Use mqtt to select mode for FastLED flashing

Hi all,

I am using a WemosD1 to control Led strip, the programming for FASTLed modes is complete and working. Now having issue of using MQTT to select the correct mode to operate my leds.

Note:

• WIfi connection has been made
• Connected to mqtt server
• Led modes (scenes) 0 ~ 6 switching is done with "switch" function in the main loop.
• Mqtt is not selecting the correct scenes. The selected scene is always says default.

#include <SPI.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h> // Include the Wi-Fi library
#include <FastLED.h>

#define DATA_PIN 0 // hardware Data pin
#define NUM_LEDS 150 // Total No. of LEDs

IPAddress server(10, 0, 0, xx); //MQTT broker IP Address

struct CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
int currentScene=0;
int previousScene=0;
int selectedScene=0;

const char* ssid = "xxxxxxxxx";
const char* password = "xxxxxxxxx";

void callback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length)
{
//================Print whatever received to serial Monitor =========
Serial.print("Message arrived [");
Serial.print(topic);
Serial.print("] ");

for (int i=0;i<length;i++)
{
Serial.print((char)payload*);*

• }*

• Serial.println();*
  //=============== MQTT SUBSCRIBE================
  String strTopic = String((char*)topic);

• if (strTopic == "cmnd/WemosD1/LEDscene")*

• {*

• if (((char)payload[0]) != previousScene)*

• {*

• if(((char)payload[0]) == 1)*

• {*

• selectedScene = 1;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = 1");*

• }*

• else if (((char)payload[0]) == 2)*

• {*

• selectedScene = 2;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = 2");*

• }*

• else if (((char)payload[0]) == 3)*

• {*

• selectedScene = 3;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = 3");*

• }*

• else if (((char)payload[0]) == 4)*

• {*

• selectedScene = 4;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = 4");*

• }*

• else if (((char)payload[0]) == 5)*

• {*

• selectedScene = 5;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = 5");*

• } *

• else*

• {*

• selectedScene = 0;*

• Serial.println("Scene Selection = Default");*

• } *

• previousScene = ((char)payload[0]);*

• } *
  }
  }

• WiFiClient espClient;*

• PubSubClient client(espClient);*

I think I know what's the issue with the program, the mqtt message received is in ascii format (ie ascii 1 = 49 decimal). Hence I have come up with a fix for the issue:

Anyone know how to convert ascii message to decimal in a proper way?

I am having some slight delays sometimes in receiving mqtt messages on my Wemo, could that be the program?

Modified code below:

#include <SPI.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>        // Include the Wi-Fi library
#include <FastLED.h>

#define DATA_PIN 0                          // hardware Data pin
#define NUM_LEDS 150                        // Total No. of LEDs

IPAddress server(10, 0, 0, 12);    //MQTT broker IP Address

struct CRGB leds[NUM_LEDS];
int currentScene=0;
int previousScene=0;
int selectedScene=0;

const char* ssid     = "xxxxxxxx"; 
const char* password = "xxxxxxxxxx";

void callback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length) 
{
//================Print whatever received to serial Monitor ========= 
  Serial.print("Message arrived [");
  Serial.print(topic);
  Serial.print("] ");
  
  for (int i=0;i<length;i++) 
  {
  Serial.print((char)payload[i]);
  }
    Serial.println();


//=============== MQTT SUBSCRIBE================

String strTopic = String((char*)topic);

  if (strTopic == "cmnd/WemosD1/LEDscene") 
  {
    currentScene = ((char)payload[0])-48;      // Don't know how to receive the message in decimal format

  
  if (currentScene != previousScene)

  {
      
   if(currentScene == 1)
    {
      selectedScene = 1;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = 1");
     } 
    
    else if (currentScene == 2)
    {
      selectedScene = 2;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = 2");

     } 

    else if (currentScene == 3)
    {
      selectedScene = 3;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = 3");
     } 

    else if (currentScene == 4)
    {
      selectedScene = 4;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = 4");
     }

    else if (currentScene == 5)
    {
      selectedScene = 5;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = 5");
     }   

    else 
    { 
      selectedScene = 0;
      Serial.println("Scene Selection = Default");
     }  
     
      previousScene = currentScene;


  }  
}

}
    WiFiClient espClient;
    PubSubClient client(espClient);