Domoticz MQTT: read works, but cannot control relay

[tuxmartin]

Hi, I'm testing ESP Easy Mega v2.0.0-dev11 with Domoticz V3.8153 on Sonoff Basic.

I have 1xDS18B20 and 1xHHT22 - works great.

But I have problem with two relays.

If I control relay through http://10.123.1.188/control?cmd=GPIO,12,1 it works. There is output:

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{
"log": "GPIO 12 Set to 1",
"plugin": 1,
"pin": 12,
"mode": "output",
"state": 1
}

and at Domoticz I see that relay was enabled.

But if I turn on(or off) relay at Domoticz web, esp easy do nothing. There is mqtt message from domoticz:

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$ mosquitto_sub -v -h 10.123.1.18 -p 1883 -t '#'
domoticz/out {
   "Battery" : 255,
   "RSSI" : 12,
   "description" : "",
   "dtype" : "Light/Switch",
   "id" : "00014052",
   "idx" : 2,
   "name" : "Sonoff_1_internal_relay",
   "nvalue" : 1,
   "stype" : "Switch",
   "svalue1" : "0",
   "switchType" : "On/Off",
   "unit" : 1
}

esp easy ignore it

I tried Sonoff-Tasmota firmware and relay works. But Tasmota firmware has little functionality.

If I use on/off action url in Domoticz, it works. But I do not want it - it is not possible to use DHCP.

How can I fix it?

[grovkillen]

ESP Easy doesn't parse the JSON message that you send. It only understand direct commands. I suggest you tell Domoticz to send

topic

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<MQTT subscribe template>/cmd 

payload (message) turn OFF

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GPIO,12,0

payload (message) turn ON

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GPIO,12,1

https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... _Reference

[tuxmartin]

Thanks for reply. But I can't find <MQTT subscribe template>

I found this image in tutorial: https://www.projetsdiy.fr/wp-content/up ... -delay.png
But I can't find these page in my espeasy.

In Domoticz there is not possible to send only GPIO,12,1 to device (or I don't know how do it).

ESP Easy doesn't parse the JSON message that you send.

Is it planned for any new version?
Is possible to vote for this function on some github issue? Or send money to developers for this features.

[grovkillen]

Thanks for reply. But I can't find <MQTT subscribe template>
...

You find that in the Controller settings. But default that would equal to your "device name". I.e. DeviceName/cmd

ESP Easy doesn't parse the JSON message that you send.

Is it planned for any new version?
Is possible to vote for this function on some github issue? Or send money to developers for this features.

No not planned but you could suggest it on GitHub. Regarding donations, this is not possible in a easy way no.

[tuxmartin]

I set Controller Subscribe: sonoff/%sysname%/cmd in esp easy. Esp easy name is "modul1".

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$ mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t sonoff/modul1/cmd -m "GPIO,12,0"
$ mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t sonoff/modul1/cmd -m "GPIO,12,1"

Nothing happens

What I do bad?

[grovkillen]

I set Controller Subscribe: sonoff/%sysname%/cmd in esp easy. Esp easy name is "modul1".

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$ mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t sonoff/modul1/cmd -m "GPIO,12,0"
$ mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t sonoff/modul1/cmd -m "GPIO,12,1"

Nothing happens

What I do bad?

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/sonoff/modul1/cmd "GPIO,12,0"
/sonoff/modul1/cmd "GPIO,12,1"

Forward slash is missing in the published topic. I suggest you remove them from the subscription topic in the settings (which is the standard way) or add them in the published topic from Domoticz.

[tuxmartin]

Still not working

[grovkillen]

Doesn't any command work at all? Reboot for example?

[tuxmartin]

http command works: http://10.123.1.188/control?cmd=GPIO,12,1

I have problem only with MQTT: mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t /sonoff/modul1/cmd -m "GPIO,12,1"

Yes, I rebooted esp8266 (sonoff) about ten times - using software and unplug/plug 230V AC.

[grovkillen]

I mean other COMMANDS not only the GPIO command. (Reboot is a command, just as an example).

[tuxmartin]

I tried it. No command is working:

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I have in espeasy:

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Unit Name: modul1
Unit Number: 7

In dhcp log name is "modul1_7":

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Sep 21 14:25:41 baru dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 5c:cf:7f:e9:c5:89 via br0
Sep 21 14:25:42 baru dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 10.123.1.188 to 5c:cf:7f:e9:c5:89 (modul1_7) via br0
Sep 21 14:25:42 baru dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 10.123.1.188 (10.123.1.1) from 5c:cf:7f:e9:c5:89 (modul1_7) via br0
Sep 21 14:25:42 baru dhcpd: DHCPACK on 10.123.1.188 to 5c:cf:7f:e9:c5:89 via br0

I tried "Controller Subscribe: #" and publish to /sonoff/modul1_7/cmd - not work.

[grovkillen]

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/sonoff/modul1_7/#

Try that in the Controller setting.

[tuxmartin]

No, it not works

Can you please try it? I will open mqtt port and espeasy web port on my firewall.

[tuxmartin]

I tried to add device "MQTT Import":

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If I send mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t /sonoff/modul1/GPIO12 -m "1" value to defined topic, espeasy show it:

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If I uderstand it, now can I use variable [mqtt import#GPIO12].

But is not possible to set [mqtt import#GPIO12] to relay:

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I created rule (found on forum):

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on [mqtt import#GPIO12] do
  if [mqtt import#GPIO12] = 1
    gpio12,1
  else
    gpio12,0
  endif
endon

rule not working.

[grovkillen]

Spaces in devices is not recommended. Change that and use this rule:

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on mqtt_import#GPIO12 do
  if [mqtt_import#GPIO12] = 1
    gpio12,1
  else
    gpio12,0
  endif
endon

And please use the wiki... https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/index.php/ESPEasy

[tuxmartin]

Still not working

[grovkillen]

But the "mqtt_import" variable "GPIO12" change when you send the commands? Have you looked in the log?

EDIT: I see now that the syntax is screwed up!

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on mqtt_import#GPIO12 do
  if [mqtt_import#GPIO12] = 1
    gpio,12,1
  else
    gpio,12,0
  endif
endon

[tuxmartin]

There is log:

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131505 : SYS : -44.00
131506 : EVENT: wifi_rssi#wifi_rssi=-42.01
138648 : IMPT : [mqtt_import#GPIO12] : 0.00
138648 : EVENT: mqtt_import#GPIO12=0.00
142098 : IMPT : [mqtt_import#GPIO12] : 1.00
142098 : EVENT: mqtt_import#GPIO12=1.00

With your rules:

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on mqtt_import#GPIO12 do
  if [mqtt_import#GPIO12] = 1
    gpio,12,1
  else
    gpio,12,0
  endif
endon

it works! Thank you!

I still would like do it less complicated, but I'm happy that it works.

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Can I use relay name "internal_relay" in rule?
Something like:

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if [mqtt_import#GPIO12] = 1
    internal_relay = 1

?

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[grovkillen]

Yes you should be able to do this without the rule and MQTT Import using the command and send it to the topic esp_unit/cmd.

It must be some typo on your side (the subscription should be the default).

[vader]

Guys, that is exact the same problem I postet here:
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3407

The problem is in ESP Easy not processing defined rules after an incoming MQTT command. Only god knows why the devs had this not seen yet. You can only make this working with the plug-in 29. See here:
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... lperDevice

That are so few lines of code to copy from P29 into the right place of Controller.ino (I assume at the end of part ("Handle incoming MQTT messages"). There should be something like:
......
rulesProcessing(RuleEvent);

I have it working now, but unfortunately my programming skills are not enough to be sure all is right....

[papperone]

Not sure I understand, in my setup I send commands to ESPEasy nodes from NodeRed via MQTT publish generating an event (topic="%sysname%/cmd" payload="event,EVENTNAME") and it works as in the rules I've connected events to "gpio,x,0/1" commands; I'm avail for testign but I'd like to understand what you mean when you state "not processing rules after incoming MQTT" as in my case it seems to work.

[vader]

Not sure I understand, in my setup I send commands to ESPEasy nodes from NodeRed via MQTT publish generating an event (topic="%sysname%/cmd" payload="event,EVENTNAME") and it works as in the rules I've connected events to "gpio,x,0/1" commands; I'm avail for testign but I'd like to understand what you mean when you state "not processing rules after incoming MQTT" as in my case it seems to work.

You are sending an "EVENT" command directly to process a rule! Make a JSON payload with "IDX" informations, like Domoticz do, and nothing will happen to GPIOx...

[grovkillen]

Yes this is reported: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues/513

[papperone]

Not sure I understand, in my setup I send commands to ESPEasy nodes from NodeRed via MQTT publish generating an event (topic="%sysname%/cmd" payload="event,EVENTNAME") and it works as in the rules I've connected events to "gpio,x,0/1" commands; I'm avail for testign but I'd like to understand what you mean when you state "not processing rules after incoming MQTT" as in my case it seems to work.

You are sending an "EVENT" command directly to process a rule! Make a JSON payload with "IDX" informations, like Domoticz do, and nothing will happen to GPIOx...

ok so this is purely Domoticz related issues, clear; I thought it was a more generic problem!

[ArJay60]

It seems that the later versions of Domoticz have a change in the MQTT message. The item Description is added and ESPEasy is not handling this well.
I am using ESPeasy build 142.

MQTT message with older version of Domoticz:
{
"Battery" : 255,
"RSSI" : 12,
"dtype" : "Light/Switch",
"id" : "0001408A",
"idx" : 58,
"name" : "HK Schemer Acht",
"nvalue" : 1,
"stype" : "Switch",
"svalue1" : "0",
"switchType" : "On/Off",
"unit" : 1
}
MQTT message with newer version of Domoticz:
{
"Battery" : 255,
"RSSI" : 12,
"description" : "", <------ removing this line from the message to ESPeasy solves the problem.
"dtype" : "Light/Switch",
"id" : "0001408A",
"idx" : 58,
"name" : "HK Schemer Acht",
"nvalue" : 1,
"stype" : "Switch",
"svalue1" : "0",
"switchType" : "On/Off",
"unit" : 1
}

Can someone of the developers make MQTT within ESPeasy less sensitive for these changes in MQTT messages. This so that we can upgrade to newer version of Domoticz and still use MQTT.

[grovkillen]

Maybe the use for a JSON parser library would be possible? That means some development though.

https://github.com/bblanchon/ArduinoJson

[tuxmartin]

It seems that the later versions of Domoticz have a change in the MQTT message. The item Description is added and ESPEasy is not handling this well.
I am using ESPeasy build 142.

Please create new github issue for it: https://github.com/letscontrolit/ESPEasy/issues

[LisaM]

uPyEasy will have a full 2-way interface available, without the need for a mqtt import plugin...
I have build an HTTP & MQTT 2-way interface for Domoticz as an example, it consist out of 3 files: one python file (domoticz.py) which has two classes (http and mqtt) sitting in the protocols dir and two html templates for both protocols (domoticz_http.html and domoticz_mqtt.html). The templates are being used in the creation of a controller (changing protocol will mean changing UI). It's total size is just 490KB, so still plenty of room left...

Will do you no good at the moment, but it's coming!

[grovkillen]

Ah, uPyEasy sounds like a good way forward. Keep up the good work Lisa!

[Martinus]

Domoticz MQTT support is limited, but it has always worked using the Domoticz helper device. So setup a task with this device and configure the IDX value from the switch in Domoticz.
https://www.letscontrolit.com/wiki/inde ... lperDevice

Also make sure you use the libraries from our github site and just not take them from anywere... The default library buffer size is not large enough to process the larger Domoticz messages.

[Martinus]

ESP Easy doesn't parse the JSON message that you send. It only understand direct commands.

This is incorrect. Just look at the code within the Domoticz MQTT plugin:

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    case CPLUGIN_PROTOCOL_RECV:
      {
        StaticJsonBuffer<512> jsonBuffer;
        JsonObject& root = jsonBuffer.parseObject(event->String2.c_str());

[grovkillen]

ESP Easy doesn't parse the JSON message that you send. It only understand direct commands.

This is incorrect. Just look at the code within the Domoticz MQTT plugin:

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    case CPLUGIN_PROTOCOL_RECV:
      {
        StaticJsonBuffer<512> jsonBuffer;
        JsonObject& root = jsonBuffer.parseObject(event->String2.c_str());

Sorry for the disinformation.

[vader]

Come on guys, will you tell me that this little piece of code from Output.ino (P029) does not fit into the Controller.ino (or _C002 ??) to make the extra plug-in unnecessary?

// We need the index of the controller we are: 0-CONTROLLER_MAX
byte controllerNr = 0;
for (byte i=0; i < CONTROLLER_MAX; i++)
{
// if (Settings.Protocol == CPLUGIN_ID_002) { controllerNr = i; } -> error: 'CPLUGIN_ID_002' was not declared in this scope
if (Settings.Protocol == 2) { controllerNr = i; }
}

string += F("<TR><TD>IDX:<TD>");
String id = F("TDID"); //="taskdeviceid"
id += controllerNr + 1;
addNumericBox(string, id, Settings.TaskDeviceID[controllerNr][event->TaskIndex], 0, 9999);

[tuxmartin]

It seems that the later versions of Domoticz have a change in the MQTT message. The item Description is added and ESPEasy is not handling this well.
I am using ESPeasy build 142.
"description" : "", <------ removing this line from the message to ESPeasy solves the problem.
"dtype" : "Light/Switch",

I tried to publish only idx, nvalue and svalue:

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$ mosquitto_pub -h 10.123.1.18 -t domoticz/out -m '{"idx": 2, "nvalue": 1, "svalue1": "1"}'

still not working

[vader]

Not without the use of the "Domoticz Helper (P29)"

[tuxmartin]

This works for me:
Set Controller Subscribe: domoticz/fix in ESP easy.

Run python_mqtt_fix.py:

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import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import json

def on_message(client, userdata, message):
    msg_data = str(message.payload.decode("utf-8"))

    if message.topic == "domoticz/out":
        try:
            json_dout = json.loads(msg_data)
            json_dout.pop('description', None) # remove 'description'
            mqttc.publish("domoticz/fix", json.dumps(json_dout))
        except Exception as e:
            print(e)

mqttc = mqtt.Client("domoticz_mqtt_proxy")
mqttc.on_message = on_message
mqttc.connect("10.123.1.18", 1883, 60)
mqttc.subscribe("domoticz/out", 0)
mqttc.loop_forever()

This script remove "description":

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$ mosquitto_sub -v -h 10.123.1.18 -p 1883 -t '#'

domoticz/out {
   "Battery" : 255,
   "RSSI" : 12,
   "description" : "230V relay",
   "dtype" : "Light/Switch",
   "id" : "00014052",
   "idx" : 2,
   "name" : "Sonoff_1_relay1_230V",
   "nvalue" : 1,
   "stype" : "Switch",
   "svalue1" : "0",
   "switchType" : "On/Off",
   "unit" : 1
}

domoticz/fix {"idx": 2, "nvalue": 1, "Battery": 255, "dtype": "Light/Switch", "svalue1": "0", "unit": 1, "switchType": "On/Off", "RSSI": 12, "id": "00014052", "stype": "Switch", "name": "Sonoff_1_relay1_230V"}

Now it works :-/

[vader]

Can't beleive that this should work. I see in your 1st post, that you are sending the command twice! Over MQTT and over HTTP from Domoticz. Empty the "ON Action" fields (to be sure only sending over MQTT!) and look if it still works and the GPIO state change. I would bet, that it doesn't....