[90] MQTT Support

[gizmocuz]

nope, because if i divide it by 1000 it seems like my meter counter...

[maxtrash]

yes, I think this was a bug in the node-red flow. I've put a new version in the wiki which divides by 1000

[rtenklooster]

I see mqtt implementation has developed since the last time i installed a the lua script using the old tutorial.
Used it so receive my sensors data, witch worked great.

I have a question about the new approach, is it true you need an idx before being able to publish messages / sensor values to domoticz?

The "old" implementation allowed to publish to domoticz/livingroom/temperature, the temperature was listed as new hardware, witch allowed me to add it. The id was: living room/temperature.
This method allowed to add new sensors without hardcoding any idx's in arduino sketches. I guess this is not possible anymore, or am i missing something?

It would be great to have some kind of option to auto generate a idx when a new device publishes to the broker. Am i missing something or is this just not possible, and do i net to create a new dummy device, add this idx to the sketch, and use that?

[maxtrash]

the old solution, using http-calls still works, so you can keep using that. The new mqtt-in interface is additional and uses idx as you mentioned.

Using node-red flows could be expanded to in lots of ways. Some form of autodiscover seems nice, I'll think try and think about or maybe you can suggest something?

[rtenklooster]

the old solution, using http-calls still works, so you can keep using that. The new mqtt-in interface is additional and uses idx as you mentioned.

Using node-red flows could be expanded to in lots of ways. Some form of autodiscover seems nice, I'll think try and think about or maybe you can suggest something?

Thanks for your reply, I will setup a new test pi, to try and find out how the new node-red is working.
Maybe we can find a useful way of auto discovering, or just integrate the part of the old method in the new one, as that appears to be working.
Anyway thumbs up for the great work of all you developers!

[maxtrash]

making a node-red version to create devices didn't turnout to be too complicated. I have some ideas to improve on this, stay tuned

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[SweetPants]

new mqtt library implemented.... next i will do the username/password
(that will be another day )

2554 Username/Password works, thanks!!

[jongerenchaos]

Is there also a way to use the USER DEFINED variables? For now every IDX (from user variables) what i use is wrong.

[chrille]

2554 Username/Password works, thanks!!

Yes, that's much appreciated - now I am actually able to test without making changes to my broker setup!
It seems the parsing of MQTT messages is very sensitive when it comes to the correct format - I just discovered that sending "nvalue" : "1" instead of "nvalue" : 1 will crash domoticz. Also sending something that's not json formatted, also causes a crash. Still, it's great progress

[mvdbro]

I have the Domoticz MQTT gateway running and i'm sending MQTT JSON messages from an ESP8266 module. These messages are processed without any issues:

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MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":22,"nvalue":0}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":240,"nvalue":0,"svalue":22.75}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":161,"nvalue":0,"svalue":350.00}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":22,"nvalue":1}

but this one does not update the device

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MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":237,"nvalue":0,"svalue":0,"svalue1":23.00,"svalue2":21.00}

idx 22 = switch device
idx 240 = temperature device
idx 161 = lux device
idx 237 = temperature + humidity device

when the message is send for idx 237, even the 'zero' values disappear from the "panel"

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What could be wrong??

[gizmocuz]

2554 Username/Password works, thanks!!

Yes, that's much appreciated - now I am actually able to test without making changes to my broker setup!
It seems the parsing of MQTT messages is very sensitive when it comes to the correct format - I just discovered that sending "nvalue" : "1" instead of "nvalue" : 1 will crash domoticz. Also sending something that's not json formatted, also causes a crash. Still, it's great progress

Well that makes sense
- nvalue = integer, not a string
- we expect json

But i will add some safety checks

[gizmocuz]

I have the Domoticz MQTT gateway running and i'm sending MQTT JSON messages from an ESP8266 module. These messages are processed without any issues:

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MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":22,"nvalue":0}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":240,"nvalue":0,"svalue":22.75}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":161,"nvalue":0,"svalue":350.00}
MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":22,"nvalue":1}

but this one does not update the device

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MQTT: Topic: domoticz/in, Message: {"idx":237,"nvalue":0,"svalue":0,"svalue1":23.00,"svalue2":21.00}

idx 22 = switch device
idx 240 = temperature device
idx 161 = lux device
idx 237 = temperature + humidity device

when the message is send for idx 237, even the 'zero' values disappear from the "panel"

What could be wrong??

- "svalue" should be of type string, like "svalue": "stringvalue"
- the svalue (and nvalue) should be in the same format as described on the wiki page (JSON api), for example "svalue": "21.3;65;2"

[mvdbro]

- "svalue" should be of type string, like "svalue": "stringvalue"
- the svalue (and nvalue) should be in the same format as described on the wiki page (JSON api), for example "svalue": "21.3;65;2"

Ok, I understand now and that seems to work.
But then there is a slight inconsistency between input/output messages as Domoticz sends out MQTT/JSON messages like this:

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{
   "Battery" : 100,
   "RSSI" : 12,
   "dtype" : "Temp + Humidity",
   "id" : "0",
   "idx" : 237,
   "name" : "DHT",
   "nvalue" : 0,
   "stype" : "WTGR800",
   "svalue1" : "23.5",
   "svalue2" : "34",
   "svalue3" : "2",
   "unit" : 0
}

Using svalue1, svalue2, etc

[gizmocuz]

correct, this saves a string split later on....

[mvdbro]

correct, this saves a string split later on....

Anyway, it's working here so I'm happy with it.
Thanks for building the MQTT client gateway! Very promising add-on to Domoticz!

[gizmocuz]

#2560, added support for "commands" (Also updated the wiki)

Switch Light:
Optional: level (not when switchcmd = "Set Level")

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{"command": "switchlight", "idx": 2450, "switchcmd": "On", "level": 100 }

Switch Scene:

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{"command": "switchscene", "idx": 24, "switchcmd": "On" }

Set User Variable:

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{"command": "setuservariable", "idx": 1, "value": "12.3" }

Send Notification:
Optional: priority, sound

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{"command": "sendnotification", "subject": "My Subject", "body": "My Body", "priority": 0, "sound": "mysound" }

[sweetpants01]

Great, going to test this today

[gizmocuz]

Great, going to test this today

you could use this node red flow:

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[{"id":"b8bfeb9b.474018","type":"mqtt-broker","broker":"127.0.0.1","port":"1883","clientid":""},{"id":"88e1cf6d.771e3","type":"inject","name":"Update Data","topic":"","payload":"{\"idx\": 123, \"nvalue\": 1, \"svalue\": \"123;456\" }","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":156,"y":340,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[["9eb6c867.614938"]]},{"id":"9eb6c867.614938","type":"mqtt out","name":"Domoticz In","topic":"domoticz/in","qos":"0","retain":"false","broker":"b8bfeb9b.474018","x":366,"y":420,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[]},{"id":"6eec86f3.911378","type":"inject","name":"Switch Light","topic":"","payload":"{\"command\": \"switchlight\", \"idx\": 2450, \"switchcmd\": \"On\", \"level\": 100 }","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":163,"y":380,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[["9eb6c867.614938"]]},{"id":"6f518b3d.90ae74","type":"inject","name":"Switch Scene","topic":"","payload":"{\"command\": \"switchscene\", \"idx\": 24, \"switchcmd\": \"On\" }","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":160.5,"y":423,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[["9eb6c867.614938"]]},{"id":"1952b825.e6ad48","type":"inject","name":"Set User Variable","topic":"","payload":"{\"command\": \"setuservariable\", \"idx\": 1, \"value\": \"12.3\" }","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":150,"y":468,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[["9eb6c867.614938"]]},{"id":"6bdca5b8.94235c","type":"inject","name":"Send Notification","topic":"","payload":"{\"command\": \"sendnotification\", \"subject\": \"My Subject\", \"body\": \"My Body\", \"priority\": 0, \"sound\": \"mysound\" }","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":154,"y":511,"z":"821a73e2.7de59","wires":[["9eb6c867.614938"]]}]

it contains all the possible commands

[SweetPants]

Switch Light:
Optional: level (not when switchcmd = "Set Level")

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{"command": "switchlight", "idx": 2450, "switchcmd": "On", "level": 100 }

Works great.

Switch Scene:

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{"command": "switchscene", "idx": 24, "switchcmd": "On" }

What is the easiest way to get the 'idx' of a scene besides going into the database?
For switches/sensors you can look into 'setup->devices'
Maybe add an option to show the idx in the dashboard?

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[gizmocuz]

http://IPADDRESS:8080/json.htm?type=scenes