Ali Soomar
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MQTT/Node-Red Demo

Here's a quick Node-Red demo using a potentiometer, MQTT, and MSP432 LaunchPad!

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MQTT/Node-Red Demo

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C/C++
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include <SPI.h> //only required if using an MCU LaunchPad + CC3100 BoosterPack. Not needed for CC3200 LaunchPad
WiFiClient wclient;

byte server[] = { 198, 41, 30, 241 }; // Public MQTT Brokers: http://mqtt.org/wiki/doku.php/public_brokers
byte ip[] = { 172, 16, 0, 100 };

char sensorRead[4];

#define WIFI_SSID "Wifi Name" //Put Wifi name here
#define WIFI_PWD "Wifi Password" // Put Wifi Password here

PubSubClient client(server, 1883, callback, wclient);

void callback(char* inTopic, byte* payload, unsigned int length){
// Handle callback here
}

void setup()
{
 //Initialize serial and wait for port to open:
 Serial.begin(9600);

 Serial.println("Start WiFi");
 WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PWD);
 while(WiFi.localIP() == INADDR_NONE) {
 Serial.print(".");
 delay(300);
 }
 Serial.println("");

 printWifiStatus();

}

void loop()
{
 // read the input on analog pin:
 int sensorValue = analogRead (12);
 Serial.println (sensorValue);

 // convert into to char array
 String str = (String)sensorValue; 
 int str_len = str.length() + 1; // Length (with one extra character for the null terminator)
 char char_array[str_len]; // Prepare the character array (the buffer) 
 str.toCharArray(char_array, str_len); // Copy it over 
 
 // publish data to MQTT broker
 if (client.connect ("LaunchPadClient")) {
 client.publish ("Potentiometer", char_array);
 //client.subscribe("inTopic");
 Serial.println("Publishing successful!");
 client.disconnect ();
 }

}

void printWifiStatus() {
 // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
 Serial.print("SSID: ");
 Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

 // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
 IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
 Serial.print("IP Address: ");
 Serial.println(ip);
}

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Ali Soomar

Ali Soomar

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Student at the University of Texas at Austin

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