SOLVED! Strange light issue - Light Switching on, but sliding to off on HA dashboard

karldonteljames · September 13, 2018, 8:11am

Morning all.

Yesterday I found that I was unable to turn off two of my lights via Home Assistant.
I can control them (on and off) with Alexa (via home assistant) and turn them on with the HA dashboard, However, the “switch” after sending the “on” command doesn’t stay in the “on” position.

I’m assuming that I still have voice control as it doesn’t care about the current state, but the dashboard will not send an “off” command unless it knows the light is on?

The rest of the switches work fine, and the config is the same for all the lights (below) it is “six” that isn’t working correctly. I have tried to change the “QoS” setting, but the same behaviour persisted.

Any ideas what I’ve done wrong? Thanks in advance.

  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Six"
    state_topic: "stat/Sonoff-7535/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Sonoff-7535/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Sonoff-7535/LWT"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false

  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Diningroom_Light"
    state_topic: "stat/Sonoff-2325/POWER"
    command_topic: "cmnd/Sonoff-2325/POWER"
    availability_topic: "tele/Sonoff-2325/LWT"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    payload_available: "Online"
    payload_not_available: "Offline"
    retain: false

Additional info from the Sonoff in question.:

Sonoff Basic Module

Sonoff-7535

Program Version	6.2.1
Build Date & Time	2018-09-09T16:50:26
Core/SDK Version	2_3_0/1.5.3(aec24ac9)
Uptime	0T11:31:37
Flash write Count	288 at F9000
Boot Count	48
Restart Reason	Software/System restart
Friendly Name 1	Sonoff-7535

AP1 SSId (RSSI)	Wan17 (94%)
Hostname	Sonoff-7535
IP Address	192.168.50.104
Gateway	192.168.50.1
Subnet Mask	255.255.255.0
DNS Server	192.168.50.1
MAC Address	REMOVED

MQTT Host	192.168.12.201
MQTT Port	1883
MQTT Client &
Fallback Topic	Sonoff-7535
MQTT User	homeassistant
MQTT Topic	Sonoff-7535
MQTT Group Topic	sonoffs
MQTT Full Topic	cmnd/Sonoff-7535/

Emulation	None
mDNS Discovery	Enabled
mDNS Advertise	Web Server

ESP Chip Id	6864229
Flash Chip Id	1327198
Flash Size	1024kB
Program Flash Size	1024kB
Program Size	471kB
Free Program Space	532kB
Free Memory	15kB

nickrout · September 13, 2018, 8:42am

When you switch the light on from the HA frontend, does it ACTUALLY turn the light on?

karldonteljames · September 13, 2018, 9:26am

Yes the light actually turns on, but doesn’t show as on.

karldonteljames · September 13, 2018, 6:27pm

I’ve changed the name of the name of the sonoff, along with the mqtt settings, and update the yaml files.

looking at the console on the switch in question i can see:

19:01:41 DNS: Initialized
19:01:47 DNS: Initialized
19:01:50 WIF: Connect failed as no IP address received
19:01:50 WIF: Connecting to AP1 Wan17 in mode 11N as Sonoff-6758...
19:01:54 WIF: Connected
19:01:54 DNS: Initialized
19:01:56 MQT: Attempting connection...
19:01:57 MQT: Connected
19:01:57 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/LWT = Online (retained)
19:01:57 MQT: cmnd/Sonoff-6758/POWER = 
19:02:00 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/UPTIME = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:02:00","Uptime":"0T00:47:00"}
19:05:20 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/STATE = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:05:20","Uptime":"0T00:50:20","Vcc":3.176,"POWER1":"ON","Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Wan17","RSSI":94,"APMac":"78:8A:20:2A:7B:D8"}}
19:10:20 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/STATE = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:10:20","Uptime":"0T00:55:20","Vcc":3.175,"POWER1":"ON","Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Wan17","RSSI":92,"APMac":"78:8A:20:2A:7B:D8"}}
19:15:20 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/STATE = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:15:20","Uptime":"0T01:00:20","Vcc":3.175,"POWER1":"ON","Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Wan17","RSSI":88,"APMac":"78:8A:20:2A:7B:D8"}}
19:20:20 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/STATE = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:20:20","Uptime":"0T01:05:20","Vcc":3.176,"POWER1":"ON","Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Wan17","RSSI":90,"APMac":"78:8A:20:2A:7B:D8"}}
19:25:20 MQT: tele/Sonoff-6758/STATE = {"Time":"2018-09-13T19:25:20","Uptime":"0T01:10:20","Vcc":3.174,"POWER1":"ON","Wifi":{"AP":1,"SSId":"Wan17","RSSI":96,"APMac":"78:8A:20:2A:7B:D8"}}

So the mqtt server is being told about the status. It just seems that HA isnt getting updates on this (and one other) switch. -

Just looking at HA errorlog and I’ve noticed i’m getting the following errors too!

2018-09-13 19:49:56 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-7372_1: 
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2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_4: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_5: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_5: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_6: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_6: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_7: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_7: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_8: 
2018-09-13 20:04:21 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-2325_8: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_1: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_1: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_2: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_2: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_3: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_3: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_4: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_4: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_5: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_5: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_6: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_6: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_7: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_7: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_8: 
2018-09-13 20:04:53 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON Sonoff-6758_8: 
2018-09-13 20:05:27 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_1: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_1: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_2: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_2: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_3: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_3: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_4: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_4: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_5: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_5: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_6: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_6: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_7: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_7: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_8: 
2018-09-13 20:05:28 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt.discovery] Unable to parse JSON serverextractor_8:

karldonteljames · September 14, 2018, 7:32pm

I’ve cleared those errors, and enabled debug logging for mqtt.

I toggled the switch on the tasmota webui and can see that HA is receiving the mqtt commands, but doesn’t look like it’s acknowledging them

2018-09-14 21:07:51 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:08:05 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/TazGu101/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:14 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:15 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:15 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:15 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:16 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:17 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:18 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:18 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:18 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'
2018-09-14 21:09:18 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'OFF'
2018-09-14 21:09:18 DEBUG (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mqtt] Received message on stat/Sonoff-6758/POWER: b'ON'

I’m so confused at why it is doing this!

karldonteljames · September 14, 2018, 9:39pm

ok, just an update! Managed to fix the issue. I changed one line in lights.yaml to match the information that was recieved from the mqtt server. odd as it isnt different from the other switches, but hey. done!

payload_on: ‘ON’
payload_off: ‘OFF’

seems to have done the trick!

goprojojo · September 21, 2018, 7:42am

I’m using hassio and have the same problem. Did you restart HA after changing the Payload? Mine still does not work after restart. This is my lights.yaml:

  - platform: mqtt
name: "FAN"
command_topic: "cmnd/sonoff/sonoffFAN/"
state_topic: "cmnd/sonoff/sonoffFAN"
qos: 1
payload_on: "OFF"
payload_off: "ON"
retain: true

karldonteljames · September 21, 2018, 8:49am

From my very limited experience, it looks like your alignment is out. It also looks like you’ve edited the wrong part of the command, it needs the power option. If your sonoff is called sonoffFAN, this “should” work.
It may also be that your have included an additional “/” at the end of line three. (not sure if that makes a difference.

 - platform: mqtt
   name: "FAN"
   command_topic: "cmnd/sonoffFAN/POWER"
   state_topic: "cmnd/sonoffFAN/POWER"
   qos: 1
   payload_on: 'OFF'
   payload_off: 'ON'
   retain: true

goprojojo · September 21, 2018, 10:23pm

Thanks for your feedback. Unfortunately no success. I included the /POWER option and also the state_topic (to stat instead of cmnd).

Did I miss something else maybe?

karldonteljames · September 23, 2018, 1:44pm

Log into the WebUI for the sonoff, and go to the console.

look for a lines like this:

13:39:55 MQT: cmnd/Sonoff-6758/POWER = 
13:39:55 MQT: stat/Sonoff-6758/RESULT = {"POWER":"ON"}

and post what they say.

goprojojo · October 5, 2018, 2:06pm

15:03:38 CMND: cmd/sonoff-LED-1245/POWER =
15:03:38 RSLT: stat/sonoff-LED/RESULT = {"POWER":"OFF"}
15:03:38 RSLT: stat/sonoff-LED/POWER = OFF
15:03:40 MQTT: Attempting connection...
15:03:41 mDNS: Query done with 0 mqtt services found
15:03:41 MQTT: Connect FAILED to 192.168.x.xx:1883, rc -2. Retry in 10 seconds

karldonteljames · October 5, 2018, 2:30pm

Hi goprojojo

Your lights.yaml needs to be edited, as the device is named sonoff-led-1245 i believe it should read, it also looks like you havent configured mqtt for that device. you can use the backlog command, or use the built-in mqtt page on the sonoff. without mqtt it isnt going to know the state or be able to publish a change.

  - platform: mqtt
  name: "FAN"
  command_topic: "cmnd/sonoff-LED-124/"
  state_topic: "cmnd/sonoff-LED"
  qos: 1
  payload_on: "OFF"
  payload_off: "ON"
  retain: true

Give that a try.

bryanbr · October 30, 2018, 5:16pm

Hi All,
I’m banging my head against the wall so I thought I would call for help.
I thought I had configuration.yaml configured properly, but my Sonoff switch will not work with my MQTT setup.

switch:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "LR Light"
    command_topic: "b2home/LR_lights/power"
    state_topic: "stat/LR_lights/POWER"
    qos: 1
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    retain: true

And here is log file from Sonoff WebUI:

00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/LWT = Online (retained)
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/cmnd/POWER = 
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/INFO1 = {"Module":"Sonoff Basic","Version":"6.2.1","FallbackTopic":"B2LR_lamp","GroupTopic":"sonoffs"}
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/INFO2 = {"WebServerMode":"Admin","Hostname":"B2LR_lamp","IPAddress":"<REDACTED>"}
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/INFO3 = {"RestartReason":"Software/System restart"}
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/RESULT = {"POWER":"OFF"}
00:00:04 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/POWER = OFF
18:01:16 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/STATE = {"Time":"2018-10-30T18:01:16","Uptime":"0T00:00:13","Vcc":3.142,"POWER":"OFF","Wifi":{"AP":1,"<REDACTED>"}}
18:01:16 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/SENSOR = {"Time":"2018-10-30T18:01:16","Switch1":"ON"}
18:02:00 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/UPTIME = {"Time":"2018-10-30T18:02:00","Uptime":"0T00:00:57"}
18:05:02 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/RESULT = {"POWER":"ON"}
18:05:02 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/POWER = ON
18:05:05 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/RESULT = {"POWER":"OFF"}
18:05:05 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/POWER = OFF
18:06:16 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/STATE = {"Time":"2018-10-30T18:06:16","Uptime":"0T00:05:13","Vcc":3.142,"POWER":"OFF","Wifi":{"AP":1,"<REDACTED>"}}
18:06:16 MQT: b2home/LR_lights/SENSOR = {"Time":"2018-10-30T18:06:16","Switch1":"ON"}

Can someone guide me what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks in Advance,
~Bryan

karldonteljames · November 8, 2018, 10:45am

Hi Bryan,

Did you get this sorted? try replacing " with ’ for the load on and off.
(take a look at the post from the 14th and 21st above. that should help.

bryanbr · November 8, 2018, 4:59pm

Hi,
Thank you for tip. I think overall I was doing a few things wrong – first of all were topics, and potentially underscore (I don’t know).

Here is what I did:

In Tasmota configuration:
Topic = sonoff1
Full Topic = %prefix%/%topic%

## in Configuration.yaml
  - platform: mqtt
    name: 'MBR - Bryan Light'
    command_topic: 'cmnd/sonoff1/POWER'
    state_topic: 'stat/sonoff1/POWER'
    qos: 1
    payload_on: 'ON'
    payload_off: 'OFF'
    retain: false

And Rob’s video at The Hookup was helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31IyfM1gygo

Thanks for asking!

~Bryan

ranjsarraj · November 21, 2018, 5:11am

On Sonoff counsle type “PowerRetain 1”
On Hassio Config set the foloowing
qos: 1
payload_on: ‘ON’
payload_off: ‘OFF’
retain: true

Restart both and it should work