connected and logged via MQTT.fx, but both Wemos doesn't accept commands via MQTT.

I try to publish on them

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/neopixel/1,255,0,0

or

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/ESP_Easy_2/Rele/Switch,1

But it's not switching (for esp n.2) and turning on/off/changing color of the led (esp n.1).

What I did wrong?
I can see in the log that the unit "get" the MQTT message, but it seems that it's just not "understanding" it correctly:

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1814362 : MQTT : Topic: /ESP_Easy/cmd/neopixel/1,255,0,0
1814362 : MQTT : Payload: 

After this command, even if the led was previously switched on from a web command, the led turns off.
Instead,

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/NeoPixelAll/255,255,255

turns my led red, even if it was previously totally set to white (255,255,255).

Using in the "Command" box the text "neopixel,1,255,0,0" and hitting submit, or using via HTTP ?cmd=neopixel,1,255,0,0, both colour my picture red.
And using the switch command the same way, I can hear the relay clicking.

Please help me, I'm stuck

[grovkillen]

Yes I can confirm this (running mega-20180104).

Bug reported here: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/728

EDIT: I see that you use this way of publishing...

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/neopixel/1,255,0,0

Correct is:

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TOPIC: /ESP_Easy/cmd
PAYLOAD: neopixel,1,255,0,0

But I see no response what so ever even using the correct way of posting commands.

EDIT2: OOOOOPS... I forgot that the topic is case sensitive.
But discover a bug none the less...

[gatsu_1981]

Hi,

I was using the /cmd/neopixel/payload style because I noticied that "it got" something.
I tried with the /cmd/neopixel,1,255,255,255 style but it did not work at all.

I can confirm that:

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/neopixel,1,255,255,255
/ESP_Easy/cmd/Neopixel,1,255,255,255
/ESP_Easy/cmd/NeoPixel,1,255,255,255

does not have any effect. If led was green before, lad stay green after any command.

But, as stated before,

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/NeoPixel/1,255,255,255

Turns all led off

I think that the path (or the commands) are not case sensitive, in the arduino code for the neopixel plugin the functions are wrote that way but I think it's accepting in lowercase.

The strange thing is that it's not recognizing topic from payload, it always show empty payload to me, even if I use curly brackets (like I have to declare bigger payloads in Home Assistant).

[grovkillen]

Hi,

I was using the /cmd/neopixel/payload style because I noticied that "it got" something.
I tried with the /cmd/neopixel,1,255,255,255 style but it did not work at all.

I can confirm that:

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/neopixel,1,255,255,255
/ESP_Easy/cmd/Neopixel,1,255,255,255
/ESP_Easy/cmd/NeoPixel,1,255,255,255

does not have any effect. If led was green before, lad stay green after any command.

But, as stated before,

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/ESP_Easy/cmd/NeoPixel/1,255,255,255

Turns all led off

I think that the path (or the commands) are not case sensitive, in the arduino code for the neopixel plugin the functions are wrote that way but I think it's accepting in lowercase.

The strange thing is that it's not recognizing topic from payload, it always show empty payload to me, even if I use curly brackets (like I have to declare bigger payloads in Home Assistant).

But you are not sending any payload? Only topic as far as I can see.

[gatsu_1981]

How do I send /specify the payload?
Can you make a full example for me please?

[vader]

That stands all in the Wiki. Help for Mosquitto: mosquitto_pub --help

Send a Value: mosquitto_pub -h hostname -t topic -m payload

[papperone]

I can confirm MQTT works so next step to troubleshoot you shoudl tell us how do you send MQTT command as they are obviously wrong...
You need to have:
TOPIC: "/ESP_Easy/cmd"
PayLoad: "neopixel,1,255,0,0"

[gatsu_1981]

Hello,

Sorry, my fault.
I was specifyng the payload on the same line on the MQTT tool.
I can see that the big white box below is not for logs, is for payload

Now it's catching the payload, but I'm not home now so I can't see if the led is lit

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Log
46773427 : MQTT : Topic: /ESP_Easy/cmd/
46773427 : MQTT : Payload: NeoPixel,1,255,255,255

[gatsu_1981]

OK,

It's working with:

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topic: /ESP_Easy/cmd
payload: NeoPixel,1,255,255,255

payload looks like case unsensitive, so it's working even with lowercase "neopixel".

Now, next step.
Can I command it via device name? like using:

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/ESP_Easy/single

and just "1,255,0,0" for setting it to red?

It would be easier to create a template for Home Assistant this way.

[gatsu_1981]

Ok, my turn to contribute now.
This is a working mqtt_template light setting for home assistant, with my configuration.

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light:
  - platform: mqtt_template
    name: "RGB Led"
    command_topic: "/ESP_Easy/cmd"
    command_off_template: 'Neopixel,1,0,0,0'
    command_on_template: 'Neopixel,1,{{ red|d }},{{ green|d }},{{ blue|d }}'
    red_template: "{{ value.split(',')[2].split(',')[0] }}"
    green_template: "{{ value.split(',')[2].split(',')[1] }}"
    blue_template: "{{ value.split(',')[2].split(',')[2] }}"

[tribal]

Hi. I see you understand how to set up communication espeasy and HASS. I'm confused. I don't understand how to connect my espeasy device and th HASS across mosquito! The mosquito can receive and send commands to relay and it controlled by commands through mosquito_pub command. Maybe I do something wrong?
I can send command to switch relay on, but in few seconds the "switch" in HASS back to off state (the command to off the relay don't send )

Can you post you configuration for espeasy (controller side) and configuration for HASS in mqtt section?

MQtt config in HASS:

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mqtt:
  broker: 192.168.1.40
  port: 1883

switch config:

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switch 1:
  platform: mqtt
  name: "Sonoff1"
  state_topic: "sonoff_esp/GPIO/0"
  command_topic: "sonoff_esp/GPIO/12"
  payload_on: "1"
  payload_off: "0"
  qos: 1
  retain: true

customize config for switch1:

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switch.sonoff1:
      friendly_name: Sonoff 01 (flowers)
      icon: mdi:lightbulb-outline  
      assumed_state: false

[grovkillen]

Hi. I see you understand how to set up communication espeasy and HASS. I'm confused. I don't understand how to connect my espeasy device and th HASS across mosquito! The mosquito can receive and send commands to relay and it controlled by commands through mosquito_pub command. Maybe I do something wrong?
I can send command to switch relay on, but in few seconds the "switch" in HASS back to off state (the command to off the relay don't send )

Can you post you configuration for espeasy (controller side) and configuration for HASS in mqtt section?

MQtt config in HASS:

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mqtt:
  broker: 192.168.1.40
  port: 1883

switch config:

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switch 1:
  platform: mqtt
  name: "Sonoff1"
  state_topic: "sonoff_esp/GPIO/0"
  command_topic: "sonoff_esp/GPIO/12"
  payload_on: "1"
  payload_off: "0"
  qos: 1
  retain: true

customize config for switch1:

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switch.sonoff1:
      friendly_name: Sonoff 01 (flowers)
      icon: mdi:lightbulb-outline  
      assumed_state: false

Try this.

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switch 1:
  platform: mqtt
  name: "Sonoff1"
  state_topic: "sonoff_esp/status"
  command_topic: "sonoff_esp/cmd"
  payload_on: "gpio,12,1"
  payload_off: "gpio,12,0"
  qos: 1
  retain: true

[tribal]

Try this.

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switch 1:
  platform: mqtt
  name: "Sonoff1"
  state_topic: "sonoff_esp/status"
  command_topic: "sonoff_esp/cmd"
  payload_on: "gpio,12,1"
  payload_off: "gpio,12,0"
  qos: 1
  retain: true

Nope
The switch is going ON from OFF when I clic on it (relay is ON too), but in few seconds return to "OFF" state without the phisical switching the relay.
As i understand, for some reasons, the switch in HASS cant recieve the state from my relay.