I'm using a TUYA-BK7231N/CBU Wi-Fi door sensor like here: Flashed openBeken and configured all settings for Wi-Fi & MQTT - Data publish works fine. BUT, since my subscribing client is not always online I'd like to set the QoS to 1 and some flat lie retain or cleansession to get the data stored...

Hello, are you using it with Home Assistant?If you are using it with Home Assistant, then the recommended solution is to disable the availability topic so the state of the door is retained:

Thanks for your reply!No I'm not using Home Assistant.The openbeken device just sends an MQTT message to a mosquito broker. The client is running on a smartphone which is not always online.So I'd like to store the messages on the broker until my client comes online to collect them.Best regards

Maybe this retain flag can help?

Thanks for this hint - brings me at least one step further!With setting this flag, at least the last message stays on the broker side, even if the client goes offline. So I can't see the whole history, but at least the latest message. 👍

I had the same issue. (Mosquitto broker on separate server HA) Setting the retain flag removing any availability flags in the HA yaml (both together!) fixed it.

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#1 20628779 23 Jun 2023 22:02

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I'm using a TUYA-BK7231N/CBU Wi-Fi door sensor like here: https://www.elektroda.com/rtvforum/topic3982902.html#20611799

Flashed openBeken and configured all settings for Wi-Fi & MQTT - Data publish works fine.
BUT, since my subscribing client is not always online I'd like to set the QoS to 1 and some flat lie "retain" or "cleansession" to get the data stored on my MQTT broker until the subscriber comes online again.

Any ideas how to do this on openBeken firmware?

Thanks in advance
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#2 20629499 24 Jun 2023 17:04

p.kaczmarek2 p.kaczmarek2

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Hello, are you using it with Home Assistant?

If you are using it with Home Assistant, then the recommended solution is to disable the availability topic so the state of the door is retained:

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
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#3 20629545 24 Jun 2023 17:42

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Thanks for your reply!

No I'm not using Home Assistant.
The openbeken device just sends an MQTT message to a mosquito broker. The client is running on a smartphone which is not always online.
So I'd like to store the messages on the broker until my client comes online to collect them.

Best regards
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p.kaczmarek2 p.kaczmarek2

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20629564 24 Jun 2023 17:55

Maybe this retain flag can help?

I am creating multiplatform open source firmware (Tasmota replacement), right now supporting BK7231T, BK7231N, XR809, BL602, W800, W600, LN882H and soon supporting RTL and W701:
https://github.com/openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T
If you like my work, support me at: https://paypal.me/openshwprojects

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#5 20629996 25 Jun 2023 00:04

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20629996 25 Jun 2023 00:04

Thanks for this hint - brings me at least one step further!
With setting this flag, at least the last message stays on the broker side, even if the client goes offline. So I can't see the whole history, but at least the latest message. 👍
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I had the same issue.
(Mosquitto broker on separate server HA)

Setting the retain flag removing any availability flags in the HA yaml (both together!) fixed it.
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