I have an mqtt topic in frigate set as a switch:

- id: "drivedet"
  name: "driveway detect"
  type: "switch"
  sensor_id: "detect"
  status_topic: "frigate/driveway/detect/state"
  cmd_topic: "frigate/driveway/detect/set"

 

I can set this to True or False in the admin panel or a program, but when I query the node, the message gets deleted in MQTT Explorer and the setting in Frigate goes to False.  For now this is the reason why I am not going to use or rely on the MQTT Node Server and use python network resources instead.  Can't risk the eISY running a query and wiping out all the topics. 

Is there a way to not allow this to happen?

Edited April 3Apr 3 by heardc

Hello @heardc,

Thanks for reaching out.

The MQTT plug-in was originally designed to control Tasmota-flashed devices like SonOff. Some creative users have figured out that it can also work with ESPHome. You are the first to try it with Frigate!

A few pointers to try and get it to work:

If you have the device type configured as "switch", sensor_id will be ignored. sensor_id is for "analog" types only (see bottom of Configuration notes)

45 minutes ago, heardc said:

I have an mqtt topic in frigate set as a switch:

- id: "drivedet"
  name: "driveway detect"
  type: "switch"
  sensor_id: "detect"
  status_topic: "frigate/driveway/detect/state"
  cmd_topic: "frigate/driveway/detect/set"

Not familiar with Frigate's naming conventions. In Tasmota the ID is used in the message, not the NAME. I'd  try something like this:

- id: "drivedet"
  name: "driveway detect"
  type: "switch"
  status_topic: "frigate/drivedet/detect/state"
  cmd_topic: "frigate/drivedet/detect/set"

The MQTT plug-in will be listening to its messages and look for a topic "frigate/drivedet/detect/state" being sent by frigate (or your camera). If it matches that topic EXACTLY, it'll look at the value of ON/OFF.

Likewise, if you click to SET, it will SEND a message with the topic   cmd_topic: "frigate/drivedet/detect/set"...

QUERY really wouldn't work here, because it is customized for TASMOTA. It sends a topic requesting information, which is completely different from status_topic or cmd_topic. It seems rather unusual that an MQTT plug-in generated message would delete anything, especially that the topic sent by the plug-in is highly unlikely to match a topic monitored by Frigate.

Is there a way for you to monitor the MQTT messages being picked up by the Frigate?

Cheers.