OpenMQTTGateway
Bridge for RF, IR, BLE, and sensors to MQTT
OpenMQTTGateway is firmware that turns inexpensive microcontrollers into bridges between MQTT and protocols like 433MHz RF, infrared, BLE, and LoRa. It integrates a wide range of cheap sensors into home automation.
Key features
- RF, IR, BLE bridging
- MQTT integration
- Cheap sensor support
- Home Assistant ready
Strengths
- Released under the GPL-3.0 license
- Active community (4.1k GitHub stars)
- Written in C++
- Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
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