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Hands-On Internet of Things with MQTT

By : Tim Pulver
Book Image

Hands-On Internet of Things with MQTT

By: Tim Pulver

Overview of this book

MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a lightweight messaging protocol for smart devices that can be used to build exciting, highly scalable Internet of Things (IoT) projects. This book will get you started with a quick introduction to the concepts of IoT and MQTT and explain how the latter can help you build your own internet-connected prototypes. As you advance, you’ll gain insights into how microcontrollers communicate, and you'll get to grips with the different messaging protocols and techniques involved. Once you are well-versed with the essential concepts, you’ll be able to put what you’ve learned into practice by building three projects from scratch, including an automatic pet food dispenser and a smart e-ink to-do display. You’ll also discover how to present your own prototypes professionally. In addition to this, you'll learn how to use technologies from third-party web service providers, along with other rapid prototyping technologies, such as laser cutting, 3D printing, and PCB production. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained hands-on experience in using MQTT to build your own IoT prototypes.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page

Preparing the MQTT integration

Before we integrate the MQTT code into our sketch, we first need to check our MQTT connection by following these steps:

  1. Please open the mqtt_shiftr_send_receive_example example, which you will find in the general | arduino folder inside the downloaded source code repository. 

The example, as well as all other MQTT code running on the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010,  depends on two libraries:

    • WiFiNINA: This provides network functionality to the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010.
    • MQTT (by Joel Gaehwiler): This enables your Arduino to communicate with other devices and servers via MQTT.

You should have these installed already. If not, install them via the Arduino Library Manager. I am using WiFiNINA v1.30 and MQTT v2.4.3.

Before you can upload the code, you need to set your Wi-Fi name and password, which can often...