ESPRFID - Issue - Automation question

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Hi,

I think you alle may know or not know the esprfid mqtt https://github.com/esprfid/esp-rfid software. Nice piece of work

First of all, I got it running, kind of.
The payload it sends over the mqtt is quite a lot like the following:

{"type":"access","time":1567704115,"isKnown":"true","access":"Admin","username":"user1","uid":"693cdb39"}

**qos**  : 0,  **retain**  : false,  **cmd**  : publish,  **dup**  : false,  **topic**  : esprfid,  **messageId**  : ,  **length**  : 115,  **Raw payload** : 123341161211121013458349799991011151153444341161051091013458495354555548524949534434105115751101111191103458341161141171013444349799991011151153458346510010910511034443411711510111411097109101345834116104111109971153444341171051003458345457519910098515734125

So I created a mqtt sensor like this:

- platform: mqtt
  name: "rfid_reading"
  state_topic: "esprfid"
  value_template: "{{ value_json.uid }}"

This gives me the uid of the card I scan.
Than i do an automation:

- alias: RFID desktoplight
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: sensor.rfid_lesen
    to: "693cdb39"
  action:
  - service: light.toggle
    data:
      entity_id:  light.buro

As you can see I want to google the light, but as the value of the sensor already changes to 693cdb39, I have to scan first another rfid card and then the card with the uid to toogle the light.

Now I am thinking of making an automation to change the every 10 second oder after any change, if this is possible.
But I have the feeling that there is a better way and I am just not seeing it, does anyone have another idea how to do this better ?

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I have to push it sorry, no one does have an idea ?

Thanks in advance

3

So, in case anyone ever has the same issue, thanks to Underknowledge from the chat… it is as simple as that…
Using the Expire after option.
Works fine !

Thanks

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Did you get the MQTT fixed though? It keeps getting disconnected from the HA broker and never reconnects again unless I reboot esprfid

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Hi,

yes, I used an older version and only configure it with chrome.

I read about an issue, with some other browser that I can happen that I will get into trouble

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Which version are you using?