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Practical Python Programming for IoT

You're reading from  Practical Python Programming for IoT

Product type Book
Published in Nov 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838982461
Pages 516 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Gary Smart Gary Smart

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface Section 1: Programming with Python and the Raspberry Pi
Setting Up your Development Environment Getting Started with Python and IoT Networking with RESTful APIs and Web Sockets Using Flask Networking with MQTT, Python, and the Mosquitto MQTT Broker Section 2: Practical Electronics for Interacting with the Physical World
Connecting Your Raspberry Pi to the Physical World Electronics 101 for the Software Engineer Section 3: IoT Playground - Practical Examples to Interact with the Physical World
Turning Things On and Off Lights, Indicators, and Displaying Information Measuring Temperature, Humidity, and Light Levels Movement with Servos, Motors, and Steppers Measuring Distance and Detecting Movement Advanced IoT Programming Concepts - Threads, AsyncIO, and Event Loops IoT Visualization and Automation Platforms Tying It All Together - An IoT Christmas Tree Assessments Other Books You May Enjoy

Installing the Mosquitto MQTT broker

MQTT, or Message Queue Telemetry Transport, is a lightweight and simple messaging protocol targeted specifically for IoT applications. While a Raspberry Pi is powerful enough to leverage more complex messaging protocols, if you are using it as part of a distributed IoT solution, chances are you are going to encounter MQTT; hence, learning it is very important. Besides, its simplicity and open nature make it easy to learn and use.

Our introduction to MQTT is going to be performed using a popular open source MQTT broker called Mosquitto that we will install on your Raspberry Pi.

The examples we cover in this chapter were performed with the Mosquitto broker and client version 1.5.7, which are MQTT protocol version 3.1.1-complaint. A different version of the broker or client tools will be suitable as long as they are MQTT protocol version 3.1.x-compatible.

To install the Mosquitto MQTT broker service and client...

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