MQTT for Home/Building Automation Hardware Interfacing

Isn't it great when abstractions just work?

The countless interpretations of the term Internet of Things erased the boundaries of software / firmware / middleware / hardware and anyone embarking on an IoT project now has to understand the full stack. This is great engineering fun but harsh realities of project delivery, timelines and costs require creative thinking on how the “plumbing” of an IoT deployment should work.

This brief talk will introduce the ubiquitous Zigbee wireless protocol and the ecosystem surrounding it, with a quick demo of zigbee2mqtt and some hardware in action.