Now I don’t know what exactly I changed but I try to align my PAI.conf with yours and after a restart of PAI and home assistant, OMG the thing now works!!
# Should be at /etc/pai/pai.conf
import logging
# Default configuration.
# Edit as needed
### Logging
# LOGGING_LEVEL_CONSOLE = logging.INFO # See documentation of Logging package
# LOGGING_LEVEL_FILE = logging.ERROR
LOGGING_FILE = '/var/log/pai/paradox.log' # or set to file path LOGGING_FILE='/var/log/paradox.log'
LOGGING_FILE_MAX_SIZE = 10 # Max log file size in MB
LOGGING_FILE_MAX_FILES = 2 # Max old log files to keep
LOGGING_DUMP_PACKETS = False # Dump RAW Packets to log
LOGGING_DUMP_MESSAGES = False # Dump Messages to log
LOGGING_DUMP_STATUS = False # Dump Status to log
LOGGING_DUMP_EVENTS = False # Dump Event details to log
#
### Development
# DEVELOPMENT_DUMP_MEMORY = False
#
### Connection Type
CONNECTION_TYPE = 'IP' # Serial or IP
#
### Serial Connection Details
# SERIAL_PORT = '/dev/ttyS1' # Pathname of the Serial Port
# SERIAL_BAUD = 9600 # 9600 for SP/MG. For EVO: Use 38400(default setting) or 57600
#
### IP Connection Details
IP_CONNECTION_HOST = '192.168.1.8' # IP Module address when using direct IP Connection
IP_CONNECTION_PORT = 10000 # IP Module port when using direct IP Connection
IP_CONNECTION_PASSWORD = 'password used via web interface to IP150' # IP Module password. "paradox" is default.
IP_CONNECTION_SITEID = None # SITE ID. IF defined, connection will be made through this method.
# IP_CONNECTION_EMAIL = None # Email registered in the site
IP_CONNECTION_PANEL_SERIAL = 'my panel ID that I see on babyware' # Use a specific panel. Set it to None to use the first
# IP_CONNECTION_BARE = False # No not expect an IP150 module. Used this for base Serial over TCP tunnels
#
### Paradox
# KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL = 10 # Interval between status updates
#
# LIMITS = { # By default all zones will be monitored
# # 'zone': range(1, 17), # Zones to monitor and control
# # 'user': [1, 2, 3, 4], # Users to consider
# # 'door': range(1, 32), # Doors to consider
# # 'pgm': range(1, 17), # PGMs to monitor and control
# # 'partition': [1, 2], # Partitions to monitor and control
# # 'bus-module': range(1, 17), # Buses to monitor
# # 'repeater': range(1, 9), # Repeaters to monitor
# # 'keypad': range(1, 9) # Keypads to monitor
# }
#
# LABEL_ENCODING = 'utf-8' # Encoding to use when decoding labels
# LABEL_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 15 * 60 # Interval between refresh of labels
# OUTPUT_PULSE_DURATION = 1 # Duration of a PGM pulse in seconds
# SYNC_TIME = False # Update panel time periodically when time drifts more than SYNC_TIME_MIN_DRIFT
# SYNC_TIME_MIN_DRIFT = 60 # Minimum time drift in seconds to initiate time sync
PASSWORD = '1234' # PC Password. Set to None if Panel has no Password.
# # In Babyware: Right click on your panel -> Properties -> PC Communication (Babyware) ->
# # PC Communication (Babyware) Tab.
#
# POWER_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 60 # Interval between updates of the battery, DC and VDC voltages
# PUSH_POWER_UPDATE_WITHOUT_CHANGE = True # Always notify interfaces of power changes
# PUSH_UPDATE_WITHOUT_CHANGE = False # Always notify interfaces of all changes
#
### MQTT
MQTT_ENABLE = True # Enable MQTT Interface
MQTT_HOST = '192.168.1.111' # Hostname or address
MQTT_PORT = 1883 # TCP Port (TLS port if MQTT_TLS_CERT_PATH is set)
MQTT_TLS_CERT_PATH = None # Path to ca cert (/etc/pai/certs/ca.pem), if you want TLS
MQTT_KEEPALIVE = 60 # Keep alive
MQTT_USERNAME = 'my MQTT username - same as for tasmota mqtt'# MQTT Username for authentication
MQTT_PASSWORD = 'my MQTT password' # MQTT Password
MQTT_RETAIN = True # Publish messages with Retain
MQTT_BIND_ADDRESS = '' # MQTT Client bind address. Default: "" - pick automatically
MQTT_BIND_PORT = 0 # MQTT Client bind port. Default: 0 - pick automatically
MQTT_REPUBLISH_INTERVAL = 60 * 60 * 12 # Interval for republishing all data
MQTT_PUBLISH_DEFINITIONS = False # Publish definitions of partitions/zones/users to MQTT. Not required in most cases.
#
### MQTT Topics
MQTT_BASE_TOPIC = 'paradox' # Root of all topics
MQTT_ZONE_TOPIC = 'zones' # Base for zone states
MQTT_PARTITION_TOPIC = 'partitions' # Base for partition states
MQTT_BUS_TOPIC = 'buses' # Base for buses states
MQTT_MODULE_TOPIC = 'bus-module' # Base for bus module states
MQTT_SYSTEM_TOPIC = 'system' # Base for panel states
MQTT_REPEATER_TOPIC = 'repeaters' # Base for repeater states
MQTT_USER_TOPIC = 'users' # Base for user states
MQTT_EVENTS_TOPIC = 'events' # Base for events
MQTT_CONTROL_TOPIC = 'control' # Base for control of other elements (ROOT/CONTROL/TYPE)
MQTT_DEFINITIONS_TOPIC = 'control' # Base for definitions
MQTT_HOMEASSISTANT_DISCOVERY_PREFIX = 'homeassistant'
MQTT_OUTPUT_TOPIC = 'outputs'
MQTT_DOOR_TOPIC = 'doors'
MQTT_KEYPAD_TOPIC = 'keypads'
MQTT_STATES_TOPIC = 'states'
MQTT_RAW_TOPIC = 'raw'
#
MQTT_NOTIFICATIONS_TOPIC = 'notifications'
MQTT_SEND_PANIC_TOPIC = 'panic'
MQTT_PUBLISH_RAW_EVENTS = True
MQTT_INTERFACE_TOPIC = 'interface'
MQTT_TOGGLE_CODES = {}
MQTT_USE_NUMERIC_STATES = False # use 0 and 1 instead of True and False
#
MQTT_PUBLISH_COMMAND_STATUS = False # Publish command statuses to MQTT
MQTT_COMMAND_STATUS_TOPIC = "command_status"
#
### MQTT Home Assistant Auto Discovery
MQTT_HOMEASSISTANT_AUTODISCOVERY_ENABLE = True
#
### Dash App
MQTT_DASH_PUBLISH = False
MQTT_DASH_TOPIC = 'metrics/exchange/pai'
MQTT_DASH_TEMPLATE = '/etc/pai/mqtt_dash.txt'
#
### Interfaces text command alias
COMMAND_ALIAS = { # alias for commands through text based interfaces
'arm': 'partition all arm',
'disarm': 'partition all disarm'
}
#
#MQTT_COMMAND_ALIAS = {
# # For homebridge
# 'armed_home': 'arm_stay',
# 'armed_night': 'arm_sleep',
# 'armed_away': 'arm',
# 'disarmed': 'disarm'
# }
#
#
### Home Assistant Notifications (HASS.io required)
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLE = False
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_NOTIFIER_NAME = 'notify'
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'INFO'
## Event filtering by tags:
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_EVENT_FILTERS = [ # list of tags to include or exclude see hardware event.py for tag list
# 'live,alarm,-restore', # or
# 'live,trouble,-clock', # or
# 'live,tamper'
# ]
## - OR - event filtering using regexp. Cannot be used together with _EVENT_FILTERS
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_ALLOW_EVENTS = [r".*"] # List of tuples or regexp matching "type,label,property=value,property2=value" eg. [(major, minor), "zone:HOME:entry_delay=True", ...]
# HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_IGNORE_EVENTS = [ # Same as previous but to ignore some specific events that matched in _ALLOW_EVENTS
# r"zone,[\w]+,no_delay=True",
# r"zone,[\w]+,exit_delay=.*"
# ]
#
### Pushbullet
# PUSHBULLET_ENABLE = False
# PUSHBULLET_KEY = '' # Authentication key used for Pushbullet
# PUSHBULLET_CONTACTS = [] # Pushbullet user identifiers for notifications and interaction
# PUSHBULLET_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'INFO'
## Event filtering by tags:
# PUSHBULLET_EVENT_FILTERS = [ # list of tags to include or exclude see hardware event.py for tag list
# 'live,alarm,-restore', # or
# 'live,trouble,-clock', # or
# 'live,tamper'
# ]
## - OR - event filtering using regexp. Cannot be used together with _EVENT_FILTERS
# PUSHBULLET_ALLOW_EVENTS = [r".*"] # List of tuples or regexp matching "type,label,property=value,property2=value" eg. [(major, minor), "zone:HOME:entry_delay=True", ...]
# PUSHBULLET_IGNORE_EVENTS = [ # Same as previous but to ignore some specific events that matched in _ALLOW_EVENTS
# r"zone,[\w]+,no_delay=True",
# r"zone,[\w]+,exit_delay=.*"
# ]
#
#
### Pushover
# PUSHOVER_ENABLE = False
# PUSHOVER_KEY = '' # Application token for Pushover
# PUSHOVER_BROADCAST_KEYS = { # Pushover user or group keys to broadcast notifications to
### '<user_key>': '*' # value can be '*' or comma separated list of device names
# }
# PUSHOVER_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'INFO'
## Event filtering by tags:
# PUSHOVER_EVENT_FILTERS = [ # list of tags to include or exclude see hardware event.py for tag list
# 'live,alarm,-restore', # or
# 'live,trouble,-clock', # or
# 'live,tamper'
# ]
## - OR - event filtering using regexp. Cannot be used together with _EVENT_FILTERS
# PUSHOVER_ALLOW_EVENTS = [r".*"] # List of tuples or regexp matching "type,label,property=value,property2=value" eg. [(major, minor), "zone:HOME:entry_delay=True", ...]
# PUSHOVER_IGNORE_EVENTS = [ # Same as previous but to ignore some specific events that matched in _ALLOW_EVENTS
# r"zone,[\w]+,no_delay=True",
# r"zone,[\w]+,exit_delay=.*"
# ]
#
#
### Signal
# SIGNAL_ENABLE = False
# SIGNAL_CONTACTS = [] # Contacts that are allowed to control the panel and receive notifications
# # through Signal
# SIGNAL_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'INFO'
## Event filtering by tags:
# SIGNAL_EVENT_FILTERS = [ # list of tags to include or exclude see hardware event.py for tag list
# 'live,alarm,-restore', # or
# 'live,trouble,-clock', # or
# 'live,tamper'
# ]
## - OR - event filtering using regexp. Cannot be used together with _EVENT_FILTERS
# SIGNAL_ALLOW_EVENTS = [r".*"] # List of tuples or regexp matching "type,label,property=value,property2=value" eg. [(major, minor), "zone:HOME:entry_delay=True", ...]
# SIGNAL_IGNORE_EVENTS = [ # Same as previous but to ignore some specific events that matched in _ALLOW_EVENTS
# r"zone,[\w]+,no_delay=True",
# r"zone,[\w]+,exit_delay=.*"
# ]
#
#
### GSM
# GSM_ENABLE = False
# GSM_MODEM_BAUDRATE = 115200 # Baudrate of the GSM modem
# GSM_MODEM_PORT = '' # Pathname of the serial port
# GSM_CONTACTS = [] # Contacts that are allowed to control the panel and receive notifications
# # through SMS
# GSM_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'CRITICAL'
## Event filtering by tags:
# GSM_EVENT_FILTERS = [ # list of tags to include or exclude see hardware event.py for tag list
# 'live,zone,alarm,trigger'
# ]
## - OR - event filtering using regexp. Cannot be used together with _EVENT_FILTERS
# GSM_ALLOW_EVENTS = [r".*"] # List of tuples or regexp matching "type,label,property=value,property2=value" eg. [(major, minor), "zone:HOME:entry_delay=True", ...]
# GSM_IGNORE_EVENTS = [ # Same as previous but to ignore some specific events that matched in _ALLOW_EVENTS
# r"zone,[\w]+,no_delay=True",
# r"zone,[\w]+,exit_delay=.*"
# ]
#
#
### IP Socket Interface
IP_INTERFACE_ENABLE = False
IP_INTERFACE_BIND_ADDRESS = '192.168.1.8'
IP_INTERFACE_BIND_PORT = 10000
IP_INTERFACE_PASSWORD = 'same password via web interface to IP150'
#
### Dummy Interface for testing
# DUMMY_INTERFACE_ENABLE = False
# DUMMY_EVENT_FILTERS = []
# DUMMY_MIN_EVENT_LEVEL = 'DEBUG'
and then I delete those MQTT settings that I had previously on the garage zone and restarted home-assistant.
And Viola, it works!
Thanks for all your help!!
Also tried the beta version, same issue.