From 16c1ea3910b07b0fe63ee664cc60d74096a76137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Affolter Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 08:29:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add MQTT lock docs --- source/_components/lock.mqtt.markdown | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_components/lock.mqtt.markdown diff --git a/source/_components/lock.mqtt.markdown b/source/_components/lock.mqtt.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a307db56649 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/lock.mqtt.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "MQTT Lock" +description: "Instructions how to integrate MQTT locks into Home Assistant." +date: 2016-02-28 15:00 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: mqtt.png +ha_category: Lock +--- + +The `mqtt` lock platform let you control your MQTT enabled locks. + +In an ideal scenario, the MQTT device will have a `state_topic` to publish state changes. If these messages are published with RETAIN flag, the MQTT lock will receive an instant state update after subscription and will start with correct state. Otherwise, the initial state of the switch will be false/unlocked. + +When a `state_topic` is not available, the lock will work in optimistic mode. In this mode, the lock will immediately change state after every command. Otherwise, the lock will wait for state confirmation from device (message from `state_topic`). + +Optimistic mode can be forced, even if state topic is available. Try to enable it, if experiencing incorrect lock operation. + +To enable MQTT locks in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: + +```yaml +# Example configuration.yml entry +lock: + platform: mqtt + name: Frontdoor + state_topic: "home/frontdoor/" + command_topic: "home/frontdoor/set" + payload_lock: "LOCK" + payload_unlock: "UNLOCK" + optimistic: false + qos: 0 + retain: true + value_template: '{% raw %}{{ value.x }}{% endraw %}' +``` + +Configuration variables: + +- **name** (*Optional*): The name of the lock. Default is 'MQTT Lock'. +- **state_topic** (*Optional*): The MQTT topic subscribed to receive state updates. +- **command_topic** (*Required*): The MQTT topic to publish commands to change the lock state. +- **payload_lock** (*Optional*): The payload that represents enabled/locked state. Default is "LOCK". +- **payload_unlock** (*Optional*): The payload that represents disabled/unlocked state. Default is "UNLOCK". +- **optimistic** (*Optional*): Flag that defines if lock works in optimistic mode. Default is true if no state topic defined, else false. +- **qos** (*Optional*): The maximum QoS level of the state topic. Default is 0 and will also be used to publishing messages. +- **retain** (*Optional*): If the published message should have the retain flag on or not. +- **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/getting-started/templating/) to extract a value from the payload. + +

+Make sure that your topic match exact. `some-topic/` and `some-topic` are different topics. +