Add Sonoff Basic (Tasmota) to Things, Items and Rules using config files and MQTT

[rossko57]

@Jean_Saifi

and the sonoff.things have this code

Thing mqtt:topic:sonoff_test “Sonoff_test” @ “Living_Room”

There is still nothing there to tell openHAB that this Thing has anything to do with the broker you defined elsewhere as mqtt:broker:home

You need an extra bit in round brackets pointing at the broker Thing, and I think you need to refer to it in this Thing’s UID as well.

Thing mqtt:topic:home:sonoff_test “Sonoff_test” (mqtt:broker:home) @ “Living_Room”

Things files with MQTT 2.4

The following is a small snippet from my demo setup, showing how you can split the broker definition from the generic thing: first, the bridge.things file: Bridge mqtt:broker:hotti "MQTT Broker: Hottis Mosquitto" [ host="my-mqtt-host", port=1883, secure="AUTO", username="my-username", password="my-password" ] next, the clock.things file Thing mqtt:topic:hotti:hotticlock_one "MQTT Thing: HottiClock One" (mqtt:broker:hotti) @ "Living Room" { Channels: Typ…