Hi folks,
Trying to use Node-Red (complete beginner) I can connect to MQTT Explorer & it shows all my system via the online server - mqtt13.victronenergy.com - All connections go green.
Issue is I have done a basic flow to inject say a timestamp but I cannot get it to receive into the debug. It says “successfully injected: timestamp” but I never see anything in debug.
Is this actually something that should work this way?
OK, thought I would try a free broker, used HiveMQ & data passes just fine, I can talk back through MQTTX so what the heck am I doing wrong or am I still expecting it to work when it actually isn’t designed to do what I think it can do, is the Victron MQTT locked in any way?
Going to ask if keep a live is on. Usually is a beginner oversight.
Hi,
Sorry, you’ve lost me, cannot find anything that mentions GPIGN.
This won’t even send any initial data (I know it will stop sending but cannot find any instances where it’s initial send doesn’t get through?) or are you saying this message needs to be sent even before any data. Sorry, be gentle, until a few days ago I had never dabbled with mqtt lol
My apologies. It was meant to be ‘going’. Definitely did not help anything at all there.
Yeah. It is a steep learning curve.
Is there a reason why you aren’t using the cerbos own broker?
Hi
Lol, predictive text eh 
I would like to be able to access certain things remotely, so say be able to ping all my outside lights on via say a Cerbo output in the van if I get a notification from a camera. From what I think I understand, that is only accessible via a local network??
I’m using a genuine GX, not an rpi if that makes any difference. It’s my understanding (could be completely wrong) but I need to have access via MQTT on the Victron broker, or a.n.other one??
I could be ways off here with what I am thinking it can do??? 
For something like that an idea for now.
Use node red to (on the cerbo) trigger a sequence of events based on relay states. Then it can be switched on through the vrm or the widget for the app.
This widget
As an afterthought i have a sequence set up for camera motion detection, it does auto switch on a set of lights without intervention from me. I just need to check and switch lights off if it’s nothing serious.
It might be possible with yours.
