NEWBIE MQTT Config Help Needed

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[SOLVED] MQTT 2.4, can't get device to connect

Hello, I’m having some MQTT 2.4 woahs. Specs: openhabian pi3 build 2.4.0.-1 (ran latest updates a week ago) mosquito installed via putty mqtt 2.4.0 binding embedded broker installed as well Thing: Nodemcu running ESPeasy devices are oled screen, DHT temp/humidity sensor and a PIR sensor. I’m currently working on the DHT temp sensor If I run: Bridge mqtt:broker:myBroker [ host="192.168.2.153", username="openhabian", password="openhabian", secure=false ] { Channels: Type…

Things files with MQTT 2.4

Spent a frustrating couple of days fighting with trying to setup a Things file with MQTT 2.4 broker. I’m trying to connect to a Mitsubishi heatpump using the embedded MQTT broker. The documentation for creating the ‘things’ file is contradictory at times – below is the configuration I’m working with. Clean install of stable 2.4.0 on RPi. Nothing else going on in the system. I get the error message below everytime a topic gets updated. Help! The simplified Things files is: Bridge mqtt:broke…

Mqtt 2.4 binding question

Here is my question, does the broker connection need to be in the same file as the bridge? I seem to have had some instability moving the broker connection out? Also, does it hurt to have multiple connections to the same mqtt broker? This is the line in question from below: “mqtt:broker:TreasureBox “TreasureBox (Mosquitto)” [ host=“192.168.1.200”,secure=false, username=“user”, password=“pass” ]” Can it be in a separate file? I was trying to group my sonoff things together. mqtt:broker:Tre…