Assistance for defining mqtt device using the new way described in 2022.6

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In 2022.6 release notes, one of the breaking changes changed the way that mqtt devices were defined. It stated that the old way was deprecated, and described a new way to define the mqtt devices. I have made changes to my system using the new way for all the mqtt devices. They are not working. The “check configuration” show valid. I use VS Code to edit the files and it shows “duplicate keys” in the mqtt.yaml file.The devices show up in the entities page, but they are not “active”. For instance, I can click on a switch, but it does not do anything. No “on” or “off”.

 Below are parts of the 2 configuration files.

configuration.yaml ---

automation: !include automations.yaml
script: !include scripts.yaml
scene: !include scenes.yaml
#light: !include lights.yaml
binary_sensor: !include binary_sensors.yaml
#switch: !include switches.yaml
group: !include groups.yaml
sensor: !include sensors.yaml
mqtt: !include mqtt.yaml

mqtt.yaml ---

#***********SWITCHES ***********************

switch:
  - name: "middle door"
    command_topic: "cmnd/middle_door/POWER"
    state_topic: "stat/middle_door/status"
    qos: 1

switch:
  - name: "left door"
    command_topic: "cmnd/left_door/POWER"
    state_topic: "stat/left_door/status"
    qos: 1

switch:
  - name: "air compressor"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Air_Compressor/power1"
    state_topic: "stat/Air_Compressor/RESULT"
    qos: 1

switch:
  - name: "Motion Sensor_1_433"
    state_topic: "tele/RF_Bridge/RESULT"
    command_topic: "tele/RF_Bridge/RESULT"
    value_template: '{{value_json.RfReceived.Data}}'
    payload_on: "5A6AEC"
    payload_off: "5A6AECoff"
    qos: 1

#*****************LIGHTS*****************

light:
  - name: "Breakfast Dimmer"
    state_topic: "stat/Breakfast_Dimmer/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Breakfast_Dimmer/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Breakfast_Dimmer/LWT"
    brightness_state_topic: "stat/Breakfast_Dimmer/RESULT"
    brightness_command_topic: "cmnd/Breakfast_Dimmer/Dimmer"
    brightness_scale: 100
    brightness_value_template: "{{ value_json.Dimmer }}"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false
  
light:
  - name: "Floor Dimmer"
    state_topic: "stat/Floor_Dimmer/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Floor_Dimmer/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Floor_Dimmer/LWT"
    brightness_state_topic: "stat/Floor_Dimmer/RESULT"
    brightness_command_topic: "cmnd/Floor_Dimmer/Dimmer"
    brightness_scale: 100
    brightness_value_template: "{{ value_json.Dimmer }}"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false
  
light:
  - name: "Den Dimmer"
    state_topic: "stat/Den_Dimmer/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Den_Dimmer/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Den_Dimmer/LWT"
    brightness_state_topic: "stat/Den_Dimmer/RESULT"
    brightness_command_topic: "cmnd/Den_Dimmer/Dimmer"
    brightness_scale: 100
    brightness_value_template: "{{ value_json.Dimmer }}"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false
  
light:
  - name: "Back Lights"
    state_topic: "stat/Back_Lights/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Back_Lights/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Back_Lights/LWT"
    brightness_state_topic: "stat/Back_Lights/RESULT"
    brightness_command_topic: "cmnd/Back_Lights/Dimmer"
    brightness_scale: 100
    brightness_value_template: "{{ value_json.Dimmer }}"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false

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Because your mqtt.yaml file shown above clearly contains duplicate keys. You used switch: four times and light: four times.

  • Put all four switch definitions under a single switch: key.
switch:
  - name: "middle door"
    command_topic: "cmnd/middle_door/POWER"
    state_topic: "stat/middle_door/status"
    qos: 1
  - name: "left door"
    command_topic: "cmnd/left_door/POWER"
    state_topic: "stat/left_door/status"
    qos: 1
  - name: "air compressor"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Air_Compressor/power1"
    state_topic: "stat/Air_Compressor/RESULT"
    qos: 1
  - name: "Motion Sensor_1_433"
    state_topic: "tele/RF_Bridge/RESULT"
    command_topic: "tele/RF_Bridge/RESULT"
    value_template: '{{value_json.RfReceived.Data}}'
    payload_on: "5A6AEC"
    payload_off: "5A6AECoff"
    qos: 1
  • Do the same for the lights; put all four light definitions under a single light: key.
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Thanks, that did the trick!

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Glad to hear it solved the problem.

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