MQTT Communication to Adafruit IO Using Dual-Port SP2302

Overview

Dual Ethernet SP2302 platform to publish data to Adafruit IO over MQTT, utilizing:

• eth1 (W5500 over SPI) to gather Modbus or sensor data
• eth0 for Internet/cloud communication

field-to-cloud architecture where the data-collection interface and Internet interface are physically isolated — a common pattern in industrial IoT gateways.

What You’ll Need

• SP2302 running dual-port firmware
• WIZ850io module (W5500-based) properly connected to SP2302 SPI
• Internet access via eth0
• Active Adafruit IO account
• Feed name created (e.g., sensor1)
• Your Adafruit username and AIO Key

Step 1: Install MQTT Library on SP2302

bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip -y
pip3 install paho-mqtt

Step 2: Adafruit IO MQTT Setup

Required Settings:

• MQTT Broker: io.adafruit.com
• Port: 1883 (unencrypted) or 8883 (TLS)
• Topic: username/feeds/feedname
• Username: Your Adafruit IO username
• Password: Your AIO Key

Step 3: Python Demo Script for Publishing Data

python
# sp2302_mqtt_to_adafruitio.py

import time
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import random

# --- Adafruit IO MQTT Configuration ---
ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME = 'your_adafruit_username'
ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY = 'your_aio_key'
ADAFRUIT_IO_FEED = 'sensor1'

MQTT_BROKER = 'io.adafruit.com'
MQTT_PORT = 1883
MQTT_TOPIC = f"{ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME}/feeds/{ADAFRUIT_IO_FEED}"

# --- Bind MQTT client to eth0 explicitly (optional) ---
MQTT_LOCAL_BIND_IP = '192.168.1.100'  # eth0 IP (Internet-facing)

client = mqtt.Client()
client.username_pw_set(ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME, ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY)

# Optional: bind to eth0 to ensure traffic doesn't go through eth1
client.bind_address = MQTT_LOCAL_BIND_IP

client.connect(MQTT_BROKER, MQTT_PORT, 60)
client.loop_start()

def main():    print(f"[✓] Publishing data to Adafruit IO topic: {MQTT_TOPIC}")    while True:        simulated_value = random.randint(0, 100)        client.publish(MQTT_TOPIC, simulated_value)        print(f"[>] Sent: {simulated_value}")        time.sleep(5)

if __name__ == "__main__":    main()

Step 4: Run the Script

bash

python3 sp2302_mqtt_to_adafruitio.py

Check your Adafruit IO dashboard — your sensor1 feed will now update every 5 seconds with simulated values.

Verifying Network Routing

Ensure:

• W5500 (eth1) is isolated for local/field communication (Modbus, sensors)
• MQTT traffic to Adafruit goes through eth0 (main NIC)

You can confirm routing using:

bash
ip route
ip addr show eth0
ip addr show eth1

Results

Use Cases

Optional: Enable TLS for MQTT (More Secure)

Change port to 8883 and add:

python

client.tls_set()  # Uses default certs

Summary

• SP2302 uses dual Ethernet (eth0 and eth1)
• MQTT publishes to Adafruit IO via eth0
• Sensor/modbus data (if any) flows in from eth1
• This creates an industrial-grade cloud-connected setup with physical and logical separation