rflink_mqtt.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

''' 
This code reads weather data from a Rflink (http://www.rflink.nl) and sends out data via Mqtt.
'''
import time
import serial
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import json

MQTT_HOST = '192.168.1.79'
MQTT_PORT = 1883
MQTT_USER = 'emonpi'
MQTT_PASS = 'emonpimqtt2016'
MQTT_TOPIC = 'Rflink'

ser = serial.Serial(
 port='/dev/ttyACM0',
 baudrate = 57600,
 parity=serial.PARITY_NONE,
 stopbits=serial.STOPBITS_ONE,
 bytesize=serial.EIGHTBITS,
 timeout=1
)

while 1:
 x=ser.readline()
 
 if len(x) > 60: # Ignore start message from Rflink
  # Extract data from Rflink and create a Mqtt message
  x=x.rstrip()
  print x
  # Can look like:
  # 20;01;DKW2012;  ID=0022;TEMP=00a6;HUM=69;WINSP=0056;WINGS=00ab;RAIN=2871;WINDIR=0004;BAT=OK;
  # 20;05;Alecto V2;ID=0069;TEMP=0113;HUM=36;WINSP=0000;WINGS=0000;RAIN=0000;BAT=OK;

  inputdata = x.split(';')
  name = inputdata[2]
  id = inputdata[3].split('=')
  id = id[1]
  temp = inputdata[4].split('=')
  temp = temp[1]
  hum = inputdata[5].split('=')
  hum = hum[1]
  winsp = inputdata[6].split('=')
  winsp = winsp[1]
  wings = inputdata[7].split('=')
  wings = wings[1]
  rain = inputdata[8].split('=')
  rain = rain[1]

  # Add current time
  ts = int(time.time())
  tz = time.timezone / -(60*60)+1
  

  if (name == "DKW2012"):
    winddir = inputdata[9].split('=')
    winddir = winddir[1]
    batt = inputdata[10].split('=')
    batt = batt[1]
  else:
    batt = inputdata[9].split('=')
    batt = batt[1]
    winddir = "NA"	# This unit doesnt measure wind direction


  # Convert temp from hex format to human readable
  '''
  http://www.rflink.nl/blog2/protref
  TEMP=9999 => Temperature celcius (hexadecimal), high bit contains negative sign, needs division by 10 (0xC0 = 192 decimal = 19.2 degrees)
                      => (example negative temperature value: 0x80DC, high bit indicates negative temperature 0xDC=220 decimal the client '''

  temphex = temp[1:] # Get last three chars
  #print temphex
  tempdec = int(temphex,16)	# Convert to decimal
  #print tempdec	# Temp * 10
  tempf = tempdec / float(10) # Force tempf to be a float to preserve decimals
  sign = temp[:1]	# Highest bit is set when negative temperature
  if (sign == '8'):
	  charsign = "-"
  else:
	  charsign = ""
	  
  comptemp = charsign + str(tempf)
  #print comptemp

  data = {}
  data['count'] = inputdata[1]
  data['device'] = inputdata[2]
  data['id'] = id
  data['temp'] = comptemp
  data['hum'] = hum
  data['winsp'] = winsp
  data['wings'] = wings
  data['rain'] = rain
  data['winddir'] = winddir
  data['bat'] = batt
  data['ts'] = ts
  data['tz'] = tz
  
  jsondata = json.dumps(data)

  full_topic = MQTT_TOPIC + "/" + data['device']  
  try:
    mqtt_client = mqtt.Client()
    mqtt_client.username_pw_set(MQTT_USER, MQTT_PASS)
    mqtt_client.connect(MQTT_HOST, MQTT_PORT)
    mqtt_client.publish(full_topic, jsondata)
  except:
    print "Unexpected error:", sys.exc_info()[0]

Hi!

This is because the script is written for Python 2.x and you probably are using 3.x. Just add parenthesis to the print statements to make it work:

print (x)

Thanks! :)

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