[SOLVED] ESP8266 MQTT Gateway: Can't Subscribe from Domoticz with Mosquitto running on Pi 3



  • SOLUTION:

    For anyone reading this topic, the solution is to use the MOSQUITTO (MQQT Broker) IP ADDRESS also for the MySensors Gateway.

    I have read almost any post regarding this topic, but I'm afraid I wasn't able to find a solution.

    I have an ESP8666 (NodeMCU) running MySensors MQTT Gateway with just one test sensor attached: everthig is working fine, I can monitor Sensor Data and MQTT messages in Serial Monitor.

    Below the sketch I'm using:

    
    #define MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT
    #define MY_GATEWAY_ESP8266
    
    // Set this node's subscribe and publish topic prefix
    #define MY_MQTT_PUBLISH_TOPIC_PREFIX "domoticz/in/mymqtt"
    #define MY_MQTT_SUBSCRIBE_TOPIC_PREFIX "domoticz/out/mymqtt"
    
    // Set MQTT client id
    #define MY_MQTT_CLIENT_ID "prova1"
    
    // Enable these if your MQTT broker requires username/password
    //#define MY_MQTT_USER "username"
    //#define MY_MQTT_PASSWORD "password"
    
    // Set WIFI SSID and password
    #define MY_WIFI_SSID "MYSSID"
    #define MY_WIFI_PASSWORD "MYPASS"
    
    // Set the hostname for the WiFi Client. This is the hostname
    // it will pass to the DHCP server if not static.
     #define MY_HOSTNAME "mqtt-sensor-gateway"
    
    // Enable MY_IP_ADDRESS here if you want a static ip address (no DHCP)
    //#define MY_IP_ADDRESS 192,168,1,46
    
    // If using static ip you can define Gateway and Subnet address as well
    //#define MY_IP_GATEWAY_ADDRESS 192,168,178,1
    //#define MY_IP_SUBNET_ADDRESS 255,255,255,0
    
    // MQTT broker ip address.
    #define MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS 192, 168, 1, 39
    
    //MQTT broker if using URL instead of ip address.
    // #define MY_CONTROLLER_URL_ADDRESS "test.mosquitto.org"
    
    // The MQTT broker port to to open
    #define MY_PORT 1883
    
    // Enable inclusion mode
    //#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_FEATURE
    // Enable Inclusion mode button on gateway
    //#define MY_INCLUSION_BUTTON_FEATURE
    // Set inclusion mode duration (in seconds)
    //#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_DURATION 60
    // Digital pin used for inclusion mode button
    //#define MY_INCLUSION_MODE_BUTTON_PIN D1
    
    // Set blinking period
    //#define MY_DEFAULT_LED_BLINK_PERIOD 300
    
    // Flash leds on rx/tx/err
    //#define MY_DEFAULT_ERR_LED_PIN 16  // Error led pin
    //#define MY_DEFAULT_RX_LED_PIN  16  // Receive led pin
    //#define MY_DEFAULT_TX_LED_PIN  16  // the PCB, on board LED
    
    
    #include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
    #include <MySensors.h>
    
    #include <SPI.h>
    #include <Wire.h>
    
    // BME280 libraries and variables
    // Bosch BME280 Embedded Adventures MOD-1022 weather multi-sensor Arduino code
    // Written originally by Embedded Adventures
    // https://github.com/embeddedadventures/BME280
    #include <BME280_MOD-1022.h>
    
    #define BARO_CHILD 0
    #define TEMP_CHILD 1
    #define HUM_CHILD 2
    
    const float ALTITUDE = 124; // <-- adapt this value to your location's altitude (in m). Use your smartphone GPS to get an accurate value!
    
    // Sleep time between reads (in ms). Do not change this value as the forecast algorithm needs a sample every minute.
    const unsigned long SLEEP_TIME = 60000; 
    
    const char *weather[] = { "stable", "sunny", "cloudy", "unstable", "thunderstorm", "unknown" };
    enum FORECAST
    {
      STABLE = 0,     // "Stable Weather Pattern"
      SUNNY = 1,      // "Slowly rising Good Weather", "Clear/Sunny "
      CLOUDY = 2,     // "Slowly falling L-Pressure ", "Cloudy/Rain "
      UNSTABLE = 3,   // "Quickly rising H-Press",     "Not Stable"
      THUNDERSTORM = 4, // "Quickly falling L-Press",    "Thunderstorm"
      UNKNOWN = 5     // "Unknown (More Time needed)
    };
    
    float lastPressure = -1;
    float lastTemp = -1;
    float lastHum = -1;
    int lastForecast = -1;
    
    const int LAST_SAMPLES_COUNT = 5;
    float lastPressureSamples[LAST_SAMPLES_COUNT];
    
    
    // this CONVERSION_FACTOR is used to convert from Pa to kPa in the forecast algorithm
    // get kPa/h by dividing hPa by 10 
    #define CONVERSION_FACTOR (1.0/10.0)
    
    int minuteCount = 0;
    bool firstRound = true;
    // average value is used in forecast algorithm.
    float pressureAvg;
    // average after 2 hours is used as reference value for the next iteration.
    float pressureAvg2;
    
    float dP_dt;
    boolean metric;
    MyMessage tempMsg(TEMP_CHILD, V_TEMP);
    MyMessage humMsg(HUM_CHILD, V_HUM);
    MyMessage pressureMsg(BARO_CHILD, V_PRESSURE);
    MyMessage forecastMsg(BARO_CHILD, V_FORECAST);
    
    
    float getLastPressureSamplesAverage()
    {
      float lastPressureSamplesAverage = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < LAST_SAMPLES_COUNT; i++)
      {
        lastPressureSamplesAverage += lastPressureSamples[i];
      }
      lastPressureSamplesAverage /= LAST_SAMPLES_COUNT;
    
      return lastPressureSamplesAverage;
    }
    
    
    // Algorithm found here
    // http://www.freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN3914.pdf
    // Pressure in hPa -->  forecast done by calculating kPa/h
    int sample(float pressure)
    {
      // Calculate the average of the last n minutes.
      int index = minuteCount % LAST_SAMPLES_COUNT;
      lastPressureSamples[index] = pressure;
    
      minuteCount++;
      if (minuteCount > 185)
      {
        minuteCount = 6;
      }
    
      if (minuteCount == 5)
      {
        pressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 35)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) // first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change * 2; // note this is for t = 0.5hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 1.5; // divide by 1.5 as this is the difference in time from 0 value.
        }
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 65)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) //first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change; //note this is for t = 1 hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 2; //divide by 2 as this is the difference in time from 0 value
        }
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 95)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) // first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change / 1.5; // note this is for t = 1.5 hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 2.5; // divide by 2.5 as this is the difference in time from 0 value
        }
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 125)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        pressureAvg2 = lastPressureAvg; // store for later use.
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) // first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change / 2; // note this is for t = 2 hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 3; // divide by 3 as this is the difference in time from 0 value
        }
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 155)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) // first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change / 2.5; // note this is for t = 2.5 hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 3.5; // divide by 3.5 as this is the difference in time from 0 value
        }
      }
      else if (minuteCount == 185)
      {
        float lastPressureAvg = getLastPressureSamplesAverage();
        float change = (lastPressureAvg - pressureAvg) * CONVERSION_FACTOR;
        if (firstRound) // first time initial 3 hour
        {
          dP_dt = change / 3; // note this is for t = 3 hour
        }
        else
        {
          dP_dt = change / 4; // divide by 4 as this is the difference in time from 0 value
        }
        pressureAvg = pressureAvg2; // Equating the pressure at 0 to the pressure at 2 hour after 3 hours have past.
        firstRound = false; // flag to let you know that this is on the past 3 hour mark. Initialized to 0 outside main loop.
      }
    
      int forecast = UNKNOWN;
      if (minuteCount < 35 && firstRound) //if time is less than 35 min on the first 3 hour interval.
      {
        forecast = UNKNOWN;
      }
      else if (dP_dt < (-0.25))
      {
        forecast = THUNDERSTORM;
      }
      else if (dP_dt > 0.25)
      {
        forecast = UNSTABLE;
      }
      else if ((dP_dt > (-0.25)) && (dP_dt < (-0.05)))
      {
        forecast = CLOUDY;
      }
      else if ((dP_dt > 0.05) && (dP_dt < 0.25))
      {
        forecast = SUNNY;
      }
      else if ((dP_dt >(-0.05)) && (dP_dt < 0.05))
      {
        forecast = STABLE;
      }
      else
      {
        forecast = UNKNOWN;
      }
    
      // uncomment when debugging
      //Serial.print(F("Forecast at minute "));
      //Serial.print(minuteCount);
      //Serial.print(F(" dP/dt = "));
      //Serial.print(dP_dt);
      //Serial.print(F("kPa/h --> "));
      //Serial.println(weather[forecast]);
    
      return forecast;
    }
    
    
    void setup() {
      metric = getControllerConfig().isMetric;  // was getConfig().isMetric; before MySensors v2.1.1
      Wire.begin(0x76); // Wire.begin(sda, scl)
    }
    
    void presentation()  {
      // Send the sketch version information to the gateway and Controller
      sendSketchInfo("BME280 Sensor", "1.6");
    
      // Register sensors to gw (they will be created as child devices)
      present(BARO_CHILD, S_BARO);
      present(TEMP_CHILD, S_TEMP);
      present(HUM_CHILD, S_HUM);
    }
    
    // Loop
    void loop() {
      
      // need to read the NVM compensation parameters
      BME280.readCompensationParams();
    
      /* After taking the measurement the chip goes back to sleep, use when battery powered.
      // Oversampling settings (os1x, os2x, os4x, os8x or os16x).
      BME280.writeFilterCoefficient(fc_16);       // IIR Filter coefficient, higher numbers avoid sudden changes to be accounted for (such as slamming a door)
      BME280.writeOversamplingPressure(os16x);    // pressure x16
      BME280.writeOversamplingTemperature(os8x);  // temperature x8
      BME280.writeOversamplingHumidity(os8x);     // humidity x8
    
      BME280.writeMode(smForced);                 // Forced sample.  After taking the measurement the chip goes back to sleep
      */
    
      // Normal mode for regular automatic samples
      BME280.writeStandbyTime(tsb_0p5ms);         // tsb = 0.5ms
      BME280.writeFilterCoefficient(fc_16);       // IIR Filter coefficient 16
      BME280.writeOversamplingPressure(os16x);    // pressure x16
      BME280.writeOversamplingTemperature(os8x);  // temperature x8
      BME280.writeOversamplingHumidity(os8x);     // humidity x8
      
      BME280.writeMode(smNormal);
      
      while (1) {
        // Just to be sure, wait until sensor is done mesuring  
        while (BME280.isMeasuring()) {
      }
      
      // Read out the data - must do this before calling the getxxxxx routines
      BME280.readMeasurements();
    
      float temperature = BME280.getTemperatureMostAccurate();                    // must get temp first
      float humidity = BME280.getHumidityMostAccurate();
      float pressure_local = BME280.getPressureMostAccurate();                    // Get pressure at current location
      float pressure = pressure_local/pow((1.0 - ( ALTITUDE / 44330.0 )), 5.255); // Adjust to sea level pressure using user altitude
      int forecast = sample(pressure);
      
      if (!metric) 
      {
        // Convert to fahrenheit
        temperature = temperature * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32.0;
      }
    
      Serial.println();
      Serial.print("Temperature = ");
      Serial.print(temperature);
      Serial.println(metric ? " °C" : " °F");
      Serial.print("Humidity = ");
      Serial.print(humidity);
      Serial.println(" %");
      Serial.print("Pressure = ");
      Serial.print(pressure);
      Serial.println(" hPa");
      Serial.print("Forecast = ");
      Serial.println(weather[forecast]);
      Serial.println();
    
    
      if (temperature != lastTemp) 
      {
        send(tempMsg.set(temperature, 1));
        lastTemp = temperature;
      }
    
    
      if (humidity != lastHum) 
      {
        send(humMsg.set(humidity, 1));
        lastHum = humidity;
      }
    
      if (pressure != lastPressure) 
      {
        send(pressureMsg.set(pressure, 2));
        lastPressure = pressure;
      }
    
      if (forecast != lastForecast)
      {
        send(forecastMsg.set(weather[forecast]));
        lastForecast = forecast;
      }
      
      sleep(SLEEP_TIME);
      
    }
    }
    

    And my serial output is:

    
    Temperature = 27.80 ⸮C
    Humidity = 57.31 %
    Pressure = 1014.62 hPa
    Forecast = stable
    
    817497 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=domoticz/in/mymqtt/0/1/1/0/0,MSG SENT
    817653 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=domoticz/in/mymqtt/0/2/1/0/1,MSG SENT
    817715 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=domoticz/in/mymqtt/0/0/1/0/4,MSG SENT
    817778 MCO:SLP:MS=60000,SMS=0,I1=255,M1=255,I2=255,M2=255
    817838 MCO:SLP:WUP=-2
    
    

    But when I try to subscribe to MySensors MQTT Gateway from Domoticz, I can't obtain a connection: every time I get the error "Error: MQTT: Failed to start, return code: 14 (Check IP/Port)"

    In Domoticz I've added a "MySensors Gateway with MQTT Interface" Hardware, with IP = IP of NodeMCU/MySensors and Port = 1883 (standard one).

    I really hope someone can help me figure out this "noob error". Thank you very much in advance for your time.



  • I've just tried with a fresh install of domoticz: the MySensors MQTT Gateway is still unavailable.

    2018-08-02 22:57:26.414 Error: MQTT: Failed to start, return code: 14 (Check IP/Port)
    
    

    EDIT:

    Running an "empty" sketch for MQTT Gateway seems to be working correctly: I'm wondering if this is a problem related to Domoticz.

    28193 GWT:TPC:IP=192.168.1.44
    28225 GWT:RMQ:MQTT RECONNECT
    28292 GWT:RMQ:MQTT CONNECTED
    28323 GWT:TPS:TOPIC=domoticz/out/MyMQTT/0/255/0/0/17,MSG SENT
    
    

    EDIT 2:

    I verified that MySensors MQTT is reporting correctly to Mosquitto Broker running on Pi 3. All values are reported correctly.

    pi@raspberrypi:~ $ mosquitto_sub -h localhost -t "#" -v
    domoticz/in/MyMQTT/0/1/1/0/0 29.3
    domoticz/in/MyMQTT/0/2/1/0/1 59.9
    domoticz/in/MyMQTT/0/0/1/0/4 1014.09
    
    

    This is starting to feel more and more like a Domoticz "weird" problem.


  • Mod

    @neo-mod a MQTT client (MY_GATEWAY_MQTT_CLIENT) connects to a mqtt broker. So your esp8266, which is configured as client, will connect to the mqtt broker at MY_CONTROLLER_IP_ADDRESS.

    A client will not accept incoming connections. That's why Domoticz can't connect to the esp8266.

    I've never used mqtt with MySensors so I don't know how to configure it with Domoticz infortunately, but maybe someone else can help.


  • Mod

    Just a guess: maybe all you need is to use the rpi3 ip instead of the esp8266 ip?



  • Thank you so much! You just saved me (a certified n00b, I know xD) from countless hours of headache!

    @mfalkvidd said in ESP8266 MQTT Gateway: Can't Subscribe from Domoticz with Mosquitto running on Pi 3:

    Just a guess: maybe all you need is to use the rpi3 ip instead of the esp8266 ip?


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