Hi All,

I am trying to configure the Droplet water flow device which supports the MQTT interface. I am struggling with the .YAML entry (I think). I have MGTT added in the Polyglot window and can see it in the EISY admin control window.

Has anyone successfully configured this device? If so, could you provide the details - the Droplet app settings, the MQTT configuration settings and the /YAML file you used.

I have been able to at least see the details of the device in the Polyglot log, but getting it to show up in the EISY interface is where I seem to be getting stuck.

I have been back and forth with the Droplet support AI bot all afternoon, and it has been helpful, but I am still not getting exactly what I need. I think because it just does not understand the EISY.

I have been an ISY/EISY user for many years, but this is my first foray into MQTT. There is another post about the Droplet device in this forum who was working on this same device a few months ago. I have asked my question in that post as well, but I am hoping that someone else might also have solved this issue.

Thanks!

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by jkmcfadden

Hi JK,

Not familiar with Droplet.

Could you post what MQTT message the device publishes when polled (using MQTT explorer or similar platform). Likely it publishes its own message on regular intervals.

Also please post the .yaml you are using to configure now.

Cheers.

Here is where I have gotten so far:

My .yaml I used "sensor" as the type. I am not sure that is correct but nothing else looked any better.

devices:

- id: "DropletFlow"

name: "DropletFlow"

type: "sensor"

status_topic: "droplet-AE50/state"

value_template: "{{ value_json.flow }}"

cmd_topic: "droplet-AE50/cmd"

- id: "DropletVolume"

name: "DropletVolume"

type: "sensor"

status_topic: "droplet-AE50/state"

value_template: "{{ value_json.volume }}"

cmd_topic: "droplet-AE50/cmd"

- id: "DropletSignal"

name: "DropletSignal"

type: "sensor"

status_topic: "droplet-AE50/state"

value_template: "{{ value_json.signal }}"

cmd_topic: "droplet-AE50/cmd"

My MQTT config settings:

I am getting good data back in the Polyglot MQTT log. All three expected values are present - signal, volume and flow.

But this is all I see in the Admin window. Volume is not present and the values associated with the entities that do show up are not present.

The Polyglot MQTT window says I have the 3 nodes so I should see flow, volume, and signal.

Node Details

Node Name 1	Address	NodeDef	Primary Node	Hint	Enabled	Is Primary	Delete
DropletFlow	dropletflow	mqsens	mqctrl	0x00000000	true	false

Name	Driver	UOM	Value	Variable
	CLIHUM	22	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.CLIHUM}
	CLITEMP	17	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.CLITEMP}
	GPV	17	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GPV}
	GV0	78	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GV0}
	GV1	100	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GV1}
	GV2	100	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GV2}
	GV3	100	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GV3}
	GV4	100	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.GV4}
	LUMIN	36	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.LUMIN}
	ST	2	0	${sys.node.n002_dropletflow.ST}

Node Name 2	Address	NodeDef	Primary Node	Hint	Enabled	Is Primary	Delete
DropletSignal	dropletsignal	mqsens	mqctrl	0x00000000	true	false

Node Name 3	Address	NodeDef	Primary Node	Hint	Enabled	Is Primary	Delete
DropletVolume	dropletvolume	mqsens	mqctrl	0x00000000	true	false

Node Name 4	Address	NodeDef	Primary Node	Hint	Enabled	Is Primary	Delete
MQTT	mqctrl	mqctrl	mqctrl	0x00000000	true	true

I feel like I am very close. I am guessing (hoping) it's a yaml config issue, but I am not sure where. And talking with the DropLet AI support made things worse. They focus primarily on HomeAssitant integration. But the fact that HA works tells me that we should be able to get this working in EISY.

If you have any suggestions, I am all ears :) Thanks!

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by jkmcfadden