Dump1090toMQTT

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.