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status

A Status display using the Pimoroni Inky pHAT and React

Prerequisites:

  • A Server running an MQTT Broker.
  • A Raspberry Pi & Pimoroni Inky pHat.
    • Python 3 and virtualenv installed
  • Nodejs & npm

Everything could be running on the Raspberry Pi, or separately. It's up to you!

Client Setup

  • Change to client directory: cd client
  • Create virtual environment: virtualenv -p python3 env
  • Activate virtual environment: source env/bin/activate
  • Install dependencies: pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  • Create a config.json file: 
    {
"mqttConfig" : {
    "server" : "hostname",
    "port"   : 8883,
    "username" : "username",
    "password" : "password",
    "clientId" : "statusClient",
    "topic"    : "statustopic"
    }
}
  • Run Client: python3 status.py

Server Setup

  • Change to server directory: cd server
  • Install Dependencies: npm install
  • Create a .env file: 
    MQTT_HOST=hostname
MQTT_PORT=8883
MQTT_PROTOCOL=ssl
MQTT_USER=username
MQTT_PASS=password
MQTT_ID=statusServer
MQTT_TOPIC=statustopic
HTTP_PORT=9000
  • Build the Static Content: npm run build
  • Run the Server: node server