Help with Mqtt trigger

[Qbhatti]

Hi all.
I am struggling with Mqtt triggers.
The solax modbus has stopped working but I also use mqtt to get data off my inverter.
I want to use my sensor that is defined as mqtt inverter temperature to trigger turning a “light” on (it’s a switch).

The mqtt value is X 10 so I used the automatic automation builder but it’s not triggering !

Help please

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alias: Mqtt temp control over 35
description: Mqtt inverter over 35
trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.solis_mqtt_inverter_temperature
    above: 340
    attribute: temperature
condition: []
action:
  - type: turn_on
    device_id: f1d55a02395908dae2923eccfed7f89c
    entity_id: f18d8b02e4a35f6591432afe7454352b
    domain: light
mode: single

[starob]

If you click “more info” on the sensor.solis_mqtt_inverter_temperature in the dev tools what does it show? Does it ever go above 340? Mine looks like this:

[starob]

There were also fixes in the latest versions of solax modbus https://github.com/wills106/homeassistant-solax-modbus
Which version are you using and which version of HA?. You should use the latest versions.

[Qbhatti]

Hi

I am trying to move away from the solax integration and sticking to mqtt.

[Qbhatti]

I had an automation setup but it’s relying on solax data and has failed so I’ve had crazy temps last few days.

[starob]

OK but your inverter temp is never going above 70 °C. So the trigger will never fire.

[Qbhatti]

So if you see this card, it tells me the temp with X10.

So I told it to turn on at 340 or even 34 and still nothing.

[Qbhatti]

That’s how Iv set it up

[starob]

When the attribute option is specified the trigger is compared to the given attribute instead of the state of the entity.
https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#numeric-state-trigger

[Qbhatti]

So are you saying I don’t put anything in ‘attribute’ box?

[starob]

Remove the whole line.

[Qbhatti]

I’ve done that…still not triggering by the mqtt

[starob]

Strange. But some of the solis MQTT sensors seem to be totally wrong. Inverter Temp 363 °C, DC2 Voltage is 2346V (?). Do you use a 3rd party integration for Solis MQTT?

[Qbhatti]

Hi

I use something called pysolarman running in dietpi vm, and another dietpi vm acts as the mqtt broker.

[starob]

Is HA also running on that system? If yes, which installation type did you use and what version of raspberry pi is it? If not, on which system is HA running?

[starob]

Your action part does not look familiar to me. Was it created by the UI ?
You could try this instead in your automations.yaml file:

  action:
  - entity_id: light.xxxxxxx (put your entity id name here, e.g. bedroom_light)
    service: light.turn_on