MQTT device not pulling in data - "Socket error on client sonoff_pow2_01, disconnecting"

Configuration
1

I bought some POW R2’s and have them setup as so:

  • platform: mqtt
    name: “Dryer Watts”
    state_topic: “stat/sonoff_pow2_02/STATUS10”
    value_template: ‘{{ value_json.StatusSNS.ENERGY.Power }}’
    unit_of_measurement: ‘W’

  • platform: mqtt
    name: “Dryer Amps”
    state_topic: “stat/sonoff_pow2_02/STATUS10”
    value_template: ‘{{ value_json.StatusSNS.ENERGY.Current }}’
    unit_of_measurement: ‘A’

  • platform: mqtt
    name: “Dryer Volts”
    state_topic: “stat/sonoff_pow2_02/STATUS10”
    value_template: ‘{{ value_json.StatusSNS.ENERGY.Voltage }}’
    unit_of_measurement: ‘V’

However, I keep getting this error in the MQTT broker:

1546657394: New client connected from 192.168.1.217 as sonoff_pow2_01 (c1, k10, u'broker1').

1546657455: Socket error on client sonoff_pow2_01, disconnecting.
1546657455: New connection from 192.168.1.217 on port 1883.

Any ideas? I have several other devices running on MQTT just fine. These are the first POW’s that I bought, but having issues. At one point, I was able to pull in the data just fine - but since then, it’s “unknown” in the front end, and it’s not working. Not sure what config I have wrong, or what’s going on.

2

In your configuration, it is sonoff_pow2_02.
In the error message, it is sonoff_pow2_01.

I assume the configuration and error message you provided are supposed to be related. However, they refer to different devices. Why?

3

Sorry - I have 2 POWs that I’ve added. Neither one is providing data into HA. They show up as “unknown”. One is sonoff_po2_01 and other is 02. Config is the same on both.

4

Well the failure to connect is most likely a mistype of your MQTT credentials.

What firmware are you using on the sonoff?

5

If you have tasmota or espeasy on sonoff pow check console log on it. Maybe is connection problem. Low wifi signal?

6

Hi there. I am new to MQTT and Home Assistant. I am trying to setup Internal Broker Mosquito within HA and have followed lots of forums and videos, however I am still getting this message
1555747015: New connection from 192.168.1.100 on port 1883.
1555747015: Socket error on client , disconnecting.

I do not know what it is referring too or what the “Socket error on Client” is
I have removed a Sonoff Device from Configurator File to hopefully start from scratch again
I have added the following to Mosquito
{
“logins”: [],
“anonymous”: true,
“customize”: {
“active”: false,
“folder”: “mosquitto”
},
“certfile”: “fullchain.pem”,
“keyfile”: “privkey.pem”
}
No username or password

I have also added the following to Configurator File

mqtt:
broker: 192.168.x.xx (IP address of Raspberry Pi running HA)

Restarted HA and getting the above message in the Mosquito Log

I am sure it is something simple, however I try to resolve myself but not having any luck sadly
Hope someone can help :smile:

7

Error, pull up. Read the home-assistant.io documentation, not random (probably out of date) videos and forum posts.

8

Thanks nickrout, I am reading and looking up lots of documentation and still having problems finding the issues. Thanks for your feedback

9

I am in the same boat. Running version MQTT Broker 4.2

{
“logins”: [],
“anonymous”: true,
“quiet_logs”: true,
“customize”: {
“active”: false,
“folder”: “mosquitto”
},
“certfile”: “fullchain.pem”,
“keyfile”: “privkey.pem”
}

Did the same in the configuration.yaml file
mqtt:
broker: 192.168.x.xx (IP address of Raspberry Pi running HA 0.9.21)

Getting in the MQTT logs:
1556755281: New client connected from 192.168.4.28 as 1aab49ee-2000-4dfb-b739-e05706d0f657 (c1, k60).
1556755282: New connection from 192.168.4.80 on port 1883.
1556755284: Socket error on client , disconnecting.

Getting sometime the name of the client to show in the logs in stead of unknown but is the same ip address.
Any tip would be appreciated. Could this be a wifi issue from the client?

10

I was able to fix this by rolling back to MQTT 4. :wink:

11

Hi,
can you please help how to downgrade from MQTT 5 to 4.xx ?
Because I have the same issue as you had.

Thank you.