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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

Questions

  1. What does QoS stand for?
  2. Why are we using QoS 1 instead of QoS 0 or QoS 2?
  3. How can messages be sent to the MQTT server besides using the Mosquitto command-line tool?
  4. What is a client ID?
  5. Can there be multiple loop and setup functions in one sketch?
  6. Try using one of the Android or iOS app presented in Chapter 3Getting Started with MQTT, to publish messages to our channel.
  7. Try using your own login data of the shiftr.io server instead of the public try/try login.