MG5050 challenge esp8266 esp32 Wemos D1 mini

[Hennie30]

Hi everyone,

Noob here trying to hook up my Paradox MG5050 to Home Assistant but failed enough to eventually reach out for help /guidance. I have installed the Paradox Alarm Interface Current version: 3.5.0 Ad-on.

I bought the IP150MQ to see if I can get it to work with my Mosquitto instance and HA, but I could only find port 80 open on it after scanning it with nmap, no port 10000 on this module.
When connecting to the IP of the module, I have to enter the Installer pc code: 000000 to get into the module.
Once in, I can set the static IP and disable SWAN, that’s it.
The firmware on the module is 6.10.10
I disconnected the IP150 from the panel and network and decided not to waste more time on that just yet. And I want to keep the unit stock in case I need to return it to the supplier.

I have a couple of ESP devices around so I decided to try the ESP Serial over IP option.
I have tried this with the following devices with no luck:
QuinLED-ESP32
ESP8266(LiLon NodeMCU V3)
ESP8266 WeMos D1 Mini

Like I say, I'm quite new to this so maybe I have a couple of things completely wrong.
I have tried BAUD: 115200 and 9600 and swopping the TR and RX and different code examples and did factory reset on the panel as well as different passwords.

I am currently on the D1 mini setup described below:

Panel
Type: MG5050+
Firmware: 1.30 (from what I could see when I was connected to the IP150 before I unplugged it)

Circuit of D1 mini connected to Serial 1 on the panel

D1 mini code:====================================================

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266WiFiMulti.h>
#include <ArduinoOTA.h>
#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
#include <ArduinoOTA.h>
ESP8266WiFiMulti wifiMulti;
// Maximum clients allowed to connect via Telnet
#define MAX_SRV_CLIENTS 1
const char* ssid = "";
const char password = "";
// Set Static IP address
IPAddress local_IP(**, ***, ***, );
// Set Gateway IP address
IPAddress gateway(, ***, ***, );
IPAddress subnet(255, 255, 255, 0);
IPAddress primaryDNS(, ***, ***, ***); // optional
WiFiServer server(23);
WiFiClient serverClients[MAX_SRV_CLIENTS];
void wifisetup() {
Serial1.println("Connecting WiFi");
for (int loops = 10; loops > 0; loops--) {
if (wifiMulti.run() == WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial1.println("");
Serial1.print("WiFi connected ");
Serial1.print("IP address: ");
Serial1.println(WiFi.localIP());
break;
} else {
Serial1.println(loops);
delay(1000);
}
}
if (wifiMulti.run() != WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial1.println("WiFi connect failed");
delay(1000);
ESP.restart();
}
}
void setup() {
Serial1.begin(115200);
Serial1.println("\nConnecting");
// Configures static IP address
if (!WiFi.config(local_IP, gateway, subnet, primaryDNS)) {
Serial1.println("STA Failed to configure");
}
wifiMulti.addAP(ssid, password);
wifisetup();
// Start UART and the server
server.begin();
server.setNoDelay(true);
Serial1.print("Ready! Use 'telnet ");
Serial1.print(WiFi.localIP());
Serial1.println(" 23' to connect");
}
void loop() {
uint8_t i;
if (wifiMulti.run() == WL_CONNECTED) {
// Check if there are any new clients
if (server.hasClient()) {
for (i = 0; i < MAX_SRV_CLIENTS; i++) {
// Find free/disconnected spot
if (!serverClients[i] || !serverClients[i].connected()) {
if (serverClients[i]) serverClients[i].stop();
serverClients[i] = server.available();
if (!serverClients[i]) Serial1.println("available broken");
Serial1.print("New client: ");
Serial1.print(i);
Serial1.print(' ');
Serial1.println(serverClients[i].remoteIP());
break;
}
}
if (i >= MAX_SRV_CLIENTS) {
// No free/disconnected spot, so reject
server.available().stop();
}
}
// Check clients for data
for (i = 0; i < MAX_SRV_CLIENTS; i++) {
if (serverClients[i] && serverClients[i].connected()) {
if (serverClients[i].available()) {
// Get data from the Telnet client and push it to the UART
while (serverClients[i].available()) {
Serial.write(serverClients[i].read());
}
}
} else {
if (serverClients[i]) {
serverClients[i].stop();
}
}
}
// Check UART for data
if (Serial.available()) {
size_t len = Serial.available();
uint8_t sbuf[len];
Serial.readBytes(sbuf, len);
// Push UART data to all connected Telnet clients
for (i = 0; i < MAX_SRV_CLIENTS; i++) {
if (serverClients[i] && serverClients[i].connected()) {
serverClients[i].write(sbuf, len);
delay(1);
}
}
}
} else {
Serial1.println("WiFi not connected!");
for (i = 0; i < MAX_SRV_CLIENTS; i++) {
if (serverClients[i]) serverClients[i].stop();
}
wifisetup();
}
}

PIA Config:===================================================================

LOGGING_LEVEL_CONSOLE: 20
LOGGING_LEVEL_FILE: 40
CONNECTION_TYPE: IP
SERIAL_PORT: /dev/ttyUSB0
SERIAL_BAUD: 115200
IP_CONNECTION_HOST: ...
IP_CONNECTION_PORT: 23
IP_CONNECTION_PASSWORD: paradox
KEEP_ALIVE_INTERVAL: 10
IO_TIMEOUT: 0.5
LIMITS:
zone: auto
user: 1-10
door: ""
pgm: 1-5
partition: auto
module: ""
repeater: ""
keypad: ""
key-switch: ""
SYNC_TIME: true
SYNC_TIME_MIN_DRIFT: 120
PASSWORD: "0000"
MQTT_ENABLE: true
MQTT_HOST: ...*
MQTT_PORT: 1883
MQTT_KEEPALIVE: 60
MQTT_USERNAME: ***
MQTT_PASSWORD: ***
MQTT_HOMEASSISTANT_AUTODISCOVERY_ENABLE: true
COMMAND_ALIAS:
arm: partition all arm
disarm: partition all disarm
MQTT_COMMAND_ALIAS:
armed_home: arm_stay
armed_night: arm_sleep
armed_away: arm
disarmed: disarm
HOMEASSISTANT_NOTIFICATIONS_EVENT_FILTERS:

• live,alarm,-restore
• trouble,-clock
• live,tamper
  HOMEASSISTANT_PUBLISH_PARTITION_PROPERTIES:
• target_state
• current_state
  HOMEASSISTANT_PUBLISH_ZONE_PROPERTIES:
• open
• tamper
  PUSHBULLET_CONTACTS: []
  PUSHBULLET_EVENT_FILTERS:
• live,alarm,-restore
• trouble,-clock
• live,tamper
  PUSHOVER_EVENT_FILTERS:
• live,alarm,-restore
• trouble,-clock
• live,tamper
  PUSHOVER_BROADCAST_KEYS: []
  SIGNAL_CONTACTS: []
  SIGNAL_EVENT_FILTERS:
• live,alarm,-restore
• trouble,-clock
• live,tamper
  GSM_CONTACTS: []
  GSM_EVENT_FILTERS:
• live,alarm,-restore
• trouble,-clock
• live,tamper
  IP_INTERFACE_ENABLE: false
  IP_INTERFACE_PASSWORD: paradox
  DUMMY_EVENT_FILTERS: []
  IP_CONNECTION_BARE: true

PIA Output:===========================================================================

2024-10-26 15:12:19,372 - INFO - PAI - Good bye!
2024-10-26 15:12:30,024 - INFO - PAI - Starting Paradox Alarm Interface 3.5.0
2024-10-26 15:12:30,024 - INFO - PAI - Config loaded from /data/options.json
2024-10-26 15:12:30,024 - INFO - PAI - Console Log level set to 20
2024-10-26 15:12:30,043 - INFO - PAI.paradox.interfaces - Starting BasicMQTTInterface Interface
2024-10-26 15:12:30,044 - INFO - PAI.paradox.interfaces.mqtt.core - MQTT loop started
2024-10-26 15:12:30,046 - INFO - PAI.paradox.interfaces - Starting HomeAssistantMQTTInterface Interface
2024-10-26 15:12:30,046 - INFO - PAI - Starting...
2024-10-26 15:12:30,046 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Connecting to interface
2024-10-26 15:12:30,046 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Using IP Connection
2024-10-26 15:12:30,114 - INFO - PAI.paradox.connections.ip.connection - Connecting. Try 1/3
2024-10-26 15:12:30,117 - INFO - PAI.paradox.connections.connection - Connection established
2024-10-26 15:12:30,117 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Connecting to Panel
2024-10-26 15:12:31,111 - INFO - PAI.paradox.interfaces.mqtt.core - MQTT Broker Connected
2024-10-26 15:12:35,124 - ERROR - PAI.paradox.paradox - Timeout while connecting to panel. Is an other connection active?
2024-10-26 15:12:35,124 - ERROR - PAI - Unable to connect to alarm
2024-10-26 15:12:38,128 - INFO - PAI - Starting...
2024-10-26 15:12:38,128 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Disconnecting from the Alarm Panel
2024-10-26 15:12:38,128 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Clean Session
2024-10-26 15:12:38,128 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Cleaning previous session. Closing connection
2024-10-26 15:12:38,129 - ERROR - PAI.paradox.connections.protocols - Connection was closed: None
2024-10-26 15:12:38,129 - ERROR - PAI.paradox.connections.connection - Connection was lost
2024-10-26 15:12:38,129 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Disconnected from the Alarm Panel
2024-10-26 15:12:38,129 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Connecting to interface
2024-10-26 15:12:38,130 - INFO - PAI.paradox.connections.ip.connection - Connecting. Try 1/3
2024-10-26 15:12:38,144 - INFO - PAI.paradox.connections.connection - Connection established
2024-10-26 15:12:38,144 - INFO - PAI.paradox.paradox - Connecting to Panel

I'm out of ideas and hoping it's just a small adjustment to get this working. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.