From 9c163c288d4762e10f5b6932a0e777d21c12937f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stuart Feichtinger Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:24:07 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Tweaks --- examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/README.md b/examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/README.md index d1edcc2..5e32734 100644 --- a/examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/README.md +++ b/examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ # Adafruit MQTT Library example with support -This example illustrates Publish an arbitrary data packet using the Adafruit MQTT library to an MQTT feed which can then be parsed by the included python subscriber client. +This example illustrates publishing an arbitrary data packet using the Adafruit MQTT library to an MQTT feed which can then be parsed by the included python subscriber client. ![alt-text](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stuthedew/Adafruit_MQTT_Library/Arbitrary_buffer_publish/examples/mqtt_arbitrary_buffer/python_subscriber/mqtt_figure.png "Arbitrary data flow diagram") +My motivation for this was wanting to be able to include metadata to a post. +Specifically, I was playing around with a [Teviso RD3024 radiation sensor](http://www.teviso.com/en/products/radiation-sensor-rd3024.htm), and a salvaged Americium radiation source from a smoke detector, at varying distances from the sensor. I wanted a way to associate the collection time, and distance between the source and sensor with the actual radiation reading itself. + + --- ## Installing and configuring Mosquitto broker (minimal working setup):