Bitraf's Internet of Things network

At Bitraf hackerspace we run a "Internet of Things" network.

We use the MQTT protocol, with a broker running on mqtt.bitraf.no (default port, 1883).

Live view

OpenMCT dashboard with graphs of historical data

Open live view of the network in Flowhub

Things

In use

• Doorlocks
• Door openers
• Tool lock
• Window open/close detection (Hall effect)
• Motion sensor (PIR)

In development

• Window openers/closers
• Machine on/off (electrical current)

TODO

Developing

Running locally

• Install and start a Mosquitto message broker
• Install the Node.js dependencies of this project with npm install
• Install the Python dependencies of this project with pip install -r requirements.pip
• Start the MsgFlo broker with MSGFLO_BROKER=mqtt://localhost npm start

Running with Docker

• Ensure you have a running Docker daemon
• Start the project with docker-compose up

Note: by default the MsgFlo coordinator and MQTT ports are only available on localhost. Edit the ports declarations in docker-compose.yml if you want to open them to the outside.

Running tests

npm install # once
npm test