A simple Python script which provides a Bluetooth to MQTT gateway, easily extensible via custom workers.
See Wiki for more information.

• Highly extensible via custom workers
• Data publication via MQTT
• Configurable topic and payload
• MQTT authentication support
• Systemd service
• Reliable and intuitive
• Tested on Raspberry Pi Zero W

• EQ3 Bluetooth smart thermostat via python-eq3bt
• Xiaomi Mi Scale
• Linak Desk via linak_bt_desk
• MySensors
• Xiaomi Mi Flora plant sensor via miflora
• Xiaomi Aqara thermometer via mithermometer
• Bluetooth Low Power devices (BLE)
• Oral-B connected toothbrushes
• Switchbot
• Sensirion SmartGadget via python-smartgadget

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

• python3 >= 3.5
• pip3

On a modern Linux system, just a few steps are needed to get the gateway working. The following example shows the installation under Debian/Raspbian:

sudo apt-get install git python3 python3-virtualenv python3-pip python3-wheel bluetooth bluez libglib2.0-dev
git clone https://github.com/zewelor/bt-mqtt-gateway.git
cd bt-mqtt-gateway
virtualenv -p python3 .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

There are prebuilt docker images at https://hub.docker.com/r/zewelor/bt-mqtt-gateway/tags. Thanks @hobbypunk90 and @krasnoukhov for docker work.

All worker configuration is done in the file config.yaml. Be sure to change all options for your needs. This file needs to be created first:

cp config.yaml.example config.yaml
vim config.yaml
source .venv/bin/activate
sudo ./gateway.py

Attention: You need to add at least one worker to your configuration. Scan for available Bluetooth devices in your proximity with the command:

sudo hcitool lescan

A test run is as easy as:

source .venv/bin/activate
sudo ./gateway.py

Debug output can be displayed using the -d argument:

sudo ./gateway.py -d

Continuous background execution can be done using the example Systemd service unit provided.

sudo cp bt-mqtt-gateway.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/bt-mqtt-gateway.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start bt-mqtt-gateway
sudo systemctl status bt-mqtt-gateway
sudo systemctl enable bt-mqtt-gateway

Attention: You need to define the absolute path of service.sh in bt-mqtt-gateway.service.

Testing mqtt: Use mosquitto_sub to print all messages

mosquitto_sub -h localhost -d -t # command also help for me to test MQTT messages

Dynamically Changing the Update Interval To dynamically change the update_interval of a worker, publish a message containing the new interval in seconds at the update_interval topic. Note that the update_interval will revert back to the value in config.yaml when the gateway is restarted. I.E:

# Set a new update interval of 3 minutes
mosquitto_pub -h localhost -t 'miflora/update_interval' -m '150'
# Set a new update interval of 30 seconds
mosquitto_pub -h localhost -t 'mithermometer/update_interval' -m '30'

Create custom worker in workers directory.

from mqtt import MqttMessage
from workers.base import BaseWorker

REQUIREMENTS = ['pip_packages']

class TimeWorker(BaseWorker):
  def _setup(self):
    self._some = 'variable'

  def status_update(self):
    from datetime import datetime
    
    return [MqttMessage(topic=self.format_topic('time'), payload=datetime.now())]

REQUIREMENTS add required pip packages, they will be installed on first run. Remember to import them in method, not on top of the file, because on initialization, that package won't exists. Unless installed outside of the gateway. Check status_update method

_setup method - add / declare needed variables.

status_update method - It will be called using specified update_interval

Add config to the example config:

    timeworker:
      args:
        topic_prefix: cool_time_worker
      update_interval: 1800

Variables set in args section will be set as object attributes in BaseWorker.init

topic_prefix, if specified, will be added to each mqtt message. Alongside with global_prefix set for gateway

• Python - The high-level programming language for general-purpose programming

• zewelor - Initial work
• bbbenji - Minor contributions
• elviosebastianelli - BLEscanmulti
• jumping2000 - BLEscan
• AS137430 - Switchbot

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details