mcsMQTT Not Showing Device Action For New Zigbee Remote

[jeanv]

I recently bought a new TuYa 4 Button Zigbee Remote. Zigbee2MQTT successfully add the remote and the MQTT JSON message looks like this:

{
"action": "4_single",
"battery": 100,
"linkquality": 60
 }

Unfortunately mcsMQTT only sees two of those (battery and linkquality), it does not show me the whole point of the remote the "action" field.

Sub: zigbee2mqtt/Four_Button_Blinds_Remote:battery
Sub: zigbee2mqtt/Four_Button_Blinds_Remote:linkquality



How can I get mcsMQTT to see the "action" field of the JSON payload. My MQTT Browser does see the full payload.



Thanks for any help!

[Michael McSharry]

I notice your table sort is based on S column. When looking at topics it is easiest to sort by Topic.

I see nothing unusual about the topic itself so more likely a display problem and not a recognition problem. The debug log will show more info about how it is parsing the JSON payload. In particular a line about ActOnMessageForTrigger for TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote:action

[jeanv]

Should I just capture a Debug log and press the buttons on the remote to change the action?


Jean-Marie Vaneskahian

[jeanv]

After doing a debug as you suggested, I still do not understand why mcsMQTT is not representing the "action" with an entry in the table that I can create an association with. I have attached the raw debug to this message but I also have the lines that reference the topic from the debug. I pressed each button once in the order of "4, 3, 2, 1" and each button press seemed to generate 3 entries in the debug log:

9/15/2022 11:58:24 AM 38654294 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=0 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/bridge/logging,Payload {"level":"info","message":"MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote', payload '{\"action\":\"4_single\",\"battery\":100,\"linkquality\":66 }'"}
9/15/2022 11:58:24 AM 38654294 | ProcessMessage zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote
9/15/2022 11:58:24 AM 38654295 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=1 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote,Payload {"action":"4_single","battery":100,"linkquality":66}

9/15/2022 11:58:28 AM 38657863 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=0 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/bridge/logging,Payload {"level":"info","message":"MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote', payload '{\"action\":\"3_single\",\"battery\":100,\"linkquality\":63 }'"}
9/15/2022 11:58:28 AM 38657864 | ProcessMessage zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote
9/15/2022 11:58:28 AM 38657865 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=1 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote,Payload {"action":"3_single","battery":100,"linkquality":63}

9/15/2022 11:58:30 AM 38660402 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=0 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/bridge/logging,Payload {"level":"info","message":"MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote', payload '{\"action\":\"2_single\",\"battery\":100,\"linkquality\":63 }'"}
9/15/2022 11:58:30 AM 38660403 | ProcessMessage zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote
9/15/2022 11:58:30 AM 38660404 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=1 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote,Payload {"action":"2_single","battery":100,"linkquality":63}

9/15/2022 11:58:33 AM 38663183 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=0 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/bridge/logging,Payload {"level":"info","message":"MQTT publish: topic 'zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote', payload '{\"action\":\"1_single\",\"battery\":100,\"linkquality\":54 }'"}
9/15/2022 11:58:33 AM 38663184 | ProcessMessage zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote
9/15/2022 11:58:33 AM 38663185 | ActOnMessageForTrigger QueueSize=1 ,Topic zigbee2mqtt/TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote,Payload {"action":"1_single","battery":100,"linkquality":54}

I do not understand why "battery" and "linkquality" each get a entry that I can create an association for in HS4 but "action" does not. What can I try next?

[jeanv]

I found it! Apparently I had renamed it from "Four_Button_Blinds_Remote" to "TuYa_Four_Button_Blinds_Remote"!!! I am a moron! Now when I go to the new topic, I see "action"!

Here is the raw list unfiltered:



It is all working as expected. My apologies!

[jeanv]

Here it is in action. The remote is a Zigbee 4 button and the blinds are ZWave. Thanks for creating mcsMQTT that makes this possible!

[Michael McSharry]

It is great that the mixing of technologies is working well for you. Having a standard means of intercommunication such as MQTT on ethernet makes it possible.