MQTT switch not working

Add-ons Bindings
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Hi,

New Openhab2 user. Installed MQTT Binding 1.9 within PaperUI and received following message in event log:

[ExtensionEvent ] - Extension ‘binding-mqtt1’ has been installed

So all should be good on the install.

Here are my mqtt.cfg and items:

mosquitto.url=tcp://192.168.1.121:1883

Switch mySwitch “sonoff [%s]” {mqtt=">[mosquitto:cmnd/sonoffs/power:command:ON:1],>[mosquitto:cmnd/sonoffs/power:command:OFF:0]"}

I cannot see anything published in MQTTfx under # from this switch.

When using MQTTfx to publish to my pine64 as mqtt broker it works fine and my lights turn on/off.

I’ve tried reinstalling, checking my config files for multiple entries of the mqtt.cfg changes, trying multiple things in the .items file aswell(such as changing inbound/outbound).

Anyone have a solution to why there is no published MQTT from this setup?

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Try changing the name from mosquitto. I used this orginally and then had changed it as it stopped working.

One of my items

Switch DO_70_1 “Towel Rail Overide[%s]” (Bathroom,Node70,log) {mqtt=">[OH2MQTT:home/rfm_gw/sb/node70/dev16:command:ON:ON],>[OH2MQTT:home/rfm_gw/sb/node70/dev16:command:OFF:OFF]",autoupdate=“true”}

my mqtt.cfg

OH2MQTT.url=tcp://192.168.1.10:1883

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I tried switching it from mosquitto to mqqt.broker to openhab to OH2 and so on. I also purged the mqtt.cfg for multiple entries.

Still nothing, thanks for sharing your items I will see if that setup works for some reason.

4

Try removing the old.config file. In my setup they are stored at

var\lib\openhab2\config\org\openhab

suggest deleting mqtt.config

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Hey ,

I have a similar problem with my mqtt binding. I wanted to create a new topic, but I think this one is the same. I had it running and had every config file backuped. Yesterday I installed openhabian and with it’s config mosquitto. Then I copied the backup to the new system. Now it’s not working.

The Broker is working. The energyplug sends updates to my PC-client.

I tried changing the name like it was suggested, but it did not work.

Could someone look at my code? I’m probably missing the obvious…

mqtt.cfg

openbroker.url=tcp://localhost:1883
openbroker.clientId=openHAB

mqtt.items

Switch Steckdose  "Die Steckdose ist " {mqtt="<[openbroker:stat/sonoff/POWER:state:default],>[openbroker:cmnd/sonoff/power:command:*:default]"}

default.sitemap

Switch item=Steckdose

This is what the logfile gives me when I press the switch

2017-03-02 20:55:11.640 [ItemCommandEvent          ] - Item 'Steckdose' received command OFF
2017-03-02 20:55:11.649 [ItemStateChangedEvent     ] - Steckdose changed from ON to OFF
2017-03-02 20:55:12.617 [ItemCommandEvent          ] - Item 'Steckdose' received command ON
2017-03-02 20:55:12.626 [ItemStateChangedEvent     ] - Steckdose changed from OFF to ON
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try Switch Steckdose “Die Steckdose ist " {mqtt=”<[openbroker:stat/sonoff/POWER:state:default],>[openbroker:cmnd/sonoff/power:command::command:ON:ON,>[openbroker:cmnd/sonoff/power:command::command:OFF:OFF]"}

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I am still having issues with my OpenHAB MQTT Client publishing any messages at all.

I have tried as you suggested and i tried reinstalling all the .CFG files as well.

I copied your suggested items and names directly with no luck.

No published MQTT messages logged in my MQTT.fx logs when attempting to use the switch. I can still publish messages from my MQTT Dash phone app and MQTT.fx computer program and communicate with the broker.

Any information I can give which would help find the problem?

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Can you subscribe to any topics via Openhab (e.g. see items published to from your MQTT Dash phone)? I’m assuming that you have installed mosquitto? if not see http://www.homeautomationforgeeks.com/project/mosquitto.shtml