Trying to send commands via MQTT

[alwashe]

Hi, I am trying to send commands via MQTT

Controller Settings:

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cmnd/%sysname%/#

Unit Name:

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aussen/li/garage/torsec

in my case it should be:

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cmnd/aussen/li/garage/torsec

by the Command Reference Help Page:

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<MQTT subscribe template>/cmd with payload: <command>

in this case i have to add cmd to the topic:

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cmnd/aussen/li/garage/torsec/cmd

in both cases nothing happens, no state changes or reboot on reboot command.

i tried as payload:

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reboot
Reboot
gpio,4,1
gpio,4,0
GPIO,4,1
GPIO,4,0

this is working:

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http://192.168.178.65/tools?cmd=GPIO%2C4%2C0
http://192.168.178.65/tools?cmd=GPIO%2C4%2C1
http://192.168.178.65/tools?cmd=reboot

Firmware:

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Firmware
Build:⋄	20103 - Mega
Libraries:⋄	ESP82xx Core 2_4_2, NONOS SDK 2.2.1(cfd48f3), LWIP: 2.0.3 PUYA support
GIT version:⋄	mega-20181208
Plugins:⋄	75 [Normal] [Testing] [Development]
Build Md5:	ba4e73f94c85d8389c626efc777a7a5
Md5 check:	passed.
Build time:⋄	Dec 8 2018 03:17:30
Binary filename:⋄	ESP_Easy_mega-20181208_dev_ESP8266_4096.bin

What did I wrong?

Edit: Is there a Discord Server for small questions?

[grovkillen]

cmnd/%sysname%/# is your controller setting?

If so (given that your unit is named UNITNAME you should invoke the command using MQTT this way:

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cmnd/UNITNAME/cmd

With the commands in the payload. More is found on the wiki.

PS. Are you really naming your units with / in the name? That would be considered bad practise in terms of MQTT communication.

[alwashe]

You are right with the unitname, until now this was not an issue for my sensors.

I tried a simple unitname without "/", it did not help.

I tried a Factory Reset and did only minor changes:
Added wifi credentials and mqtt credentials (OpenHAB MQTT, Controller IP, Controller User, Controller Password), still did not work:

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/ESP_Easy/cmd

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gpio,4,1
gpio,4,0

[grovkillen]

If you're running this last weeks releasea the GPIO command is not working.

Try a week old (20181204) version instead.

[rmhoutz]

I know this topic has some age on it but I was struggling to send a command from MQTT.fx and it was driving me crazy so I'm hoping this will help anyone else with this problem.
I removed the first / from the %sysname%/# in controller subscribe on the ESP_Easy setup. So to send a command from MQTT.fx just publish the topic ESP_Name/cmd
And put gpio,5,0 or gpio,5,1 as the payload.

[grovkillen]

Given that your name is ESP_Name and that the controller is active and connected it should work.