Hi
I have a ESP32 setup and it is working great with home assistant.
My problem is I want to control the cover using mqtt.
I have it setup and connected to my mqtt server.
ESPhome config:
output:
- platform: gpio
id: 'win_1'
pin: GPIO12
- platform: gpio
id: 'win_2'
pin: GPIO14
switch:
- platform: output
name: 'win_1'
output: 'win_1'
id: win1
- platform: output
name: 'win_2'
output: 'win_2'
id: win2
cover:
- platform: template
name: 'Kælder vindue'
id: win_open
optimistic: true
open_action:
- switch.turn_off: win2
- switch.turn_on: win1
close_action:
- switch.turn_off: win1
- switch.turn_on: win2
stop_action:
- switch.turn_off: win1
- switch.turn_off: win2
Picture from MQTT Explorer:
Can any of you out there help me with a topic and payload ?
Martin
Dujith
(Charles Evers)
2
MQTT Explorer gives that info. on the top right
I know but if I set …/state to open nothing happens ?
I am looking for the topic that I can change to “open” (or something like that) to open the cover
Dujith
(Charles Evers)
4
Looking at you template you need to set the switches and not the status. Since thats just a status and cannot be set
I have tried that as well
But me cover is still closed ?
nickrout
(Nick Rout)
6
Why do you want to use mqtt directly rather than using home assistant?
If you have discovery set up a cover entity will be generated in HA and activated by the usual ha methods.
I have it setup in HA but I have a small automation another place that requires mqtt
nickrout
(Nick Rout)
8
I suggest listening to the mqtt messages that ha generates when it opens and closes the cover.
I have found it
Topic: “vindue-toilet/switch/win_1/command” Payload: ON/OFF
Topic: “vindue-toilet/switch/win_2/command” Payload: ON/OFF
It works now
Thx for guidance
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