Need help with MMM-MQTTbridge not "communicating" with MMM-RTSPStream

Cr4z33

@rkorell hi it’s a good question indeed.

However too bad that I am not skilled enough to know the answer lol that’s why I am posting here asking for help! 😂

Let’s see if @sdetweil or someone else can find out.

sdetweil

@Cr4z33 woohoo, i see the data, now its MQTTBridge configuration, and that part i dont know (yet)

rkorell

@Cr4z33 OK, I guess you have to dig a little bit deeper into MMM-MQTTbridge …
You may give MQTTbind a try - this seems to be easier and more straightforward…

In addition: I’m not really sure if your RTSP-play module is able to react on notification - had you double-checked this? (If it does not react on notification, you cannot be successful…).

Regards,
Ralf

rkorell

@rkorell @Cr4z33 with writing the above I’ve just noticed:
Your RTSP module is NOT “RTSP-play” but "MMM-RTSPStream" !
This should be your first trial then in your mqttDisctionary.js …

sdetweil

@rkorell MMM-MPlayer should work for displaying on notification

rkorell

@sdetweil cool.
had played around with this and it was frickling to position - but worth a try … :-)

rkorell

@rkorell said in Need help with MMM-MQTTbridge not "communicating" with MMM-RTSPStream:

@rkorell @Cr4z33 with writing the above I’ve just noticed:
Your RTSP module is NOT “RTSP-play” but "MMM-RTSPStream" !
This should be your first trial then in your mqttDisctionary.js …

@Cr4z33 just found “source” : you have copied this configuration .
But I bet you have to place the module name as “notiID” …
this is not “RTSP-play” but “MMM-RTSPStream” …
Regards,
Ralf

(Pay attention : it is highly probably case-sensitive …)

rkorell

@Cr4z33
MMM-RTSPStream is quite old and the author himself doesn’t use it anymore and recommend indeed other modules.
So it a a wise advice from Sam (@sdetweil ) to use MMM-Mplayer …
This one still have an active discussion here .

Ralf

rkorell

@rkorell said

use MMM-Mplayer …

Just checked: You CAN use MMM-Pages notification to start and stop your stream …
(e.g. “NEW_PAGE=0” will start the stream.

Unfortunately you will have to care about switching OFF the stream by yourself - I guess the doorbell will not be sufficient to send a “STOP” signal - You likely would to see the stream longer that the visitor is pressing the doorbellbutton …

Ralf

Cr4z33

Thank you again @rkorell and @sdetweil for your precious help, but I am at a point where I don’t have enough skill to generate the needed code lines.

What comes afterwards (ie. stop the stream, etc.) is not what worries me hehe, but all I am able to do at today is how to install a module and give it a basic config.

Having two modules to “talk” to each other is another matter and that’s where I start asking for help to people who know what they are doing (I am more a copy&paste or a tutorial follower guy). 😁

Once again this is the RTSP URL:

rtsp://username:password@ipaddress/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1#backchannel=0

and this is the MQTT button press line:

2025-04-16 11:40:58,897 INFO __main__ Publishing MQTT message DahuaVTO/Invite/Event: {'Action': 'Pulse', 'Code': 'Invite', 'Data': {'CallID': '3', 'IsEncryptedStream': False, 'LocaleTime': '2025-04-16 11:40:58', 'LockNum': 2, 'RealUTC': 1744796458, 'SupportPaas': False, 'TCPPort': 37777, 'UTC': 1744800058.0, 'UserID': '101'}, 'Index': 0, 'deviceType': 'DHI-VTO3311Q-WP', 'serialNumber': '*******'}

I tried creating a Home Assistant automation, but it’s probably wrong.