Welcome to the Cumulus Support forum.

Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.4.2 (build 4085) - 12 March 2025

Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024

Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)

Download the Software (Cumulus MX / Cumulus 1 and other related items) from the Wiki

If you are posting a new Topic about an error or if you need help PLEASE read this first viewtopic.php?p=164080#p164080

CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

From build 3044 the development baton passed to Mark Crossley. Mark has been responsible for all the Builds since. He has made the code available on GitHub. It is Mark's hope that others will join in this development, but at the very least he welcomes your ideas for future developments (see Cumulus MX Development suggestions).

Moderator: mcrossley

Post Reply
CurtisZM
Posts: 29
Joined: Wed 30 Nov 2011 3:29 am
Weather Station: Davis VP2
Operating System: Windows 10 Version 1511
Location: Zumbrota,Mn
Contact:

CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

Post by CurtisZM »

Could use some assistance on the new MQTT. What do I need to add to Home Assistance to make it see CUMX MQTT now? Thank you.

DataUpdateTemplate:

{"topics": [
{
"topic": "CumulusMX/DataUpdate",
"data": "\"time\":\"<#timehhmmss>\",\"windspeed\":<#wlatest rc=y>,\"winddir\":<#bearing>,\"temp\":<#temp rc=y>,\"humidity\":<#hum>,\"wgust\":<#wgust rc=y>,\"dew\":<#dew rc=y>,\"wchill\":<#wchill rc=y>,\"wspeed\":<#wspeed rc=y>,\"press\":<#press rc=y>,\"UV\":<#UV>,\"SolarRad\":<#SolarRad>,\"rfall\":<#rfall>,\"rrate\":<#rrate>,\"heatindex\":<#heatindex>,\"bearing\":<#bearing>,\"wchill\":<#wchill>,\"forecast\":<#forecastenc>,
"retain": false
}
]}

Home Assistance configuration.yaml

- platform: mqtt
state_topic: "CumulusMX/DataUpdate"
name: "Davis Windspeed"
unit_of_measurement: 'mph'
icon: mdi:weather-windy
value_template: '{{ value_json.wspeed }}'
User avatar
mcrossley
Posts: 14388
Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
Contact:

Re: CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

Post by mcrossley »

I have no idea what "home assistance" is expecting.

What did you previous version template that presumably worked look like? I can then convert that to the new format for you.
CurtisZM
Posts: 29
Joined: Wed 30 Nov 2011 3:29 am
Weather Station: Davis VP2
Operating System: Windows 10 Version 1511
Location: Zumbrota,Mn
Contact:

Re: CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

Post by CurtisZM »

{"time":"<#timehhmmss>","temp":<#temp rc=y>,"humidity":<#hum>,"wgust":<#wgust rc=y>,"dew":"<#dew rc=y>","wchill":"<#wchill rc=y>","wspeed":"<#wspeed rc=y>","press":"<#press rc=y>","UV":"<#UV>","SolarRad":"<#SolarRad>","rfall":"<#rfall>","rrate":"<#rrate>","heatindex":"<#heatindex>","bearing":"<#bearing>","wchill":"<#wchill>","forecast":"<#forecastenc>"}
User avatar
mcrossley
Posts: 14388
Joined: Thu 07 Jan 2010 9:44 pm
Weather Station: Davis VP2/WLL
Operating System: Bullseye Lite rPi
Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK
Contact:

Re: CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

Post by mcrossley »

It looks like you almost had it right - you were missing the closing " marks after <#forecastenc>, and the curly brackets to make it be interpreted as JSON by your home assistance system.

I think this should do it?...

Code: Select all

{"topics": [
    {
        "topic": "CumulusMX/DataUpdate",
        "data": "{\"time\":\"<#timehhmmss>\",\"temp\":<#temp rc=y>,\"humidity\":<#hum>,\"wgust\":<#wgust rc=y>,\"dew\":\"<#dew rc=y>\",\"wchill\":\"<#wchill rc=y>\",\"wspeed\":\"<#wspeed rc=y>\",\"press\":\"<#press rc=y>\",\"UV\":\"<#UV>\",\"SolarRad\":\"<#SolarRad>\",\"rfall\":\"<#rfall>\",\"rrate\":\"<#rrate>\",\"heatindex\":\"<#heatindex>\",\"bearing\":\"<#bearing>\",\"wchill\":\"<#wchill>\",\"forecast\":\"<#forecastenc>\"}",
        "retain": false
    }
]}
CurtisZM
Posts: 29
Joined: Wed 30 Nov 2011 3:29 am
Weather Station: Davis VP2
Operating System: Windows 10 Version 1511
Location: Zumbrota,Mn
Contact:

Re: CUMX MQTT to Home Assistance

Post by CurtisZM »

Working. Thank you very much..
Post Reply