README.md

MQTT Client Python Example

MQTT Python example code to connect to MCS via mqtt protocol.

Prerequisite

Please follows the MCS tutorial to create your prototype and test device.

Usage

1.Install paho mqtt client.

$ pip install paho

2.Subscribe to a topic

If you want to subscribe a topic, the format should be mcs/deviceId/deviceKey/dataChnnelId.

The format of the subscribe arguments are: host、port and topic.

For example,

$ python subscribe.py mqtt.mcs.medaitek.com 1883 mcs/xxxxxx/yyyyyyyy/int

3.Publish a datapoints

The format of the publish arguments are: host、port、 topic and values.

$ python publish.py mqtt.mcs.mediatek.com 1883 mcs/deviceId/deviceKey/dataChannelId timestamp,dataChannelId/values

For more information about MCS MQTT protocol, please check TCP and MQTT Connection.