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DESCRIPTION:Weekly session for DeVry University Students to ask a professio
 nal questions related to engineering and computer sciences. Everyone&#39;s inv
 ited. Don&#39;t miss out on Valuable insights! Bring your questions and topics
  for discussion. Collaboration and sharing knowledge are key to our growth
  as future engineers. Meeting starts at 19:00 CT.\n\nCo-sponsored by: zach
 arylevi.phillips@IEEE.org\n\nSpeaker(s): Ian Oberdorf\, Ian Oberdorf\n\nAg
 enda: \nVirtual Presentation Summary – Implementing MQTT Communication i
 n Python\n\nDuring this session\, we explored key aspects of setting up an
 d using MQTT for device communication using Python. The main topics covere
 d included:\n\n-\nInstalling Python and MQTT Dependencies – Walked throu
 gh the process of installing Python\, updating pip\, and setting up the pa
 ho-mqtt library for MQTT communication.\n\n-\nCreating the MQTT Project Di
 rectory – Demonstrated how to create and organize project files in the c
 ommand line for efficient workflow management.\n\n-\nWriting the Publisher
  Script (Commander.py) – Explained how to create an MQTT publisher scrip
 t that sends structured JSON messages to a topic.\n\n-\nWriting the Subscr
 iber Script (Lightbulb.py) – Reviewed the process of setting up an MQTT 
 subscriber to receive and process messages from the publisher.\n\n-\nRunni
 ng the MQTT System – Provided step-by-step instructions on executing bot
 h scripts in separate command-line windows to simulate real-time communica
 tion.\n\n-\nTesting MQTT Communication – Conducted practical tests by se
 nding different configurations from the publisher and verifying message re
 ception in the subscriber.\n\nThis session provided hands-on experience in
  using MQTT for real-time messaging\, enabling participants to apply these
  techniques in IoT and automation projects.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vto
 ols.ieee.org/m/467353
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467353
ORGANIZER:Ianoberdorf@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:13
SUMMARY:Weekly Intelligence Meeting
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/467353
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Weekly session for DeVry University Studen
 ts to ask a professional questions related to engineering and computer sci
 ences. Everyone&#39;s invited. Don&#39;t miss out on Valuable insights! Bring your
  questions and topics for discussion. Collaboration and sharing knowledge 
 are key to our growth as future engineers. Meeting starts at 19:00 CT.&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3 data-pm-slice=&quot;1 1 []&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virtual Prese
 ntation Summary &amp;ndash\; Implementing MQTT Communication in Python&lt;/strong
 &gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;During this session\, we explored key aspects of setting up and
  using MQTT for device communication using Python. The main topics covered
  included:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul data-spread=&quot;false&quot;&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Installing Pyth
 on and MQTT Dependencies&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; Walked through the process of i
 nstalling Python\, updating pip\, and setting up the &lt;code&gt;paho-mqtt&lt;/code
 &gt; library for MQTT communication.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creating th
 e MQTT Project Directory&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; Demonstrated how to create and 
 organize project files in the command line for efficient workflow manageme
 nt.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Writing the Publisher Script (Commander.p
 y)&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; Explained how to create an MQTT publisher script that
  sends structured JSON messages to a topic.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;W
 riting the Subscriber Script (Lightbulb.py)&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; Reviewed the
  process of setting up an MQTT subscriber to receive and process messages 
 from the publisher.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Running the MQTT System&lt;/
 strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; Provided step-by-step instructions on executing both scri
 pts in separate command-line windows to simulate real-time communication.&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Testing MQTT Communication&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;ndash\; 
 Conducted practical tests by sending different configurations from the pub
 lisher and verifying message reception in the subscriber.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This session provided hands-on experience in using MQTT for real-tim
 e messaging\, enabling participants to apply these techniques in IoT and a
 utomation projects.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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