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Dump1090toMQTT

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Overview

Dump1090toMQTT is a Python script that monitors data from a dump1090 server, which provides information about airplanes, and publishes this data to an MQTT broker for further processing. The script can be run as a service, continuously collecting data and publishing it to the MQTT broker.

Features

  • Monitors data from a dump1090 server.
  • Publishes airplane data to an MQTT broker.
  • Can be run as a service for continuous monitoring.

Requirements

  • Python 3.x
  • paho-mqtt library (pip install paho-mqtt)

Configuration

The configuration for the script is stored in a config.ini file. This file contains the following sections:

[dump1090]

  • host: The IP address of the dump1090 server.
  • port: The port number of the dump1090 server.

[mqtt]

  • host: The IP address of the MQTT broker.
  • port: The port number of the MQTT broker.

Example config.ini:

[dump1090]
host = 172.25.164.232
port = 30003

[mqtt]
host = 172.25.96.250
port = 1883

Usage

  1. Install the required dependencies:

    pip install paho-mqtt

  2. Configure the config.ini file with the appropriate IP addresses and port numbers.

  3. Run the script:

    python Dump1090toMQTT.py

    The script will connect to the dump1090 server, collect airplane data, and publish it to the MQTT broker.

Running as a Service

To run the script as a service, follow these steps:

  1. Create a systemd service unit file named dump1090tomqtt.service:

    [Unit]
Description=Dump1090toMQTT Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=your_username
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/your/script/directory
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/Dump1090toMQTT.py
Restart=always

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

    Replace your_username with your username and /path/to/your/script with the actual path where your Python script is located.

  2. Save the file and reload the systemd manager configuration:

    sudo systemctl daemon-reload

  3. Start and enable the service:

    sudo systemctl start dump1090tomqtt
sudo systemctl enable dump1090tomqtt

    Now your script will run as a service and automatically start whenever your system boots up.